Clinton is Oahu’s No. 1 choice for president
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton retains a solid lead among Oahu voters as Republicans and Democrats prepare for their national conventions, with 49 percent of likely voters here saying they would vote for Clinton if the election for president were held today.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is the top choice of 25 percent of Oahu voters, while 6 percent of those surveyed said they do not plan to vote in the presidential race this year, according to a new Hawaii Poll.
Clinton is the favorite of 70 percent of the Democrats surveyed, while Trump is the top choice for 66 percent of the Republicans polled.
The Hawaii Poll, conducted by Ward Research Inc. June 30-July 9 on cellphones and landlines, included 401 registered voters on Oahu. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.9 points.
Clinton’s poll numbers show she is strongly supported by women voters on Oahu, and she is most popular in the East Honolulu, Pearl City and Central Oahu neighborhoods. Trump, meanwhile, is most popular in the Ewa and Leeward Coast areas.
Waianae resident Richard Medeiros said he supports Clinton, partly because of her record as a U.S. senator representing New York, and as secretary of state. Medeiros, 34, said he is afraid of what Donald Trump might do as president.
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“The concern is that he is just a loose cannon. He kind of says whatever he wants at any given time,” said Medeiros, who works as an insurance claims adjuster. “I don’t want a president who’s just going to flip out on the news media or with another world leader.”
While the latest poll numbers show Clinton has solid support in the state’s most densely populated areas, thus far she does not appear to be an exceptionally popular Democrat by local standards.
President Barack Obama won more than 70 percent of the Hawaii vote in blowouts in both 2008 and 2012. Obama was born and raised in Hawaii and is extraordinarily popular here, but Democrat John Kerry won Hawaii with nearly 54 percent of the vote in the 2004 presidential contest. Al Gore won the state with 55.3 percent of the vote in 2000.
Republican candidates by contrast almost always face an uphill struggle here. Trump has his supporters, but Hawaii voters haven’t favored a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984.
Moanalua resident Micah Aiu, 27, recently graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and said he thinks the country needs a leader who offers a fresh start. Donald Trump “isn’t a politician, so he might be exactly something that we’re looking for,” Aiu said.
“I just think that he is a more honest candidate,” Aiu said of Trump. “He expresses what he’s thinking verbally, and will tend to run the country more businesslike, and that might be the change we need to see.”
The Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland on Monday, and is scheduled to run through Thursday. The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia will be July 25-28.
20160717 Hawaii Poll Tables July 2016 – Presidential Race by Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Scribd
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BS, this poll is not speaking for all of Hawaii and should not be the headline that it is “Hawaii’s Choice.” She belongs in JAIL!
I agree. She is a liar, arrogant, condescending, and superficial individual who puts up a good facade but behind the scenes, she is a VAMPIRE and will suck you out of every bit of blood you have…….She is a typical politician who should have been charged by the U.S. Attorney for her misuse and lying of her emails …any other politico would have been charged.
Glad to see Hawaii voters still care about our country.
Of course you are kidding. Hawaii voters wanted Bernie or Trump.
She must already have sucked all the blood out of Trump – have you seen the poor guy? He’s as white as can be and don’t seem to have an ounce of blood in him. There’s no way Trump wins because she’s totally taken control of him.
you ok?
I’m fine but I really worry about that white dude. Look, let’s all band together to “Make Trump Great Again”, if that’s possible.
Don’t forget, Hawaii is and always will be a Democratic state, this includes the newspaper. Auwe is right.
There is a reason Hawaii is a democratic state. Hawaii used to be controlled by republicans and minorities were treated like second class citizens. In addition republicans no longer stand for republican values. Why would anyone vote for such a bankrupt party that has abandoned its values in favor of Voodoo economics?
Both are bad. We need a third choice, that is realistic.
Republican’s are about to nominate the Voodoo presidential candidate. Gary Johnson is even more Voodoo and Jill Stein is an anti-vaxxer nut.
