05.29.07
The Politico: ‘Pay attention to Asian American voters’
Professors James G. Gimpel and Wendy K. Tam Cho, writing for D.C.-based political journalism organization The Politico, urge Democrats and Republicans alike to take APA voters seriously.
As Gimpel and Cho point out, APAs make up the fastest-growing minority population and are an important presence in the elections of many states. Also, APAs are a legitimate swing constituency: They’re much more equally divided in their party identification than Latinos are, and they split their support evenly in the latest gubernatorial elections and more or less evenly in the latest House contests.
For politicians seeking to win the Asian American vote, Gimpel and Cho recommend doing community outreach and acknowledging differences between nationality-specific voting blocs.