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Asian Americans Will Decide Election
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Republican Party
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Date: July 21, 2012 03:23PM
Asian-American Voters: The Key to Winning the Next Election?
Calling Asian-Americans a "largely untapped voting bloc," a pollster and community leaders suggested this week that those voters could be the deciding factor in the November elections.
Both the Romney and Obama campaigns are vying hard to win Virginia—now a hotly contested swing state that may be won by a slim margin of voters. The telephone survey, conducted by Lake Research Partners (run by Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist), suggests that there may be an opportunity to win additional votes in the Asian-American community since 26 percent in that group are undecided in Virginia.
"There's potential for both parties to make major ground here," said Christine Chen, the executive director of APIAVote, a group that encourages Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to vote.
About 6 percent of the state's population claimed Asian ancestry on the 2010 Census. That number rises in Fairfax County to 18 percent, and soars in Centreville to over a quarter of the population. So it shouldn't be too big of a surprise that both campaigns have been making efforts to reach voters in the area.
On Saturday at 3 p.m., representatives from both the Obama and Romney campaigns will participate in a town hall forum, hosted by APIAVote, at George Mason University. Richard Lui of MSNBC will moderate the event. Former cabinet Secretary Norm Mineta and Rep. Mike Honda will welcome participants.
Still, during a conference call with reporters on Thursday to discuss the survey results, representatives from the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, Asian American Justice Center and APIAVote said there was additional outreach needed. They pointed, for instance, toward the finding that only 28 percent of those who answered the survey had been contacted by the Democratic party and 18 percent by the Republican party.
Other findings from the survey are included in the PDF file from Lake Research Partners attached to this article.
Calling Asian-Americans a "largely untapped voting bloc," a pollster and community leaders suggested this week that those voters could be the deciding factor in the November elections.
Both the Romney and Obama campaigns are vying hard to win Virginia—now a hotly contested swing state that may be won by a slim margin of voters. The telephone survey, conducted by Lake Research Partners (run by Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist), suggests that there may be an opportunity to win additional votes in the Asian-American community since 26 percent in that group are undecided in Virginia.
"There's potential for both parties to make major ground here," said Christine Chen, the executive director of APIAVote, a group that encourages Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to vote.
About 6 percent of the state's population claimed Asian ancestry on the 2010 Census. That number rises in Fairfax County to 18 percent, and soars in Centreville to over a quarter of the population. So it shouldn't be too big of a surprise that both campaigns have been making efforts to reach voters in the area.
On Saturday at 3 p.m., representatives from both the Obama and Romney campaigns will participate in a town hall forum, hosted by APIAVote, at George Mason University. Richard Lui of MSNBC will moderate the event. Former cabinet Secretary Norm Mineta and Rep. Mike Honda will welcome participants.
Still, during a conference call with reporters on Thursday to discuss the survey results, representatives from the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, Asian American Justice Center and APIAVote said there was additional outreach needed. They pointed, for instance, toward the finding that only 28 percent of those who answered the survey had been contacted by the Democratic party and 18 percent by the Republican party.
Other findings from the survey are included in the PDF file from Lake Research Partners attached to this article.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
Jin Lee
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Date: July 21, 2012 05:45PM
Most first generation Asian Americans vote Republican. They have already lived under communism and dont want to return to it.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
NRA 75
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Date: July 21, 2012 05:57PM
Jin Lee Wrote:
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> Most first generation Asian Americans vote
> Republican. They have already lived under
> communism and dont want to return to it.
That actually is true. As is from other oppressive regimes around the world.
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> Most first generation Asian Americans vote
> Republican. They have already lived under
> communism and dont want to return to it.
That actually is true. As is from other oppressive regimes around the world.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
Lee Jim
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Date: July 21, 2012 07:06PM
Plus they tend to be hard-working contributors to society. That alone basically scratches them from the Dem rolls.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
They can't drive!
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Date: July 21, 2012 08:16PM
Do you think they can even see to vote? Hell I tried to kills these assholes in 1969.
Please.
Please.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
NRA 75
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:13PM
They can't drive! Wrote:
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> Do you think they can even see to vote? Hell I
> tried to kills these assholes in 1969.
>
> Please.
Okay, they can't drive. On that note, GOP please have volunteers ready to help folks get to the polls, mmmmkay? :)
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> Do you think they can even see to vote? Hell I
> tried to kills these assholes in 1969.
>
> Please.
Okay, they can't drive. On that note, GOP please have volunteers ready to help folks get to the polls, mmmmkay? :)
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
ROK
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:36PM
Every Korean I know who is a citizen and votes is a Republican.
They own businesses and understand what's at stake. I'd love
to see some Dems try and campaign at Super H. That would be fun.
Granted, they can't drive very well but that doesn't make them stupid.
They own businesses and understand what's at stake. I'd love
to see some Dems try and campaign at Super H. That would be fun.
Granted, they can't drive very well but that doesn't make them stupid.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
SEIU-san
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Date: July 21, 2012 09:48PM
NRA 75 Wrote:
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> They can't drive! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Do you think they can even see to vote? Hell I
> > tried to kills these assholes in 1969.
> >
> > Please.
>
>
> Okay, they can't drive. On that note, GOP please
> have volunteers ready to help folks get to the
> polls, mmmmkay? :)
Round 'em up and put them on buses like SEIU does.
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> They can't drive! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Do you think they can even see to vote? Hell I
> > tried to kills these assholes in 1969.
> >
> > Please.
>
>
> Okay, they can't drive. On that note, GOP please
> have volunteers ready to help folks get to the
> polls, mmmmkay? :)
Round 'em up and put them on buses like SEIU does.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
Chinook
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Date: July 21, 2012 10:37PM
They play it safe. They tend to migrate to US cities where the government is a big part of the economy.
Re: Asian Americans Will Decide Election
Posted by:
WellHong
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Date: July 22, 2012 08:30AM
Asians voting Republican?! Grow a pair junior!!!
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