Politico: Hawaii Senate – NY Times A1 story says Lingle has a shot

HAWAII SENATE – NYT A1 STORY SAYS LINGLE HAS A SHOT

in Politico’s Morning Score

By James Hohmann

Adam Nagourney goes to Honolulu for an A1 story on Democratic challenges in Obama’s home state. “The Republicans have in [Linda] Lingle what party officials on both sides say may be the one Republican who could be elected senator from Hawaii. She is well known and is an experienced campaigner with access to huge sums of money,” he writes, noting the nasty primary playing out on the other side. Plus, Gov. Neil Abercrombie “is ending his first year under a storm of criticism; he referred to himself the other evening as ‘the most unpopular governor in America.’ http://bit.ly/tPpGzV