Better a voodoo then a doodoo.
Paul Ryan = voodoo economics. He’s trying to destroy social security.
sarge22 lol ^5
Why does being a loyal democrat always require that you must vote for an incompetent, crook and liar.
Because it doesn’t include “racist” as part of all of the attributes you mentioned that applies to Republicans.
You’re so full of….hate.
My post was meant for oxtail…who is so angry.
Get ready fo …TRUMP PENCE!!
Make America Great Again!!
So I’m full of hate and anger by expanding on what bumbai wrote? What does that make you, Keo? I guess in your case, I can add hypocrite to the description.
This would be a great time for one of the SA Daily Polls, don’t you think??? If the election for president were held today…..
I wonder how the reader of the SA would vote????? LOL
Trump said that he’s “seen” Muslim-Americans in New Jersey celebrating as the World Trade Center towers burned on September 11, 2001. That did not happen.
Trump said “The other night you had 11 cities potentially in a blow-up stage. Marches all over the United States—and tough marches. Anger. Hatred. Hatred! Started by a maniac! And some people ask for a moment of silence for him. For the killer!”
There is no evidence of either. Both are lies, designed to ignite his ignorant base with fear and hatred.
His campaign has solicited campaign contributions from foreign nationals just last week, though that is against the law.
He is a party to over 4,000 lawsuits, among them one in which he is alleged to have raped a minor, and another which sure looks like tax fraud. He now says he won’t release his taxes, and his purported 10 million dollars of charity donations in 5 years turn out to actually be closer to 10,000.
He has no understanding of how government works and how to get things done, because he never served the public in his entire life. His goal is to make money, but government is not a business. Look at the GOP platform, as of today including a resolution to sell off our National Parks, our heritage.
The world is a dangerous place and we can not afford to fool around. I’ll take the former Senator and Secretary of State.
What are, is, hiLIARy’s accomplishments that benefited a majority of Americans? Holding a office means nothing…accomplishment matters.
Did Trump tell the truth when he said last week that 11 cities were on the brink of blowing up and that people were calling for a moment of silence for the murderer who gunned down the policemen? No. Those were lies.
So we’ve established that Donald Trump is not truthful, purposely. Thanks.
Since you asked about Hillary’s accomplishments, here are some from her service in the US Senate, Secretary of State and as a private citizen. I just googled, you can too.
Helping to expand health coverage for millions of kids, standing up for women’s rights on the world stage, helping 9/11 first responders … and that’s just the beginning.
Over her decades-long career in public service, Hillary has taken on her share of tough fights. Here are just a few of the biggest things she’s accomplished.
1. Fought for children and families for 40 years and counting.
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After law school, Hillary could have gone to work for a prestigious law firm, but took a job at the Children’s Defense Fund. She worked with teenagers incarcerated in adult prisons in South Carolina and families with disabled children in Massachusetts. It sparked a lifelong passion for helping children live up to their potential.
2. Helped provide millions of children with health care.
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As first lady of the United States, Hillary fought to help pass health care reform. When that effort failed, she didn’t give up: Hillary worked with Republicans and Democrats to help create the Children’s Health Insurance Program. CHIP cut the uninsured rate of American children by half, and today it provides health care to more than 8 million kids.
3. Helped get 9/11 first responders the health care they needed.
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When terrorists attacked just months after Hillary became U.S. senator from New York, she worked to make sure the 9/11 first responders who suffered lasting health effects from their time at Ground Zero got the care they needed.
4. Told the world that “women’s rights are human rights.”
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Standing in front of a U.N. conference and declaring that “women’s rights are human rights” was more controversial than it sounds today. Many within the U.S. government didn’t want Hillary to go to Beijing. Others wanted her to pick a less polarizing topic (you say polarizing, we say half the population). But Hillary was determined to speak out about human rights abuses, and her message became a rallying cry for a generation.
