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Hirono favored to beat Lingle
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 05, 2012
~~<p>The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted its rating in the Hawaii U.S. Senate race from "toss up" to "lean Demo­crat," concluding that former Gov. Linda Lingle's campaign would need a big break to prevail over U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono.</p>
<p>The shift follows assessments from other national political analysts that Lingle, a Republican in a traditionally Demo­cratic state, will have difficulty persuading enough voters to split their ballots with Hawaii-born President Barack Obama up for re-election.</p>
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The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted its rating in the Hawaii U.S. Senate race from "toss up" to "lean Democrat," concluding that former Gov. Linda Lingle's campaign would need a big break to prevail over U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono.
The shift follows assessments from other national political analysts that Lingle, a Republican in a traditionally Democratic state, will have difficulty persuading enough voters to split their ballots with Hawaii-born President Barack Obama up for re-election. Login for more...
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