(Manisha Mahar, Intern Journalist) Washington: A top leader of the Democrat Party in the US has said that in the presidential elections to be held in the country on November 3, Indian-Americans can prove to be “making a big difference” in many states. There are about 100 days left for the presidential election in America. In such a situation, Republican and Democratic Party leaders are trying to woo the influential Indian-American community in many important states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Thomas Perez said Michigan has 1,25,000 Indian-American voters. “We lost by 10,700 votes in Michigan in 2016,” he said, referring to Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton’s defeat at the hands of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump in the last presidential election.
He said, “There are 1,56,000 (Indian-Americans) in Pennsylvania.” We lost by 42,000 to 43,000 votes in Pennsylvania. There are 37,000 (Indian-Americans) in Wisconsin. We lost by 21,000 (votes) in Wisconsin in 2016. “Perez said in a digital meeting organized by ‘Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ (AAPI), ‘Indian-American Impact Fund’ and ‘South Asian for Biden’ “The Indian-American vote, or more broadly, the AAPI votes (in the 2020 presidential election) can make a big difference.”
Perez said, “Think about the three states I mentioned. Only Indian-American votes can make a big difference going forward. “AAPI Victory Fund president Shekhar Narasimhan said Arizona (66,000), Florida (193,000), Georgia (150,000), Michigan (125,000), North Carolina (111,000), Pennsylvania (156,000), Texas (475,000) and Wisconsin (37,000) have about 1.3 million Indian American voters.
For the Biden election campaign, AAPI national director Amit Jani said that the size and influence of the Indian American community have increased. Now Indian-Americans are becoming part of politics and government in large numbers. Jani said, “The presidential elections in November will be historic and we need the support of the Indian-American community to make a difference.”
About Post Author
