Thursday, November 21, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Poll: Djou leading Congressional race
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 9760 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Poll Shows Hawaii Special Election in a Dead Heat

By Shira Toeplitz Roll Call April 16, 2010

The May 22 special election to replace former Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) is in a dead heat, according to a new survey from Daily Kos and Research 2000.

The poll showed Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou (R) with 32 percent, former Rep. Ed Case (D) with 29 percent and state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa (D) with 28 percent. The survey found 7 percent of respondents were undecided in the winner-take-all vote-by-mail special election.

Although President Barack Obama won the district where he grew up with 70 percent in 2008, the dynamics of this special contest are unpredictable. Not only is this the first time that Hawaii has used an all-mail ballot system for a Congressional race, but also polling in Hawaii is notoriously unpredictable for several reasons. And because there are two Democrats running and presumably splitting the party’s vote, the GOP has an increased likelihood of picking up the seat.

The poll took the opinion of 500 likely voters from April 11-14 and had a margin of error of 4.5 points — a margin larger that Djou’s lead over either candidate.

---30---

RECENT National Coverage:

Leftist poll sponsor Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga of Daily KOS tries to spin it:

“Just got poll results back from HI-01. It's essentially a three-way tie. Flip a coin! A, uh, three-sided coin.”

DePledge ADV: Buy In  Democrats getting desperate, pouring money into media buys, advertising for workers on Craigslist.  The more they spend, the more Djou's lead opens up . . . .

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii