The Hawaii Democratic Party disappoints yet again. With a majority of 20 to 5 in the Senate with the possibility of it moving to more like 22-3 next go around, they have accepted a party switcher of the lowest sort.
Mike Gabbard.
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Mike Gabbard's entire political career has been built on homophobia.
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One only has to have read his past campaign literature or paid even the slightest attention to his campaigns to find this guy revolting (assuming you are a progressive and not a Tom Delay sort).
Just what in the hell is the purpose in extending the big tent this far? Do we really need the bigot vote when we have a super majority already? Has he "seen the light" and done a Mitt Romney on gay rights in reverse -- nope.
I hope this explains why many of us remain independent out her and not accept membership in the Democratic Party. Our prior local party chair Martin Rice must be spinning in his grave.