I know it was a bit baffling at first considering the amount of prominent Indian Republicans. Bobby Jindal, Ramesh Ponnuru, Dinesh D'Souza.
Interesting that all three of them are Christians, which makes them unrepresentative of the South Asian community in the U.S.
yes, I'd think Muslim and Hindu South Asians would be put off by that.
Also, from my experience and anecdotal observations, the South Asian community tends to be concentrated heavily in a few states: New York, New Jersey, California, and to a lesser extent Washington and Texas. None of these are really swing states in an Obama vs McCain election.
