Reply #25: though consider the state ... [View All]

[Lisa]

Okay, so maybe it's not like a sweep of all demographic groups in, for example, Alabama ... that would be great, wouldn't it ... but I think Obama's Iowa victory does say something about the changes in American culture and society. Perhaps in a few years, a black person winning in a mainly-white state won't even make headlines.

US Census data on Iowa:
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html

Just as it's not unusual anymore if a woman, or someone who is Jewish or Catholic, runs in an election. When my parents were my age, a candidate for local office who was black or Asian or aboriginal -- or even Italian or Greek! -- was looked at as some impossibly exotic curiosity.

And it's encouraging to see so many young people getting involved. I hope that the Iowa trend continues nationwide -- continentwide, actually, since I'm Canadian.

I like this new world. As you say, CatWoman -- we shall see!