Rep. Mazie Hirono‘s Senate campaign issued this response to comments from Democratic rival Ed Case about Hirono “selling her candidacy to the DC insiders.” 

Jadine Nielsen, finance chair for Hirono’s campaign, said it’s “obviously” frustrating for Case to watch Hirono pick up endorsements from “respected Democratic senators.”

“It’s just unfortunate, and unworthy of the people of Hawaii, that Ed Case lets those frustrations with his own candidacy get the better of him,” Nielsen said. “Lashing out at Mazie Hirono, the Democratic Party and its leaders isn’t what Hawaii is hoping for in our U.S. Senator.”