Thank you, Jim... I am **REALLY** glad to hear you say explicitly what I was already pretty sure you believed.
I'm pretty much in the same place as you, by the way. I prefer Santorum but I've already been taking a lot of “hits” in my church circles for saying Gingrich is acceptable.
On something more important:
Elsewhere on this thread, I gave FReeper Yaelle some on-the-ground practical suggestions for how to organize a Korean political campaign in Korean churches and businesses. I might just have a little bit of experience doing such things. What I don't have is knowledge of California election law, and she needs guidance.
Can you perhaps help Yaelle by putting her in contact with people who will steer her in the right direction?
Koreans often don't vote, and when they do vote they often vote based merely on the recommendation of somebody they know. That's a real problem in California where Koreans are overwhelmingly churchgoers and many are small business owners — they should vote Republican but often don't, simply because the wrong people get to them first.
I've put a “bug” in Yaelle’s ear. With some California help and a lot of hard work, I could easily see her turning out hundreds of votes and quite possibly helping organize an effort that turns out thousands of Korean votes.
Ethnic minority voters who run small businesses and go to church are the future of the Republican Party in places that haven't voted Republican for many generations. Koreans can and should be a big part of that.
Omgosh! I was supposed to get thousands of Korean votes for santorum! I’m disapPointed in myself for not being Korean!! Maybe writer33 and I will both have to fake it!
Omgosh! I was supposed to get thousands of Korean votes for santorum! I’m disapPointed in myself for not being Korean!! Maybe writer33 and I will both have to fake it!