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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« on: April 23, 2013, 09:19:52 AM »

Endorsing Schatz.

Screw Hanabusa.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2013, 08:05:40 PM »

Would be the first Dem senator in 8 years to get primaried.

You're forgetting Arlen Specter.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2013, 02:11:13 AM »

For a personally ambitious pol in a one-party state with very rare federal openings... primaries are the only way.

That.

Ask Ed Case.

I'm hoping Hanabusa gets smashed like Ed Case.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2013, 08:16:09 PM »

Schatz is a progressive, Hanabusa is more of a business type. To say they will vote the same is uneducated.


As seen in an earlier battle between the AARP and Big Pharma. Schatz sided with the AARP, Hanabusa sided with drug companies.

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2013/05/23/19144-hanabusa-and-schatz-differ-over-making-drug-companies-pay/
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2013, 03:37:24 AM »

Would anybody here support, or be surprised if Hanabusa loses the primary and runs as an Independent?

I doubt it. Despite the constant fighting between their base, Hanabusa and Schatz have not said a single bad thing about each other this whole campaign. They are trying to keep it as a civil "May the best man/woman win" contest, which doesn't really foster Independent/Write-In campaigns.

Plus, Hanabusa doesn't seem like the type to go against what the DNC wants.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2013, 09:56:57 PM »

It's been a few months, but Schatz and Hanabusa's camps have had their first back-and-forth.


http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/328815-schatz-campaign-touts-his-position-in-memo

Schatz sent out a memo to his fundraisers, touting his endorsements, his fundraising edge over Hanabusa, and the fact that he is the more Progressive choice for Senator.


Hanabusa's spokesman rebutted with this:

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Sounds like loserspeak to me. A good sign that Hanabusa's campaign is failing and Schatz can remain Senator.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2013, 12:37:53 AM »



Do you wonder why people don't like you?
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2013, 02:51:27 PM »

If Hanabusa drains all but a penny away from Schatz at the end of the primary, I'd still consider him the heavy favorite against Djou.

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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2013, 03:16:46 AM »
« Edited: November 28, 2013, 03:21:56 AM by angryGreatness »

Hanabusa is asking Schatz to commit to 12 debates. Seems like a desperate move to me.


Also,Tammy Duckworth has endorsed State Rep. Mark Takai in the HI-01 race.


Not a huge surprise given that they are old friends and Takai's work on veteran's issues, but it's still the first major endorsement in the race.


I'm personally not enthused about any of the Democrats in the HI-01 race, and I'm currently rooting for Ikaika Anderson because he hasn't given me a reason to dislike him yet.

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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 02:10:34 PM »

Bloomberg is fundraising for Schatz, based mostly on environmental issues.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2013, 04:49:46 PM »


While I can't stand Bloomberg as a mayor or really as a person, one can't deny his out-of-state assistance is often extremely helpful.

As for EMILY'S List backing Hanabusa, I've been trying to talk my parents out of donating to them ever since they endorsed Tulsi Gabbard. I haven't convinced my mother yet, but that is to be expected considering she's the daughter of a second-wave feminist  who opened up the first NOW chapter in SE Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh.

What's wrong with Tulsi Gabbard? I know a lot of liberals were worried she'd take after her father, but she's seemed pretty solid so far. At the very least she's better than Ed Case or Mufi Hanneman would've been.
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angryGreatness
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2014, 10:59:17 PM »

If Hanabusa wins the primary, it will be in spite of her campaign.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2014, 06:11:04 PM »

That puts Hanabusa at 73% liberal, which would be around Klobuchar, Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Warren if she was a Senator. A little skeptical that she's more liberal than Bernie, but whatever.

I still prefer Schatz, but if she's a less corporatist, moderate hero-ish Klobuchar, I'd be able to stomach her candidacy. It's not like she's Mark Pryor.
It's the National Journal. They can't differentiate a vote opposing something from the left or the right.


Yeah. They rank Steve Chabot as the most conservative in the House, but that's just because he votes for everything Boehner wants. Whenever Steve Stockman or Tim Hueslkamp oppose something from the right, it's marked down as them voting with the Democrats. Same thing happens with Democrats voting down bills for not being liberal enough.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2014, 02:50:48 AM »

Candidate forum for CD1. All the Democrats were there except for Mercado Kim.

