Hillary Clinton: The Asian-American choice [75% of Asian Dems voted for Hillary]

Salon ^ | 2/6/08 | Andrew Leonard

[charles m]

At the big Oprah-headlined rally for Barack Obama in Los Angeles on Saturday, surprise guest Maria Shriver, California's First Lady, cited -- as one of a string of reasons why the state's Democrats should vote for the Senator from Illinois -- the fact that, like California, he was "diverse."

In the wake of Super Tuesday, we've learned that such diversity doesn't necessarily include Latinos, especially those older than 30. But a self-congratulatory article in the India Express touting the influence of Indian-Americans in the Democratic primary process reveals even greater constraints on the appeal of Obama's diversity. In California, exit poll data suggest that 69 percent of Latinos voted for Clinton, while only 29 percent voted for Obama. But Asian-American voters skewed even more sharply pro-Clinton: 75 percent voted for her, compared to 23 percent for Obama. That's almost as high as the percentage of the black vote (78 percent) that went for Obama.

In California, 8 percent of all Democratic voters identified themselves as Asian -- a category that encompasses a vast swath of cultures. Truly, California's diversity is extraordinary. But it doesn't appear, so far, to translate into a willingness to vote for a "diverse" candidate for President.

[Yo-Yo]

Posting the obligatory “If the Hsu Fits...”

[SamuraiScot]

Hmmm. Bundled voters.

[fishtank]

By this poll, Barack Obama has 66% of the Iranian-American vote.

http://www.farsinet.com/

[charles m]

Obama supporters remind many Chinese Americans of the Red Guard and the Cultural Revolution’s cult of personality. Change! Yes We Can! Change!

[wideawake]

Indians seem to love the Clintons. Love them. I’m not sure why.

[bert]

Asians are racist...... black is anethma

[inkling]

The question I've been asking on my blog is why Asians and Latinos are voting so strongly for Hillary and against Obama. It seems like that's one issue the MSM doesn't want to touch with a 10-foot-pole.

However, if white males were rejecting Obama by this much, they would be characterized as knuckle-dragging racists. And if they were rejecting Hillary by this much, they would be characterized as knuckle-dragging sexists.

[squidly]

How come nobody’s been calling out Shriver on what was obviously a racially motivated statement?

[vigilence]

Because they all find themselves fighting over the same rungs of the ladder to upward mobility.

[Eternal_Bear]

Maybe they are just smarter and know Obama will be an umitigated disaster?

[vigilence]

Because Asian Americans see the Clintons as part of their own culture where they must purchase favour.

[wideminded]

Most of Obama’s problems last night can be explained by the fact that Hispanics, Asians, and Jews don’t seem to like him.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Why are there any Asians to count in the Democratic vote?

Why aren't they all voting Republican?

If Republicans can't even get Asians to vote for them, how to they expect that any amount of pandering to Hispanics will bring them into the Republican fold?

Sheesh.

[Digger]

Asians are racist...... black is anethma

Let's talk about the big tent. Politcally Americans are dumba$$es to nominate the worst of the worst.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Seems you were spot on, normy.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Many Asians are racists (so are many 'whites,' 'blacks,' and Latinos). But traditionally they look down on all people not their nationality, then not Asian. (i.e. A Han Chinese might look down on a Filipino, but not as much as a complete non-Asian).

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Actually, both ABC and NBC mentioned that several times for Latinos. Granted they used things similar to ‘cultural tensions’ rather than just coming up and calling the trend as a case of racism.

[Always Right]

90% of African-Americans voting for Obama = Not Racist

75% of Asians vote for Hillary = Rascists

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

coming out.....