Indian Americans conflicted about Kamala Harris pose campaign challenge WaPo gift article

[irisblue]

https://wapo.st/4egCRDd


https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/26/kamala-harris-asian-indian-voters/

subtitle- In an immigrant community stratified by religion, language and class, Kamala Harris’s background is embraced by some but rings hollow for others.



snip-"Harris’s challenge now is to spread that enthusiasm. In an immigrant community stratified by religion, language, caste and class — and whose political divides in the United States often mimic the fissures back home — Harris’s background has been embraced by some but rings hollow for others. Some view Harris as Black, but not Indian American, and say her identity matters less than policies; others contend that Donald Trump would be better for small business owners; while some worry Harris won’t prioritize a strong American relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist."


snip-"Both Republicans and Democrats face big challenges in reaching these voters, in part because they speak a multitude of languages — including Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Punjabi and Kannada. Many Indians’ favorite method of communication is WhatsApp group chats, not Facebook or Instagram, making them potentially harder to reach. There are also few centralized spaces to reach the diverse Indian American community in person, because places of worship run the gamut: temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches."

But the payoff of courting the Indian American vote could be significant, especially in Pennsylvania, which Trump won by a slim margin in 2016, about 44,000 votes, less than 1 percent of the 6.2 million votes cast, and Biden secured with a margin of about 80,000 votes in 2020, about 1 percent of the 6.9 million cast. There are about 100,000 to 120,000 Indian American registered voters in the state, according to the advocacy groups Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance and Indian American Impact. About half identify as Democrats, 25 percent as independent and 21 percent as Republicans."

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Nationwide, Asian Americans are among the fastest-growing groups of eligible voters. Voter turnout among Asian Americans overall surged in the last presidential election, from 48 percent in 2016 to 62 percent in 2020, according to a Washington Post analysis of census data."


Much more there

[kansasobama]

1. Challenge is similar to others

There are Trump supporters in the Indian community. Not different than some Hispanics who thinks Trump is good for economy. Challenge is to convince them Trump is a danger to stability. They have to be asked to vote for the country even if they are Republicans. This is doable. Everyone has to realize that rules and stability are needed for prosperity.

[Skittles]

3. why do they think Trump is good for the economy

are they part of the 1%?

[kansasobama]

4. It is the same shit

It is the same thing that we see in other polls. We know the irritating truth about polling where Trump leads Harris on economy. I know it is the biggest BS but the media and inflation gives Trump the edge. People do not think macroeconomics. The whole inflation was made worse by poorly mandated Trump pandemic policy. But do not let truth spoil MAGA story.

Are they part of 1%? Some are and some are not. Buffet is in the 1% but he is a Dem.On the same lines...

[Skittles]

7. seems like repukes inherit a great economy, then crash it

then Dems have to clean it up

[Scrivener7]

2. God, they are really scraping to find a problem with her.

[maxsolomon]

5. I know, can you believe the NYT?

Oh, wait...

[EastBayGuy]

8. More WaPo Propaganda

[maxsolomon]

6. But what about Jamaican Americans?

Do "some" view Harris as Indian?

[Scrivener7]

9. What about Armenian/Chinese Americans??? No one ever thinks of the

Armenian/Chinese Americans!!! SOME of them are reported to distrust her dancing skills!!!