5. Stood up for LGBT rights at home and abroad.
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As secretary of state, Hillary made LGBT rights a focus of U.S. foreign policy. She lobbied for the first-ever U.N. Human Rights Council resolution on human rights and declared that “gay rights are human rights.” And here at home, she made the State Department a better, fairer place for LGBT employees to work.
6. Helped expand health care and family leave for military families.
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Hillary worked across the aisle to expand health care access for members of the National Guard and reservists—making sure those who served and their families had access to health care when they returned home. And she worked to expand the Family Medical Leave Act, allowing families of those wounded in service to their country to take leave in order to care for their loved ones.
7. Negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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As our nation’s chief diplomat, Hillary didn’t back down when the stakes were high. As Hamas rockets rained down on Israel, Hillary went to the region immediately. Twenty-four hours after she landed, a ceasefire went into effect—and that year became Israel’s quietest in a decade.
kealaula…you still haven’t answered my question but that’s ok, nobody has.
Your diatribe reminds me of Michael Moore. My brother-in-law actually get’s texts daily from that clueless fat Obe Percenter. You, and millions more of your fellow idiots, are why our country is circling the drain after almost 8 years of incompetent governance. All in the name of Political Correctness. You must be one of the people making a living off of my hard-earned dime. You certainly have a horrendous memory if you cannot recall the millions (billions?) of Muslims dancing in the streets after 9/11. Denial ain’t a river in Egypt. You are being led by the nose whether you believe it or not. Get a clue.
Trump said he saw Muslim Americans celebrating in New Jersey. That did not happen.
It was a lie, one of many.
The rest of your post is speculation, also false. I see a trend.
kealaula….what’s your opinion of FBI Director Comey?
@ Keala – Bill, is that you??
Hawaii is so pro democratic that some don’t even look at issues but just vote DEM because they think, Dem is for the poor and Repub is for the rich
Kam, well, you basically nailed it. Except for individual circumstances, the Democrats have basically helped the poor and Republicans the rich, ever since the Great Depression.
BS headline too, Hawaii overwhelmingly want’s Bernie Sanders, #stillsanders.
the same voters who voted for the rail. Auwe.
And on the same day where another headlined reads…”Half-year inflation hits Oahu harder than the U.S.”
“Democrats” – just keep giving these people what they continually ASK for – sooner or later they’ll maybe learn their lesson.
Higher inflation here because people are doing good and spending their money. Rest of the country would love to have higher inflation numbers.
Rail will be good in the long run.
No help because in the long run, we’re all dead.
Let’s list her accomplishments. Let’s see…….
still thinking, still thinking, still thinking hmmmmm.
Nope can’t think of any.
I’ve seen so many of those “man on the street” videos where they ask her supporters the very same questions and all you hear is either crickets OR….”because she’s a woman”.
She didn’t kill her husband when he made a fool of her with Monica and backed him up when he was having sex.
That’s one
One loser backing up another loser. That’s not a good thing.”Make America Great Again”
Totally unsurprising seeing as our education standing in the US is in the high 40’s.
The state of Hawaii is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to voter turnout, #50.
1,420,000 people live in Hawaii in 2014, 706,890 are registered voters, out of those only 339,307 voted in the general election in 2014, that’s only 1/4 of the people of Hawaii vote.
If 49% are Hillary supporters that’s only 173,046 people………Just think what might happen if the other 1,246,954 people voted?
Jill Stein would win?
Nicely played!
Oh, I hope not. Don’t people read the news?! Why?! because she will be the first woman president? This country is in chaos, I do not have confidence in her, too many underhanded shet she was and is involved in. Please, let’s not hope she will prevail.
Should be a lot better than a con artist who has zero experience in public office. Government is not a business. You don’t have the luxury of going bankrupt.
She’s as much of a con artist though.
FBI proved she is a Liar and Careless as h3ll with classified info…and has American Blood on her hands..no comparison to Trump.
