Casual Observation

I was really surprised that President Obama endorsed Sen. Brian Schatz over Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. I figured he’d stay out of that fight even if he had a clear preference. But, I guess Hanabusa has antagonized the administration sufficiently that they decided to put their thumb on the scale.

There’s a whole ethnic element to this, too, with Schatz being Jewish and Hanabusa being of Japanese heritage, as well the gender component. Those are the main reasons why I didn’t think Obama would get involved.

But he did.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.