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I have no idea how much money Gov. Josh Green has in his war chest, but being the incumbent, it’s likely a sizeable amount. With everybody and his brother knowing that he is going to win the election, it would have been nice if he had donated the thousands of dollars that were spent on expensive campaign advertising over the past few weeks.
It would have been a beautiful gesture to have donated the money to the flood victims around the state still trying to recover. Trade unions are probably the largest donors and their money comes from members via union dues.
Even if this isn’t a normal movement of funds, what union or individual donor would object, particularly knowing they probably have individual members who have been severely impacted by the storms? This action would most likely be a better campaign tool for the governor than all that advertising.
Robert Firestone
Pearl City
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