TPM by Eric Kleefeld February 9, 2012 Chamber of Commerce Makes $10 Million Ad Buy for Congressional Races The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is making a big-time money drop into the 2012 Congressional races, with a big buy of ads across … Continue reading →

The Maui News by Chris Hamilton January 28, 2012   Lingle: Campaign about building infrastructure Candidate predicts Hawaii will be battleground for control of Senate WAILUKU – Hawaii will be a battleground state for control of the U.S. Senate, predicted … Continue reading →

Politico.com by: David Catanese February 1, 2012 Va. reclaims lead in Senate Top 10 Bob Kerrey is buying property in Omaha, and Heidi Heitkamp just put up an impressive debut fundraising quarter, but the Senate contests in Nebraska and North … Continue reading →

The Hill (blog) by Cameron Joseph February 1, 2012   Hirono’s first ad in Hawaii ties opponents to President Bush Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) is up with her first ad in her Senate race, and seeks to tie both her … Continue reading →

The Hill (blog) by Josh Lederman February 2, 2012    EMILY’s List Tops doubled membership since Boehner became Speaker EMILY’s List has doubled its membership since John Boehner (R-Ohio) took over as House Speaker, the organization’s president said Thursday. Stephanie Schriock … Continue reading →

ABC (blog ‘The Note’) February 3, 2012 2012: Women will be key Senate Democrats 2010 was not a great year for women in Congress. The midterm elections in that cycle saw the first decrease in female representation in Congress in 30 … Continue reading →

KHON2 January 31, 2012 Fundraising reports in for U.S. House and Senate campaigns More fundraising numbers are in for the races for U.S. House and Senate. Democrat Colleen Hanabusa raised more than Republican contender Charles Djou in the last quarter, … Continue reading →

The 2012 Hawaii U.S. Senate race remains in the Cook Political Report’s Toss Up category.   Senate Lineup: 51 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 2 Independent(s) Solid: These races are not considered competitive and are not likely to become closely contested. Likely: These seats … Continue reading →

January 25, 2012 MidWeek By Dan Boylan It was, as it was a year ago, film noir at last week’s opening of the 2012 state legislative session: No music, no dancing, few flowers, sobriety everywhere. The residents of the so-called … Continue reading →

VIEWPOINT: Abercrombie not exercising leadership April 24, 2011 By: Dylan Nonaka In the April 11 Viewpoint, “Abercrombie inherited mess, showing leadership,” the author, a member of the Democratic Party, romanticizes Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s first days in office. However, the most … Continue reading →