Obama To Endorse Sen. Schatz Over Challenger Hanabusa In Hawaii
DANIEL STRAUSS MARCH 31, 2014, 11:40 AM EDT
President Barack Obama will endorse Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) in the Democratic Senate primary over competitor Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, according to The Huffington Post. Obama will make the announcement on Monday, according to The Huffington Post report.
The endorsement will be a boost to Schatz, who has already won major endorsements on the left from the likes of Al Gore and Howard Dean among others. Schatz was appointed to finish out the end of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye's (D-HI) Senate term by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) in 2012.
Schatz was an early supporter of Obama's first presidential run in 2008. Hanabusa supported Hillary Clinton. Inouye's dying wish was that Abercrombie appoint Hanabusa to his Senate seat.
The Hawaii primary is on August 9.
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