Advocacy groups that helped Democrats win the White House and Congress say those moments of triumph and tragedy are closely connected. The COVID-19 pandemic and former President Trump’s rhetoric about it — slurs such as “kung flu” and “China virus” — helped drum up hatred of Asian Americans. And Asian Americans’ reaction to that animosity, as well as the belief that Trump mismanaged the response to the coronavirus, helped mobilize Asian Americans to vote in unprecedented numbers, putting Democrats over the top in key states. Today I’ll dive a bit deeper into the impact of the Asian American and Pacific Islander vote, a topic I wrote about last week. She said Asian American voters are more likely than others to cast ballots by mail, something that many states have made or are making harder.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 26, 2021 13:44 UTC