bobbyw24
05-23-2010, 10:41 AM
Just call him Congressman.
Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, R, collected about 40 percent of the vote as he defeated two Democrats and won the seat vacated by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D, who is running for governor. This marks Republicans’ first special House election victory since 2001. It also has a symbolic significance, obviously.
Djou won’t have such an easy time winning the seat again in November, when he will have to square off against just one Democrat. But he cannot be counted out entirely.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/obamas-childhood-home-goes-for-a-republican-94692304.html#ixzz0olu4mmqz
Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, R, collected about 40 percent of the vote as he defeated two Democrats and won the seat vacated by Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D, who is running for governor. This marks Republicans’ first special House election victory since 2001. It also has a symbolic significance, obviously.
Djou won’t have such an easy time winning the seat again in November, when he will have to square off against just one Democrat. But he cannot be counted out entirely.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/obamas-childhood-home-goes-for-a-republican-94692304.html#ixzz0olu4mmqz