10-12-2014, 07:34 PM
I suspect Abercrombie lost because he managed to tick off enough subsets of the voter base to enable Ige to cobble together a majority. Some folks voted against Abercrombie because of the way he handled the teachers, others didn't like that he "disrespected Senator Inouye" by not appointing Hanabusa to the Senate, a bunch weren't happy about the push for gay marriage, some felt threatened by his proposal to tax pensions, etc.
I also think some Republicans switched parties and voted Democratic because they think Ige will be an easier candidate for Aiona to beat.
I don't think it was any one specific issue, or that Abercrombie was a particularly bad governor. And I don't think Ige won because there was a groundswell of support for his candidacy - he was just a Democratic candidate who wasn't Abercrombie.
The bottom line is that this election will be very interesting because I don't see much strong support for any of the candidates. And it's hard to say which candidate will benefit most from Mufi's candidacy - I could make a strong case for both opinions. I think a candidate named "None of the above" would win in a landslide
I also think some Republicans switched parties and voted Democratic because they think Ige will be an easier candidate for Aiona to beat.
I don't think it was any one specific issue, or that Abercrombie was a particularly bad governor. And I don't think Ige won because there was a groundswell of support for his candidacy - he was just a Democratic candidate who wasn't Abercrombie.
The bottom line is that this election will be very interesting because I don't see much strong support for any of the candidates. And it's hard to say which candidate will benefit most from Mufi's candidacy - I could make a strong case for both opinions. I think a candidate named "None of the above" would win in a landslide