Hirono rout casts doubt on Lingle's viability

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012

~~<p>U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono's landslide victory over former Gov. Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate was built on a coordinated get-out-the-vote campaign by Democrats that exceeded expectations.</p>
<p>Hirono was favored by a double-digit margin in the Hawaii Poll and other public opinion surveys before the election, but her 62 percent-to-37 percent rout on Tuesday night was far more sweeping than political analysts predicted.</p>
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U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono's landslide victory over former Gov. Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate was built on a coordinated get-out-the-vote campaign by Democrats that exceeded expectations.

Hirono was favored by a double-digit margin in the Hawaii Poll and other public opinion surveys before the election, but her 62 percent-to-37 percent rout on Tuesday night was far more sweeping than political analysts predicted. Login for more...