sudha | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 06 2008 | clinton, presidential elections, california, obama, washington, news
This i think is exciting for Asians (a population that has been called the "sleeping giant" in recent years)
Quoted: But Clinton more than compensated by winning among Latinos by a 2-to-1 margin and among Asian-Americans by a 3-to-1 margin.
"Asians were a surprise," said Bruce Cain, director of the University of California's Washington Center. "It's the first (presidential) election we have seen where Asian voters were a big factor. They are about 8 percent of the Democratic electorate.... The two major immigrant groups voted for Clinton as opposed to the candidate who has the immigrant background."
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