Republican Wins Hawaii Special Election

It may not mean much since the Democratic vote was divided by two candidates, and it is offset by the loss in the Pennsylvania special election, but it must rankle Obama that the GOP won his childhood congressional seat after 20 years of Democratic control. We will see this November whether this is a trend or anomaly:

Djou won with close to 40 percent of the vote in the mail-in special election, beating Democrats Colleen Hanabusa, with 31 percent, and Ed Case, 28 percent. ...The applause from Djou's victory party could be heard six time zones away in Washington, D.C., where national party leaders trumpeted a victory on President Barack Obama's home turf. "I congratulate Charles Djou for his victory and a successful campaign based on the widely shared values of cutting spending, shrinking government and creating real, permanent American jobs," said U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.