HI-01/Mason-Dixon: Ed Case (D) leads in special election

[Tender Branson]

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100117_Case_takes_early_lead.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election,_2010

[You kip if you want to...]

One of the Democrats needs to drop-out. MA has kinda proven that 20 point leads this far-out from an election mean nothing.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

So much for the idea that Case/Djou would split the moderate-conservative vote, allowing Hanabusa to win. And the idea that Case/Hanabusa would split the Democratic vote, allowing Djou to win. For once, it's the white man that has all the power!

[Sam Spade]

This may be what's going on, but I've learned from experience not to trust Hawaii polling.

[Holmes]

That's a scary Djou picture. Anyway, I want Hanabusa.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Ed Case is one.

[CARLHAYDEN]

This may be what's going on, but I've learned from experience not to trust Hawaii polling.

I agree with Sam that this poll may be a little unreliable.

[Lief 🗽]

Hopefully Djou's voters coalesce around Hanabusa to elect an Asian over Ed Case.

[Hash]

Djou is surprisingly weak.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Hopefully Djou's voters coalesce around Hanabusa to elect an Asian over Ed Case.

     Based on the experiences of people I know who have lived in Hawaii, that would not surprise me if it occurred. However, I am far from an expert on Hawaiian politics & that would be quite a bizarre occurrence in most states.

[SamInTheSouth]

Hopefully Djou's voters coalesce around Hanabusa to elect an Asian over Ed Case.

Electing someone based on their race is a pretty stupid thing to do.

[Meeker]

Hopefully Djou's voters coalesce around Hanabusa to elect an Asian over Ed Case.

Electing someone based on their race is a pretty stupid thing to do.

But electing Ed Case is an even stupider thing to do.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

A Hanabusa victory would give Hawaii an all-Buddhist House delegation.

[redcommander]

Polling this early especially for a special election isn't always reliable. Anyway I think Djou can pull off a win.

[Conservative frontier]

I want Ed Case to win, and will mostly likely support ihm in the general. Unless Lingle runs.