As Mark reported last night, Republican congressional candidate Charles Djou won a special election in Hawaii, filling the vacancy left by Former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie. This historic election gives Hawaii their first REpublican representative in Congress in two decades.
This is great news, although Djou likely faces a similar probably as Joseph Cao in Louisiana, who was elected on a wave of anti-Democrat sentiment following the William Jefferson scandal. This special election is more symbolic at this point. Winning in Democrat-territory is a lot easier in an effective 3-way race between one Republican and two Democrats. Djou can still do it, but Republicans across the country who supported him with donations can’t get all hot and bothered if he votes in line with his district more than the national GOP.
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