08-27-2014, 05:23 AM
It is equally if not more likely that Emily would have done better than Ray Lozano except for the storm. She is from that area of Puna and has always done well there relative to other precincts in previous elections. Much of her extended Ohana is from below the tree fall, so if they could have made it up the hill they may well have upset the current assumption about Lozano being # 2 (no pun intended) .
She has been helping a lot of people there for twice as long as Greggor has been alive and twice as long as Ray has been in Hawaii adjusting people. Reguardless of all her supposed faults a lot of people still like her very much.
Finally; Lozano's voters were highly motivated,(see below) so his percentage of supporters voting was much higher than the normal average where only apathy kept people from the polls.
I am especially disgusted by the hypocrisy of their disdain for the rights of voters when they thought the wind was blowing their favor, but which later turned to righteous indignation when the wind changed. (see below)
QUOTE:
Posted - 08/13/2014
"Actually we have a county counselor's race to be decided too, and proponents of one of the candidates has been accosting people who are lined up to take showers at the pool and other aid stations to urge them to vote for their candidate because "Illagan's people can't get out to vote." When it happened to me I thought it was just a one time thing with an over enthusiastic supporter but it has happened to other people as well. I don't know if the candidate knows his supporters are so gleeful over people's misfortune, but it left a really bad taste in my mouth."
Carol