In Hawaii, they do things differently, generally having more fun while at it.When it comes to the Republican presidential nomination, the Hawaiian GOP is hosting caucuses, like many other states, except that they will start today and won't end until February 5. As with Louisiana, attendees at the Hawaiian caucuses won't be asked to state a presidential preference (although some districts plan to hold "fun, secret" straw polls that won't be released to the public--but no doubt will be posted by some blogger or another).
Instead, attendees will vote for specific delegates to the state convention, some of whom may be uncommitted, others of whom may be openly supporting a candidate, such as Ron Paul. (Paul supporters have been organizing themselves to attend caucuses across the country, with a fair amount of success--and some frustration.)
It will be pretty difficult to which candidate, if any, gets a leg up on Hawaii's 20 delegates to the GOP national convention, and since the Hawaii state convention isn't until May, we won't know for some time. The good news for Hawaiians: maybe no candidate will be over the top by May and Hawaii can be a Kingmaker. (Although we are increasingly thinking the prospect of a deadlocked convention is less likely, unless Giuliani pulls a rabbit out of a hat next Tuesday.)
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