We might not be bankrupt but we are 20,000,000,000,000 in debt.
Yes and the Republicans helped to achieve that number.
You know that debt rises faster under Republicans?
That’s right. Let’s put a business man in office!
From what I’ve seen of the folks with plenty of “public office” experience, no experience may not be a bad thing.
Unless you have someone like O…disaster.
I got news for you, we’re already bankrupt and both parties are equally responsible for it. There’s no good choice here, just a matter of choosing the lesser or 2 evils.
I’m fine but I really worry about that white dude. Look, let’s all band together to “Make Trump Great Again”, if that’s possible.T hen there shouldn’t be any debate, unless you prefer a racist for a president.
Sorry, two different posts got mixed up.
I suspect Hillary is probably more like 59%. The 10% don’t know are probably leaning towards Hillary. I am a bit surprised that the Donald is at 25%. He should be in single digits as he has zero experience and knowledge when it comes to politics. Sad that anyone would chose the town butcher to perform brain surgery
Nag, nag, nag. What are you going to do when Trump takes the POTUS oath of office this coming January.
Stay away from the overpasses. Traffic is bad enough.
Peter (Boots), of 401 interviews by Ward, some 280 were Democrats and 120 Republicans. Of 280 Democrats some 84 would vote for someone else. Only 49% of 401 or 196 would vote for Ms Hillary. That leaves a balance of 84 Democrats voting for someone else. Ms Hillary has a problem in Hawaii. She should have been at some 70% or 280 votes in this poll.
This story should be embarrassing to everyone. We know she has committed high crimes and then lied about it. She’s lied to Congress,the American people and to the families of those American’s who lost their lives in Benghazi. Numerous polls show 60% of voters (both men and women) feel Hillary is not trust worthy, and has lied. When you lose your integrity, you lose everything. It’s for this reason I could never vote for her, even if she was otherwise the best Democrat (or Republican) running. I feel she’s lost her moral authority to lead this country. This story is embarrassing………
lol, this lack of trust for Hillary is mainly due to the propaganda campaign that republicans have launched against the Clintons for the past 30 years. She has not committed high crimes. It is sad that 4 American lives were lost in Benghazi but this was minor compared to the lives lost in the Bush administration. 60 lives lost outside of 9/11.
Four lives in Benghazi were MINOR!! How disrespectful for you to say that! I know where your “BOOTS” should be placed!!!
He’s just blowing off steam. He was expecting an invite to the DNC convention next week but he’s still on the no fly list.
And she also said “What does it matter?” If American lives don’t matter why would anyone want to vote for her.
CENSOR boots!
A List of Deadly Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Diplomatic Targets Under President George W. Bush, 2001-2009
Here is a chronology of the deadly terrorist attacks on United States embassies, consulates and traveling U.S. personnel during the presidency of George W. Bush. The list below does not include foiled attacks or those that did not result in fatalities (other than those of the attackers). The descriptions for each incident are excerpted from the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database.
Dec. 15, 2001: Unidentified assailants gunned down a Nepalese security guard of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jan. 22, 2002: Two assailants attacked the American Center in Calcutta, India. Five policemen died, and 15 others were injured in the attack.
March 20, 2002: A car bomb exploded near the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru, killing nine people and injuring 32. The U.S. State Department reported no American casualties, injuries, or damage.
June 14, 2002: A suicide bombing in front of the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, left 12 dead and 51 injured.
Nov. 9, 2002: The security supervisor for the U.S. embassy in Nepal was shot dead at his house in Kathmandu. Maoist rebels claimed responsibility for the incident.
May 12, 2003: In a series of attacks, suicide bombers blew themselves up in a truck loaded with explosives in a complex that housed staff working for U.S. defense firm Vinnell in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (The contractors worked out of the U.S. embassy.) At least eight Americans were killed in the incident. Al-Qaida was suspected responsible for the incident. This was one of three attacks, involving at least nine suicide bombers and suspected to have involved 19 perpetrators overall.
