I always assumed it's because liking sushi as a typical European-American means going outside your traditional comfort zone and recognizing othe ethnicities may

I always assumed it's because liking sushi as a typical European-American means going outside your traditional comfort zone and recognizing othe ethnicities may have something different you can nevertheless agree with. This is totally the opposite of two Republican trends: conservatism (rejection of change bey default) and racism (I said trend, and it's true. I'm an Arizonan and McCain ads run: "Keep those murderous Mexicans out! I'm McCain.")