Republicans never had a chance
My wife and I have moved from California after 40 years of living there. We have officially established residency here since July this year and have also registered to vote in time for the November election.
We have always known that Hawaii is a Democrat state, but despite of this, we still voted straight Republican. We know that some of the Republican candidates campaigned hard. Many times I waved to candidates on Kuakini Highway. We have also received campaign mailers from candidates. I even attended the gubernatorial candidate’s forum at Kealakehe High School to hear in person what James “Duke” Aiona and the other candidates have to say.
We were hoping that one or two of the Republican candidates would come out ahead. However, the results have confirmed to us that Hawaii is indeed a strong Democrat state. Except for the relatively close result between Charles Djou and Mark Takai, the margin or difference between all the other Republican and Democrat candidates’ votes is as expansive as the distance between California and Hawaii.
We were wondering why we never received campaign material or have seen advertisement from Cam Cavasso or Kawika Crowley. Now we think we know why. We assume they have never bothered since they probably knew they never had a chance.
Nestorio Domingo
Kailua-Kona