Asian-Americans Favored Democrats By Far In Midterms: Exit Poll

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“Attacks on immigrants and racist rhetoric, increasingly aimed at Asian immigrants and Asian-Americans, had some harmful consequences for the Republican Party.”

By Kimberly Yam ASIAN VOICES 11/17/2018 08:00 am ET

Data show that Asian-Americans are continuing to trend left.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) recently released its exit poll from last week’s midterm elections, which included responses from more than 7,600 Asian-Americans who voted. The survey found that the group overwhelmingly favored Democratic candidates.

It also showed that the lion’s share of Asian-Americans disapproved of Donald Trump’s performance as president and did not support candidates who embraced Trump and his policies.

Jerry Vattamala, democracy program director at AALDEF, told HuffPost that Trump’s policies have distanced many Asian-Americans who immigrated through visas for high-skilled workers or via family-based immigration.

“Attacks on immigrants and racist rhetoric, increasingly aimed at Asian immigrants and Asian-Americans, had some harmful consequences for the Republican Party,” he told HuffPost.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/asian-american-exit-poll-midterms-2018_us_5beda96de4b03af89267ef89

[JonLP24]

1. K&R

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2. K&R

Good to see, but there are still those like my boss who are primarily motivated by money (as with any group of voters) and are convinced that Trump is the reason that the economy, stock market, our company stock price, wages (he says), low unemployment and other economic metrics are all so favorable at this point in time. He thinks he has done wonders for our country.

I suppose that he thinks that because he is wealthy, that he and his family are immune to racism.

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3. Next to African Americans, Asian-Americans are rock solid for Dems.

They vote over 70% for Dems, exceeded only by African Americans.

[workinclasszero]

4. Awesome!

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