Dems’ feud deepens with Hawaii re-vote set

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DEMS’ FEUD DEEPENS WITH HAWAII RE-VOTE SET

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, remains in peril today as Hawaii elections officials have called for a re-vote in some precincts that were closed due to a tropical storm during Saturday’s primary. Schatz, backed by President Obama in a bitter primary battle with Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, leads by just 1,635 votes. Worse still for the incumbent Democrat, Hanabusa said the re-vote may not be enough to keep her from mounting a legal challenge over the contested returns. Unlike the disputed GOP Senate primary in Mississippi, the result in Hawaii is close enough that, depending on how Friday’s results turn out, contested ballots and other challenges might reverse the initial outcome. With Hanabusa talking openly of ““irregularities,” it’s clear that this race isn’t over yet.

[“It is unrealistic to think people struggling to find basic necessities and get out of their homes will have the ability to go to the polls Friday.” – Statement from the campaign of Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii.]

Republicans could be saying aloha in November - Incumbent Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s stunning primary loss to Democratic state Sen. David Ige sets the stage for a three-way match-up in November with former Republican Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, the Hawaii Independent Party nominee. While Abercrombie, who was backed by President Obama, quickly embraced Ige in a show of party unity, Democrats face a tough challenge to hold onto the blue state’s governor’s mansion, a residence Republicans have held before. Aiona, who served under GOP Gov. Linda Lingle, is banking on a recent poll that shows him with an early lead, and the historic upset of an incumbent Governor that he says is a call for change. The only way that the Senate race could open up for GOP nominee former state Rep. Cam Cavasso would be if the eventual loser of the Democratic primary ran an independent bid to split the party.

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