"Coca-Cola"/"Coke" (in Tanzania) = something easy, a given, no problem

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>When I was in Tanzania (TZ) I was speaking with my guide about all kinds
>of cultural points of interest, and this came up in conversation around a
>political race that was in progress at the time.  This particular
>candidate was a sure thing for winning the seat.  Everyone knew it and
>called it, "Coke."

It sure looks like "cake": e.g., "This is a cake assignment", "It's a piece
of cake", "It was no cakewalk". Offhand I don't know the etymological
connection (if any) between "cake" and "cakewalk" here, and I don't know
how "coke" is connected (if it is).

-- Doug Wilson