So there will be a special election in Hawaii, except nobody’s really sure of what day:

After [Current congressman Neil] Abercrombie resigns, the state interim chief election officer, Scott Nago, will set the filing deadline and the date for the special election to fill the remainder of Abercrombie’s term.

(Djou mentions in the interview below that it has to occur within 90 days.) I suppose, on paper, a short race helps Republican Charles Djou. He’s kept pace in fundraising and is set to face off against two Democratic opponents in an unusual winner-takes-all special election. You figure Republicans also want as little time as possible for anyone to try to persuade one of the two Democrats — state senate president Colleen Hanabusa and former U.S. Rep. Ed Case — to drop out.

On the other hand, if you’re a Democrat, you’re unnerved by the outlook for this election and want to put it off as much as possible, so you can spend weeks reminding voters that Djou is a Republican and Republicans are scary and un-Hawaiian, etc. But remember the health-care bill passed 220–215, which means Pelosi can’t spare too many (at least on that issue), and she won’t want a previously Democratic seat empty for long.

UPDATE: A video of Djou with the always-wild guys at Red Eye can be seen here. (“Since when does Hawaii have congressmen? When did that start?”)