Obama takes South Carolina by 55 points to Clinton's 27. Native son, John Edwards, won only 18% of the vote. While Obama claimed over 80% of the African American vote, 25% of White voters also supported Obama, suggesting he had support across all demographics. Clinton retained her hold over older, White women, but younger men and women supported Obama. Interestingly, Obama also seemed to benefit from the recent stridency of the Clinton's attacks against him; in CNN exit polls, those who thought both Clinton and Obama had attacked one another unfairly, more were likely to have chosen Obama over Clinton. Sadly, almost no Asian Americans participated in South Carolina's Saturday primary elections, due to our low numbers in that state. Asian Americans will not have an opportunity to show our political mettle until February 5th, when both New York and California will be voting in the Democratic primaries. These areas, where Asian Americans are extremely populous, are likely to be influenced by high Asian American voter turnout. There are only nine days left until February 5th -- Super, Duper Tuesday. It's time for that final push.
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