Maybe but the race between the two is going to get nasty & NOT the kind of nastee' Janet Jackson sang about in her song.  The more interesting matchup is the Democratic winner will matchup with most likely Repub Tupola. If she comes out with a platform that she will require a full independet audit of the rail project & will talk about her deep religious beleifs that does not agree with same sex marriage or abortion, HOWEVER like John Burns will not let that affect her official decision making as Governor of Hawaii, the Dems will have a problem.  Also if Tupola is backed by some NON-RELIGIOUS groups or rich individuals independent of union & real estate development special interest & has a savy campaign manager/strategist a Repub can be the next Governor of Hawaii that will begin the end of rail.  The 'all in' attitude of raising taxes by City & State officials to temporarily fund the money pit project when with 100% certainty that it will FAIL, gives Repubs a rallying point to win.