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GP6971

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4. If citizens, most are

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 12:00 AM

Dec 2012

registered to vote. My wife is from Korea and has been an naturalized American citizen for years. We shop at an Asian market and all the talk right in the checkout stands before the election was about politics. Mostly about voting democratic, I might add.

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Is it me or did it seem like Obama's landslide among Asian voters was underreported? [View all] Jamaal510 Dec 2012 OP

Yes, I think it has to do with population demographics Blasphemer Dec 2012 #1

Perhaps it is because there are still very few Asians in the US compared to other minorities. theoldman Dec 2012 #2

Yes. It goes to show you how out of touch with reality these pollsters are. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #3

If citizens, most are GP6971 Dec 2012 #4

Agree 100% aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #5

I've been trying to unsuccessfully find out what the percentage of the vote Rozlee Dec 2012 #8

90% margins for Dems from NA voters? I never knew that. Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #9

It's official. Rozlee Dec 2012 #15

Just saw your post. Good info. This is the first time I have seen NA numbers. nt aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #17

I've read Muslims backed Obama with 85% of the vote. Jewish Americans were at 70% aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #16

Newt Gingrich actually mentioned this a few times PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #6

Asian Americans are a highly educated group. Education is poison to the GOP. nt bluestate10 Dec 2012 #13

I heard it discussed, or at least marybourg Dec 2012 #7

Asians still make up only around 3% of the population. The group of people that fall under the bluestate10 Dec 2012 #10

Asians tend to be into Math JI7 Dec 2012 #11

And educating themselves and into comparative analysis, all characteristics that screw the GOP. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #14

because there are more Whites on Welfare than Asians and it doesn't play into the crap JI7 Dec 2012 #12