CURRENT AFFAIRS
Indian Americans Likely
to Support Joe Biden in
Democratic Primary
However, Chinese descent voters were
the likeliest to be uncertain and least
likely to support Biden. Filipino descent
voters supported either Biden or Warren,
the statement said.
The United States Democratic primaries are
scheduled for next year and Indian Americans,
the second-largest immigrant group, are most
likely to support former vice president Joe Biden,
according to the latest survey.
Most voters of the Asian American and Pacific
Islander (AAPI) communities, perceived Biden
as having the best chance of winning against
President Donald Trump, the report found.
The survey also assessed satisfaction among
three AAPI candidates - Senator Kamala Harris,
Representative Tulsi Gabbard, and Andrew
Yang. Harris is the first Indian origin senator in
the United States while Gabbard is the first Hindu
running for U.S. presidency.
There was a three-way tie among Biden, Senator
Bernie Sanders and Senator Elizabeth Warren
among the AAPI voters in the U.S. Indian
descent voters are likeliest without a doubt to
support Biden, AAPI Victory Fund said in a
statement on Wednesday.
AAPI voters were most keen about
Harris and Yang - roughly 55 percent
would be satisfied with these two, and
15-20 percent unsatisfied. The two
candidates do not have a significant
difference in numbers among most
individual AAPI groups. Yang looks
much better with younger voters while
Harris among older voters, the report
said.
Conducted by Change Research and
sponsored by Investingin.us and the
AAPI Victory Fund, the poll was released
on Sunday in connection to the first-ever
AAPI Democratic Presidential Forum
held in Costa Mesa, California.
The research found that AAPI voters are
roughly aligned with other Democratic
primary voters on their presidential
preferences, their choices are being
guided by concerns that are unique to
their communities.
The AAPI voters feel direct threats from
white nationalism, racial and religious
profiling, and are even more focused
than other Democratic primary voters on
issues like education and preventing gun
violence, according to the research.
The 76-year-old Biden is seeking the
presidency for the third time.