Rep. Charles Djou (R-HI), who picked up his deep-blue seat due to a split Democratic vote in the May special election, has a new campaign ad out. Or is it a tourism ad?
“All across Hawaii, there’s a new feeling of hope and progress,” says the announcer. This is followed by no narrative of any accomplishments or substantive issues whatsoever — but instead just a musical score over a montage of Djou meeting with supporters, plus some totally non-sequitur video of Hawaii’s beautiful palm trees and beaches. “Making the difference for Hawaii — Congressman Charles Djou.”
One has to wonder about the “making the difference” line. Did the palm trees and beaches not exist in Hawaii until he was elected?Djou is one of a relatively small number of incumbent House Republicans who could potentially lose this November, running in a district where President Obama won 70% of the vote in 2008. In the winner-take-all special election this past spring, Djou won with only 39.5% the vote, followed by Democrat Colleen Hanabusa with 30.8%, and another Democrat Ed Case with 27.6%.
Case has since dropped out of the November race, setting up a one-on-one runoff of sorts between Djou and Hanabusa.
