Romney right choice, Lingle says

In a debate with Hirono, the GOP candidate for Senate says Obama hasn't done the job

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 17, 2012

~~<p>Former Gov. Linda Lingle said Tuesday that she, like most people in Hawaii, was proud of Hawaii-born President Barack Obama but that the president has not done enough to improve the economy.</p>
<p>Asked by U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, her Democratic opponent for U.S. Senate, why she believes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would be a better president for Hawaii than Obama, Republican Lingle said Romney has the proper experience to get the economy back on track.</p>
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Former Gov. Linda Lingle said Tuesday that she, like most people in Hawaii, was proud of Hawaii-born President Barack Obama but that the president has not done enough to improve the economy.

Asked by U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, her Democratic opponent for U.S. Senate, why she believes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would be a better president for Hawaii than Obama, Republican Lingle said Romney has the proper experience to get the economy back on track. Login for more...