Despite all the racism and sectarianism that the Democratic Party tried to play up, Bobby Jindal dominated
the 12-way race with 53% of the vote. The race is significant for America politics for several reasons:
- Jindal won in a heavily Democratic state that tolerates corruption, defeatism, and cronyism.
- Jindal, at 36, is now the youngest governor in the country.
- Jindal is the son of Indian immigrants and his victory puts down the age-old lie of the Democratic party -- that the GOP is just a club for old, white men.
I have long had this theory about how the future of the G.O.P. will be with Asian-Americans, who facing increasing discrimination from the Democratic party and the diversity crowd, will join up with the rest of the G.O.P's pro-business, pro-family wing. Americans of Asian descent are the second fastest growing ethnicity, one of the wealthiest, and one of the most politically unaligned in the U.S. and the G.O.P. has deftly understood their political power. The G.O.P, for instance, is the only political party to consistently put Asian-Americans in positions of power. Elaine Cho, secretary for energy and there are numerous candidates we've fielded. The question is, how do we get their message out, while simultaneously raise more money.
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