Once upon a time the GOP held sway over Asian Americans. A generation ago. Clinton won only 39% of the Asian votes in 1992. In 2004, 74% Asians voted for Kerry.
And the Korean-American data further underscores this trend. That Korean-Americans are more conservative than rest of the Asian American cohorts can be seen in 2000 election results:
Democrat Al Gore won 64 percent of the Chinese vote but only 44 percent of the Korean vote.The August poll shows that Korean-Americans prefer Obama over McCain 65-15.
In terms of voting bloc importance, Asians Americans aren't as quantitatively prominent as Hispanics, Evangelical Christians or African-Americans. But it is an indication of sorts, I think, that a demographic the Republican Party was once competitive in has completely gone out from under them.
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Asian-American Vote Could Tip the Balance, Researchers Say
http://chronicle.com/blogs/election/2498/asian-american-vote-could-tip-the-balance-researchers-say
Asian-American voters support Barack Obama over John McCain by a substantial margin, but as many as a third are still undecided and could have an impact on the race in swing states, says the largest survey of Asian ethnic groups conducted this year.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10653963
Asian Americans at the Ballot Box
http://apalc.org/demographics/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/ballot-box-060916.pdf
"But it is an indication of sorts, I think, that a demographic the Republican Party was once competitive in has completely gone out from under them."
"We are 19 days away from changing this country. But for those who are getting a little cocky, I have two words for you: New Hampshire," he told a rain-soaked rally of 4,100 people in the toss-up state.
"I learned right here that you can't let up or pay too much attention to the polls," said Obama, who is in a dominant position in national and state surveys.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5085199/dont-get-cocky-obama-warns-supporters/
http://www.naasurvey.com/assets/2008-NAAS-CA-report.pdf
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