[Python] Django Query doesn't match

I have the following Django Model:

class State(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=80,null=False)
latitude = models.CharField(max_length=80,null=False)
longitude = models.CharField(max_length=80,null=False)

def __unicode__(self):
return self.name


In my views.py file I've created the following method:

def getCoords(request):
if request.is_ajax():
if request.method == 'POST':
try:
state = request.POST['state'] #receives the state from JS
stateInstance = State.objects.get(name=state)
stateLat = stateInstance.latitude
stateLong = stateInstance.longitude
data = {"lat" : stateLat, "long" : stateLong}
except State.DoesNotExist:
return HttpResponse("No record")

return HttpResponse(simplejson.dumps(data)) #returns json


So I'm sending this method a param through ajax, let's say "California". The state variable gets the value (I have proved that) but the query doesn't get executed, it returns the query doesn't match message. I've tried with the following as well:

state = request.POST['state']
if state == 'California':
return HttpResponse("Yes!")
else:
return HttpResponse(state)


When this snippet returns the state it displays California which means state's value is correct but the query is not executed properly. I don't know what's going on. Any thoughts?

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