July 30, 2004: Two people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and one person was injured as a suicide bomber set off an explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Israeli Embassy and the Uzbekistan Prosecutor General’s Office in Tashkent were also attacked in related incidents.
Oct. 24, 2004: Edward Seitz, the assistant regional security officer at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, died in a mortar or possible rocket attack at Camp Victory near the Baghdad airport. An American soldier was also injured. He was believed to be the first U.S. diplomat killed following the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Nov 25, 2004: Jim Mollen, the U.S. Embassy’s senior consultant to the Iraqi Ministers of Education and Higher Education, was killed just outside the Green Zone in Baghdad.
Dec. 7, 2004: Gunmen belonging to al-Qaida in the Arabian Penninsula stormed the U.S. Consulate in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, triggering a bloody four-hour siege that left nine dead. One American was slightly injured in the assault.
Jan. 29, 2005: Unknown attackers fired either a rocket or a mortar round at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad. The strike killed two U.S. citizens and left four others injured.
Sept. 7, 2005: Four American contractors employed with a private security firm supporting the regional U.S. embassy office in Basra, Iraq, were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy. Three of the contractors died instantly, and the fourth died in a military hospital after the bombing.
March 2, 2006: An unidentified driver detonated a car bomb while driving past the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, killing a himself, a U.S. Consulate worker and at least three others.
Sept. 12, 2006: Islamic militants attacked the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syria, with hand grenades, rifles, and a vehicle rigged with explosives. One guard and the four attackers died.
July 8, 2007: Two Iraqi U.S. Embassy workers were killed when the wife went to deliver a ransom for her husband who had been kidnapped in Baghdad. One of the couple’s bodyguards was killed in the failed ransoming.
Jan. 14, 2008: A bomb hidden on a north Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders. The car’s Lebanese driver and an American at a nearby school were wounded.
March 18, 2008: Al-Qaida’s wing in Yemen, Jund Al-Yemen Brigades, fired between three and five mortar rounds toward the U.S. embassy, but instead they hit a girls’ school nearby, killing a guard and a schoolgirl and injuring 19 others in Sanaa, Yemen.
July 9, 2008: Four unknown gunmen killed three Turkish police at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sept. 17, 2008: Suspected al-Qaida militants disguised as security forces detonated vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, fired rocket propelled grenades, rockets and firearms on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. A suicide bomber also blew himself up at the embassy. Six Yemeni police, four civilians (including an American civilian), and six attackers were killed while six others were wounded in the attack.
Nov. 27, 2008: A Taliban suicide car bomber targeted the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing four civilians in addition to the suicide bomber and wounding 18 others. The embassy was hosting a Thanksgiving Day event as Americans and other foreigners were arriving at the venue at the time of the attack.
HiLIARy lied and four men died. That’s the point.
Boots is a fool.
The Dems are the reason why this state is so messed up.
Trump has our vote ! 1st time ever voting for a R and its what this country needs now.
Think again people……
What is this “Reverse Psychology? Really folks do we need the SA to tell us what we ALREADY Know? This is the mistake we(Hawaii) keeps making,time & time again. Voting Democratic.This mistake? Is also called Insanity. So with all the issues Hawaii faces,County of Honolulu on the verge of Bankruptcy ,High Taxes, irresponsible spending, Public Employees Unions running amok and my Favorite Rail! Just remember you are the Very ones responsible for all this mess…so if you voted for the Democrats in the past & will continue to do so, No grumble this is all yours Baby ! Keep voting the Same Hawaii. Good job! IMUA
Registered Democrats in Hawaii voted overwhelmingly in favor of Bernie Sanders. Clinton was the delegate’s choice not the people’s choice.
Then the article by SA is not true?
Will the Bernie voters vote for Trump?
yobo that’s an interesting question. I think it might be 50-50.
