Where's My Hyphen?

   
When Cuban-American senator, Marco Rubio, took to the stage for his victory speech for coming in second in a virtual tie with Cuban-American Senator Ted Cruz in the South Carolina primary, he was flanked by the South Carolina governing establishment (1). To his right were Indian-American Governor, Nikki Haley, African-American Senator, Tim Scott and Trey Gowdy, an unhyphenated American.  

Soon after the election results were announced, former Florida governor, Jeb Bush, who at one time was considered the eventual Republican Establishment nominee, suspended his campaign. Governor Bush is married to a hyphenated American and speaks fluent Spanish. In a Rachel Dolezal (2) moment, the former Florida governor mistakenly checked his race as Hispanic on his census form even though his family background is Patrician American.

Watching those on stage with Senator Rubio brought to mind the breakdown of the 2012 election results in which every category of hyphenated American minority supported hyphenated American Barack Obama over unhyphenated American Governor Romney.

Of course, Growltiger's noticing any of this is politically incorrect in the extreme.

(1) Using Establishment criteria, Senator Rubio also "won" Iowa where he came in third.

(2) Passing for Black

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