Kerry vote may have swung state seats

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Nov/11/ln/ln20p.html

Sen. John Kerry won five of the six state House districts that Hawai'i Democrats snatched from the Republicans in last week's general election, according to precinct-by-precinct breakdowns of the vote totals.

That lends credence to the argument by both Democratic and Republican observers that the Democrats' all-out voter drive in the waning weeks of the campaign season not only helped Kerry win Hawai'i's four electoral votes, but also had a profound impact on the results of local races.

The Democrats now hold 41 of the 51 House seats, while the Republicans' share dropped from 15 to 10. That's the biggest majority the Democrats, who have held a majority in the House since 1954, have enjoyed in more than a decade. The results were especially disheartening for Gov. Linda Lingle and the Republican party officials who pushed hard to advance their caucus from 15 to 18, enough to block any attempts by the Democrats to override her vetoes.

In only one state?

remember that in order to win states, you have to campaign and have a presence there.

Dick Cheney's visit was a blessing in disguise!!! I have some friends that voted for Lingle thinking that she was a moderate and not affiliated with the National Party. They were really pissed when Cheney showed up, mainly because of their disgust with the National Party. They know that Hawaii doesn't want the "slash and burn" social conservatism of the continental US.

On Edit: Guy Ontai was my twin brother's former Physics teacher. He also attended my grad party.

We didn't like him anyway - kind of arrogant if you ask me.