You probably already knew that, but here’s another article, this one from The Week titled “The 8 Senate races you should pay attention to.”

Excerpt:

Who’s favored:Mazie Hirono, in the primary and general election 

Keys to the race:Linda Lingle is the only reason there’s a tossup race in this super-Democratic state. Hirono lost to Lingle in the 2002 governor’s race, but with native son Barack Obama on the ballot this year, “is Lingle really going to run 20 points ahead of the Republican presidential nominee?” asks Sabato’s Crystal Ball. It seems unlikely.

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