Hawai'i just got more challenging
Per Politico, former Rep. Ed Case (D), who had been leading initially in the special election as the moderate, but then came in third once his tax and spending record were pointed out, has just changed his mind and decided NOT to run in the fall. That means November just became much more difficult for newly elected Re. Charles Djou (R) in this already heavily Democratic seat.
Djou still has a shot, however, and a better one than he would have had had he not won. Sad that there won't be political infighting on the left through the summer, but if Djou had to have one opponent, better that it be the liberal than the moderate. Plus, as Michael Barone pointed out in an interesting column last week, Hawaii likes stasis -- no federal officeholder running for reelection has ever been defeated.
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May '10
Re: Hawai'i just got more challenging
It is interesting that Pelosi received 13k fewer votes than boxer in San Francisco June 8 Primary. Even allowing for Boxer's contested seat, there are still 7k more people that voted for Boxer than Pelosi--and Pelosi's name was RIGHT BELOW boxer on the ballot.
In other words: Pelosi just isn't as popular as she might imagine. Infighting in SF among Democrats? Yes indeed. Bodes well for John Dennis, the GOP winner on June 8.