I think Bernie sold out the Hillary for a job, if elected.
Of COURSE Hillary’s in the lead! She’s got the “D” behind her name. Locals are so subservient slavishly dedicated to that designation that they’d even vote for a lying political neophyte with NO credible political record who’s only got the color of his skin to recommend his candidacy. barack hussein obama is living proof of that. The Democratic party never went broke underestimating the stupidity of the American sheeple.
Most people who vote democrat have their own self interest at heart. They make out under the current system. There needs to be a turnover of people in elected office and political appointees, worse than when the republicans ran things.
Thus the reason why I advocate for more elected republicans to create a true two party system. There are no checks and balances to counter Hawaii’s Democrat policies and decisions.
Hawaii decided to checkmate the Republicans – that’s democracy in action. There is a two party system here, except that one party has been mostly out to lunch since the plantations closed. Put up someone with a modicum of sensibility and they have a decent chance, like with Lingle before she turned to the dark side.
We need publicly financed elections.
Of course! 2 reasons, Trump is an idiot and Hillary is a Demorat!
Both may be idiots but, as far as I know, Hilary is not a white racist.
She is but hide it well.
Hillaryous going win.
I’m voting for Clinton. Better qualifications and experience. I feel more confident in her in case of any US crisis situation.
Are you kissing? Hilary would sacrafice the American people in an instant. She will tell us a Lois and then call her daughter with the truth. She should be in jail. Anyone who votes for her is putting Americans at risk. Its all about her, she does not care about the average person. Go Trump!
Hillary is the most qualified. she will unite the country.
Is it worth the trouble for Republicans/independents to vote in a BLUE state?
Hawaii has only 4 Electoral Votes – hardly make a dent in any national election .
Ideas count. Trump has mush for ideas.
It’s not a surprise that Oahu or the State of Hawaii prefer Democrats in congress and in the White House.
But its a stunning surprise after Congress revealed on National Television that she lied to congress committed criminal acts on her email but was not indicated for anyone, yes even Democrats to still want Hillary Clinton who prison time. She is not above the law of the land.
Her character to lie came in the spotlight when he was a young lawyer was fired from her job because of her continued lies. This Obama clone still continues to lie.
One of the really stupid thing Hillary want to do is to bring an additional 65,000 more of the Syrian refugees. Now if she gets elected and ask another Obama Clone, Governor Ige if he could take 10,000 refugess I’m sure with a smile he would accept like a Obama yes-man would do.
Hillary calls Donald Trump hand pick to be his Vice President Mike Pence an extremist because He believes the Word of God on the sin of homosexuality. In other words, being a born again Christian is an extremist. They say Mike Pence belief in God’s Word on homosexuality is discriminatory. Now you see how anti-God the Democratic has become.
They are for murdering he unborn (abortion). Since 1973 when the U.S. Supreme court approve the murder of the unborn 58 million babies have been murdered. And you know what? 95 percent of the women that had an abortion was not for health reason or that their life was in danger, they just did not want the baby in their womb.
So supporting a racist is OK with God?
Of the four presidential candidates, Gary Johnson is less likely carrying unwanted baggages! A knowledge worthy of a vote that comes without distrustful anxieties or shameful brazenness!
Johnson doesn’t worry about a 3 am call from the us state Department. He doesn’t want a state dept. He thinks we should be isolationist
First woman president, after first black president, sounds so much better than first openly racist president. Doesn’t it?
She is a terrible choice; surprised the leftists
are scooping soo low, a complete waste of $ & time.
Vote for Gary Johnson!
I am shocked, really shocked. Oh, I forgot, these are the same voters who gave us Abercombie, Ige, Carlier and Kirkie boy.
HAWAII WILL FOREVER ENDORSE A DEMOCRAT, ANY DEMOCRAT.
Hawaii needs another newspaper.
Do they have any besides Midweek?