Republican congressional hopeful Matt DiGeronimo wasn’t particularly impressed by the performances in Thursday night’s Hawaii News Now debate between the four leading Democrats.

“Our country and our state are facing very serious issues. These issues deserve much more thought thanthe four candidates proposed tonight,” DiGeronimo said in a press release at about 11 p.m.

“Tonight, I have heard all four Democratic candidates propose spending more money to solve issues. Citizen-leaders like myself know that it takes more than being an insider; it requires the ability to utilize creative thinking skills to fix our nation’s underlying problems. I look forward to sharing my proposed solutions to the issues that face our nation and our state in an open and honest dialog.”

Read my coverage of the Democrats’ debate here: Social Issues Center In First Televised Hawaii Congress Debate

And read Nathan Eagle‘s profile of DiGeronimo here: DiGeronimo for Congress: The Same, But Different

— Michael Levine