Asian Americans Supporting Obama 2-1
Oct 13
A new national survey reveals that while many Asian Americans support Barack Obama, a sizable portion remain undecided – which means that this demographic could play a pivotal role in certain key swing states.
The most comprehensive survey of Asian American political views ever conducted comes from Janelle Wong of USC College; Jane Junn at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Taeku Lee at the University of California, Berkeley; and S. Karthick Ramakrishnan at the University of California, Riverside.
The National Asian American Survey profiles one of the fastest-growing segments of the electorate, identifying an influential voice in the 2008 presidential election. Between 1990 and 2000, the Asian American population more than doubled in 19 states, growing fastest in key battlegrounds such as Florida, Nevada, Georgia and New Hampshire.
