HI 2014 Congressional Elections

[morgieb]

Urgh.

Very harsh on Schatz. Just reeks of bitterness, and it'll just create an unnecessary diversion.

[morgieb]

What's wrong with Hanabusa going for this seat? Does Shatz have some sort of god given right to that seat just because he was appointed by the governor? I wonder why there is all this outrage....hmm.

It reeks of bitterness.

[morgieb]

I want you in the US senate! We have to ditch Schatz!

Why? Hanabusa is old and she's pretty awful. Schatz is definitely more liberal.

One word: Inouye.

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

Despite I'm supporting Hanabusa, Ii wouldn't vote for her if she loses the primary.

This isn't Inouye's seat.

[morgieb]

The seat doesn't belong to Schatz either. God forbid he actually face ONE competitive election to prove himself before having the seat for life (the main election in a Hawaii Senate race is obviously the Democratic primary).

Schatz isn't any more entitled to the seat than Hanabusa is. If he wins, then good. He earned it. But stop acting like Hanabusa shouldn't even run.

^^ This. Why should Abercrombie get to decide who is Senator for life from Hawaii? If Inouye doesn't have the right to decide his successor, neither does Abercrombie have the right to appoint someone for life. Schatz should be challenged and the people of Hawaii should get a choice.

Yes, but Hanabusa's fans are acting like "Inouye's wishes is the only consideration for me". That's a sh**t argument. At least some of Schatz's fans have been more coherent about their arguments.

[morgieb]

I thought Hanabusa would win initially (given Hawaii is more Democratic than progressive....), but now I think it's Schatz. Hanabusa's just seemed desperate throughout the whole campaign.

[morgieb]

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.