Republicans consider Olive Garden to be a ‘quality source of authentic ethnic food,’ Democrats do not
— PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) February 25, 2013
I assume they also believe Tumbleweed is authentic.
I don’t think it would be reading too much into it to say this is an example of why the Republican party has such a problem with reaching out to minority voters. It’s hard to reach out to people who you don’t even understand on a cultural level.