HI-01: Ed Case to Run

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Ugh:

Former Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) wants to come back to Capitol Hill. The former two-term Member entered the race Saturday for retiring Rep. Neil Abercrombie's (D) seat.
Abercrombie announced last month that he was running for governor, opening up his Honolulu-based district for a slew of candidates in Hawaii looking to take higher office. Case represented the 2nd district for two full terms before stepping down in 2006 to challenge Sen. Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary. Case lost his challenge to Akaka, but has since openly discussed another bid for governor or the House.

"I represented Manoa and Makiki for eight years in our state legislature, have crisscrossed the First in two statewide campaigns, and have addressed its needs in Congress," Case said in a statement. "I know the First, and I know I can represent its 600,000 citizens well in Congress."

In Hawaii, it is not uncommon or illegal for candidates to run in either Congressional district. Case's predecessor, the late Rep. Patsy Mink (D) represented both districts over the course of her 24-year Congressional career.

Case is the only announced Democratic candidate so far, although Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, state House Majority Leader Kirk Caldwell, state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa and former state Rep. Brian Schatz have also been mentioned as possible candidates.

Hardcore DLC'er Ed Case hails from the same school which has produced some of our dimmest, most annoying lights: Harold Ford, Dan Boren, Bob Kerrey, Joe Lieberman. He sucked the first time he was in the House - hopefully a strong progressive like Colleen Hanabusa will get in so that we can help deny him a second opportunity to muck things up.

http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4674

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1. Translation:

"I really can't believe you people didn't vote for me in my run for Senator Akaka's seat, but cheer up! I will give you peons another chance!"

Either Brian Schatz or Kirk Caldwell would be infinitely better than Ed Case.

I can't believe I EVER supported him against Mazie. She is 100 times the progressive he pretended to be. When he was so rude and arrogant to Senator Akaka, he lost me for good. What an ass.

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2. Was he on drugs when he decided to run against Akaka in the primary?

Akaka has been there for quite some time and as far as I know, people are pretty satisfied with the job he's doing. You really don't challenge another Democrat in the primary unless you have a good reason. Especially when it involves leaving your safe house seat.

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4. Yes, he was on a major drug.

Ego.

And I wouldn't fault him, but the way he did it was so nasty, I lost all respect for the man. And that, in this tiny community, has created several very uncomfortable moments.

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