two of the precincts did open and brian shats won those districts. he's up overall by 1,600 votes.leen hanabusa has a very big hill to climb. she would have to win a lot of the turnout and she'd have to -- she would benefit by a higher turnout by getting more of the people to vote. if the turnout is somehow suppressed by people not being able to vote, then obviously that would benefit brian shats. she has to win a greater number of the people that do actually vote. they're over there right now. they're trying -- it's a very fine line that they have to tread here by showing compassion for the people while also trying to win their vote and they got to do that in a very subtle, careful way to not feel like -- so people don't feel that they're being pandered to. >> certainly. and there's also, of course, the logistics about, you know, roads and electricity and basic informati infrastructure for getting this together in time for now a few thousand people in american politics who have the most power of any constituency heading into a u.s. senate race. anywhere. b.j. reyes, political repo

meanwhile, the senate primary race between abercrombie appointee brian shats and congresswoman colleenanaboosa is too close to call. shats is leading by fewer than 1700 votes. >>> t"the washington post" says senate republicans can take back the senate his reasoning. senator john walsh's decision not to seek re-election wins for incumbent republicans and key primary races. and the retirement by democrats and tough states. >>> texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis' new campaign ad slams greg abbott for his decision to choose a corporation over a rape victim when he was a texas supreme court judge. take a listen. >> six judges, democrats and republicans, ruled in their favor and they won. but greg abbott sided with the company against the victim. saying the company had no responsibility. thank god this time greg abbott lost. >> well, sarah palin's new web channel is giving us unfeddered access to the tea party darling. but take a look at what happens when she tried to respond to elizabeth warren's call for a higher minimum wage. >> we believe -- wait. i thought -- fast food joints? do

. >> your question for senator shats. >> brian, you know the administration wanted to balance the budget on the back of our retiree pensions. when it really mattered you did nothing to stop governor aber crom by. why were you so afraid to speak up in public for our capunea? can't u you just stand up to your mentor and disagree with him publicly? how can hawaii count on you to be an independent vote in the senate if you can't even do that for us? >> well, this is an area where the governor and i disagreed. i opposed a pension tax but this is another example of your desire to talk about everything under the sun except your record and the united states house and my record in the united states senate. look, you've had an opportunity to serve for 3-1/2 years for the first congressional district. you've introduced 28 bills one of them has passed. and it is renaming of a post office. you don't want to talk about your record and the congress when it comes to protecting the elderly because you were one of the few democrats to undermine social security by raising the retirement age and reducing th