Opinion of Brian Schatz

[Donerail]

How can you be more electable than someone guaranteed to win the general election?

The same thing was said about Al Gore and Kerry. Look where that lead this country.

They did say that Al Gore and Kerry would win the election in Hawaii. And they did. Rather decisively.

[Donerail]

Hawaii is one of the most (the most?) Democratic states in the union. It stands to reason that you should thus try to get the most liberal Senator possible. Why waste Hawaii on some moderate hero like Hanabusa? It's not complicated. This is even aside from the seniority arguments.

Hanabusa isn't a moderate hero.

I'm hawkish, her too. I'm "moderate" socially, like her.

I really can't stand Schatz, too "left libertarian".

She's not a moderate hero... but you're advocating for her because her opponent is too far to the left and because she's hawkish and running as a moderate.

[Donerail]

Hawaii is one of the most (the most?) Democratic states in the union. It stands to reason that you should thus try to get the most liberal Senator possible. Why waste Hawaii on some moderate hero like Hanabusa? It's not complicated. This is even aside from the seniority arguments.

Hanabusa isn't a moderate hero.

I'm hawkish, her too. I'm "moderate" socially, like her.

I really can't stand Schatz, too "left libertarian".

She's not a moderate hero... but you're advocating for her because her opponent is too far to the left and because she's hawkish and running as a moderate.

moderate socially, not economically.

That's besides the point - Schatz is too. Her main distinctions are that's she to the right of/more 'moderate' than Schatz on several issues, and that a dead guy chose her.