Wednesday, February 20, 2008
High caucus turnout should be a lesson to Hawaii Democrats
by Larry Geller
I've used the old joke before, about Hawaii's typically low voter turnout: If God wanted us to vote, He'd give us candidates!
Last night saw a record of more than 37,000 people overwhelm the caucuses.
Let that be a lesson for local Democrats. Given candidates, people will come.
We would not now have the PR myth of Linda Lingle's popularity had Democrats been able to field a candidate who inspired the voters as we see they can be inspired. Can the party find someone by 2010? Hoping there will be a Democratic governor to follow Lingle might be an empty hope unless someone appears who is capable of earning the vote.
Comments:
that fact that it mattered helped too.
amazing that the 2004 caucus had about 4000 people, and that was considered high. Over a nine-fold increase.
Meanwhile in WI, well over twice the number of Dems voted as Republicans, continuing the trend that has happened in every state so far, I think. remarkable political season.
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that fact that it mattered helped too.
amazing that the 2004 caucus had about 4000 people, and that was considered high. Over a nine-fold increase.
Meanwhile in WI, well over twice the number of Dems voted as Republicans, continuing the trend that has happened in every state so far, I think. remarkable political season.
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