“Run away! Run away!!!”
Abercrombie, a longtime Democratic officeholder in the state, was ousted by state Sen. David Ige. That makes Abercrombie the first incumbent governor in Hawaii history to lose his primary.
Ige handily defeated the sitting governor, winning 67 percent to Abercrombie’s 32 percent of the vote.
Last year, Obama, who was born in Hawaii, endorsed the governor’s re-election.
“I’ve known Governor Abercrombie for decades,” Obama said at the time, “and I’ve come to appreciate him not only as a friend, but as an extraordinary public servant who has never let politics get in the way of serving the people of Hawai‘i.”
Remember, Democrats. This will be different than 1994 because “You’ve got me.”
Nice as it would be if his endorsement were the kiss of death, that probably isn’t the reason Abercrombie lost. This was predicted a while back, and it probably has more to do with his choice of temporary replacement for Sen Inouye when he died. Anti-White racism surely played some part, as well.
This is actually bad news for Space Commerce efforts in Hawaii as Governor Abercrombie was working to promote such efforts like PISCES.
That doesn’t mean that his opponent won’t continue them. I doubt it was a campaign issue.
No, I expect it wasn’t, but its rare to get someone at the state level working in economic development that is interested in new space, and I expect he will be out of work with the Governor, replaced by someone who thinks commercial space is real estate.
Crisafulli has been there for many years, governor in and governor out, of either party. He’s not a political appointee, and he’ll bring the new governor up to speed, whomever it is.
He may have lost regardless, but we don’t know by how much.
Off topic, but best article ever.
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/europa/More-punk-less-hell/story/10069405
Jooooooke!