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AFL-CIO For Hanabusa In HI

National Dems may be quietly backing ex-Rep. Ed Case (D), but their allies in labor are behind state Sen. Colleen Hanabusa (D), giving the party more headaches as it races to keep a vulnerable open House seat in a May special election.

Labor unions are set to drop 2 mail pieces in support of Hanabusa this week, a source tells Hotline OnCall, aimed at convincing union workers that Case's record is out of step with labor's political goals. An AFL-CIO mailer and one from the Longshoreman's union highlight some issues on which Case stands against labor positions while touting Hanabusa's work on unions' behalf.

Hanabusa has backing from the HI teachers union, a powerful force in state politics. And the mailers are aimed at the district's 52K AFL-CIO members and 30K Working America members, according to union figures, a significant portion of the electorate.

Case, meanwhile, hewed to more centrist positions during his time in Congress. He left in '07 after falling short in a primary bid against Sen. Daniel Akaka (D), a race that caused rifts between Case and the state party establishment. Both Akaka and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D) back Hanabusa.

The race has become a problem for the incumbent party in recent weeks as national Dems worry Hanabusa's record in the state legislature makes her unelectable. The DCCC quietly encouraged Case to hire top-notch consultants to aid his bid, though they haven't publicly endorsed him; if the DCCC does, they run the risk of offending Inouye, Akaka and some within the HI establishment.

Instead, the party has focused on Honolulu City Councillor Charles Djou (R), hitting him with new ads questioning his views on taxes. The DCCC has spent $47K on the ads so far, according to filings made with the FEC.

The all-mail-in election is going to give both parties almost 3 weeks to turn out their supporters. Voters will begin receiving their ballots around May 2. They have until May 22 to return their ballots.

Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) resigned earlier this year to focus on his GOV bid.

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