US election: who will bag Asian- American support?

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Dr. