Obama Sweeps Hawaii - So Ha!

This is probably going to be my final word on the whole "Asians won't vote for black candidates" silliness.

After Super Tuesday, I wrote:

Latino and Asian Obama supporters are going to work twice as hard now. It's possible that with greater name recognition we can reverse the trend.

One test of my theory is how well Obama does among Asian voters in Hawaii. With all his Hawaiian family ties, he should do very well.

Well today...

Obama Wins Hawaii in a Landslide

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, who was born and raised in Hawai'i, won the state's Democratic presidential caucus in a landslide yesterday. Obama had 28,347 votes, or 76%, to U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's 8,835 votes, or 24%, with 100% of the precincts reporting.

Ha! I've never been a gambler, but I feel like I should have put some money down on this race.