Hotbed in Hawaii
If you are a Democratic Senator in Hawaii you've got it good (in more ways than one). Normally. But Senator Daniel Akaka is feeling the pressure from within. Fellow Democrat and Congressman Ed Case is challenging him in the primary.
Case is running against Akaka not because of his record, but because of his age. Akaka is 81 while Case is 53.
Why would a 2nd term Congressman take on a veteran Senator for a seat that his party already controls? Its a succession plan. Case is trying preserve the seat and prevent Akaka from dying in office. If he were to die the successor to his seat would be chosen by Governor Linda Lingle, a Republican.
Whether or not his plan would work is questionable. While his premise is good, an incumbant always has the advantage, even if he's 81.
This is a big risk by Case because if anybody from his party files for his seat, then he's done. He can only retain as a write-in candidate or if nobody files for his party's nomination.
Odds are somebody will want to take his seat and leave Case in the cold. Granted, how cold can it get in Hawaii?
Case is running against Akaka not because of his record, but because of his age. Akaka is 81 while Case is 53.
Why would a 2nd term Congressman take on a veteran Senator for a seat that his party already controls? Its a succession plan. Case is trying preserve the seat and prevent Akaka from dying in office. If he were to die the successor to his seat would be chosen by Governor Linda Lingle, a Republican.
Whether or not his plan would work is questionable. While his premise is good, an incumbant always has the advantage, even if he's 81.
This is a big risk by Case because if anybody from his party files for his seat, then he's done. He can only retain as a write-in candidate or if nobody files for his party's nomination.
Odds are somebody will want to take his seat and leave Case in the cold. Granted, how cold can it get in Hawaii?
posted by PoliticalNut at 9:14 AM
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