Kathryn Xian and Stanley Chang are the most progressive; Chang seems more charismatic to me. Personally, I'm kinda leaning towards Takai because he emphasizes education and I think his military background would be good for the district.

I'd be rooting for Chang if it wasn't for that fine-the-homeless bill he put out a while back.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2014, 12:20:50 AM »

Schatz has his first ad out. He talks about his efforts to fight for Social Security and talks about his in-laws who live with him (And happen to be Asian, for some good optics)
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2014, 02:54:03 PM »

I wish there was more news in from the First district race. I'm still waiting for Donna Mercado Kim to receive the Emily's List and Planned Parenthood endorsement.

I'd be surprised, they usually only endorse Democrats.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
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« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2014, 11:30:32 AM »

What Obama just did plays into the image of worry about unimportant things and ignore the important. What a petty and useless endorsement. I know it's unlikely to happen but I hope Hanabusa wins.
How is one of the most high profile senate primaries an "unimportant thing"?

Either way, the candidates are almost the same.


Somebody's a butthurt Hanabusa supporter.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2014, 12:16:45 PM »

What Obama just did plays into the image of worry about unimportant things and ignore the important. What a petty and useless endorsement. I know it's unlikely to happen but I hope Hanabusa wins.
How is one of the most high profile senate primaries an "unimportant thing"?

Either way, the candidates are almost the same.


Somebody's a butthurt Hanabusa supporter.

Hanabusa has a better chance than virtually everyone in your signature. And the one who was best placed to win has already lost. So sucks for you, I guess.

I repeat. Somebody's a butthurt Hanabusa supporter. Also, for someone who claims to be a Democrat, you seem to like Republicans winning.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2014, 12:59:00 PM »

What Obama just did plays into the image of worry about unimportant things and ignore the important. What a petty and useless endorsement. I know it's unlikely to happen but I hope Hanabusa wins.
How is one of the most high profile senate primaries an "unimportant thing"?

Either way, the candidates are almost the same.


Somebody's a butthurt Hanabusa supporter.

Hanabusa has a better chance than virtually everyone in your signature. And the one who was best placed to win has already lost. So sucks for you, I guess.

I repeat. Somebody's a butthurt Hanabusa supporter. Also, for someone who claims to be a Democrat, you seem to like Republicans winning.

Again, Hanabusa has a better chance of actually winning her race than virtually everyone in your signature does. So that really sucks for you. This is just a fact, and cannot be connected to a notion that I want "Republicans winning".
Good luck to you and your loser candidates.

Least my candidates will loose trying to do something worthwhile, instead of running against fellow Dems because they "deserve" the seat.

You're right that it's very possible that all my candidates will loose come November. That's why they're in my signature. Why bother putting candidates on my signature that are guaranteed to win? They don't need my support. A few months ago I had Eloise Gomez Reyes on that list, but I took her off when it became apparent that Democrats are shoo-ins to take CA-31 and I'd rather give the spot to someone who has the balls to run for tough races.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2014, 11:58:47 AM »

Schatz is up with ad #2, touting his support for equal pay for women
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2014, 10:16:57 AM »

Time for Windjammer's monthly Hanabusa freakout already?
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2014, 03:54:51 PM »

In HI-01, pro-gay groups are coalescing around Mark Takai as the best choice to take down DMK. Even though Takai only started supporting gay rights a few months ago, that's still better than Kim I suppose.


Emily's List is appears to be staying neutral, as there is no female Democrat who has a chance of winning the primary.
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publicunofficial
angryGreatness
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2014, 04:00:32 PM »

^ Good. Takai didn't vote for the civil unions bill but supported the SSM bill (which I guess was more important anyway).

Civil unions was pre-flip-flop, SSM was post-flip-flop. I'd imagine he'd support civil unions if supporting it weren't redundant now.

In most primaries, I would vehemently be attacking Takai as exactly the kind of Democrat I hate. But here, he's the lesser of two evils.
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