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« on: February 28, 2012, 05:31:24 AM »
Hawaii has has invariably swung towards the incumbent in each election(not enough for the Reps to win it in 1992/2004, but nonetheless it shifted Republican substantially in those elections. Is it an Asian cultural thing(respect for authority)?
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« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 09:47:05 PM »
Interesting thought. It could be voter turnout or chance in a small state like Hawaii too. No one ever really campaigns there with the exception of Bush in 2004 a couple times when polls were close and I don't anticipate it being close anytime soon. Very interesting thing to look at.
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« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 11:18:10 PM »
I've always wondered this.
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2012, 12:21:20 AM »
would be interesting to see the time that the Presidential election was called, compared to the time that polls closed in Hawaii
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2012, 03:03:02 AM »
Military Population, general voter apathy favors incumbents, and a fairly uneducated voting population. Also Hawaii benefits from federal spending and I don't think any presidents since Hawaii's admission have cut much spending...
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2012, 10:15:36 AM »
Asian people.
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 03:37:10 PM »

That's a bit of an oversimplification.
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 03:46:09 PM »

As far as I can tell from precinct results, it's about right.
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 06:10:02 AM »
Asian people and military people.
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2012, 12:32:26 PM »
The same question can also be applied to Alaska, and any number of states in the South.  What explains their love for incumbents? 
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2012, 03:08:14 AM »
Quote from: Frodo in a Hoodie on March 24, 2012, 12:32:26 PM
The same question can also be applied to Alaska, and any number of states in the South.

How so ?
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2012, 08:44:57 AM »
Quote from: Frodo in a Hoodie on March 24, 2012, 12:32:26 PM
The same question can also be applied to Alaska, and any number of states in the South.  What explains their love for incumbents? 
I doubt very much that the South will show any love for the incumbant in November.
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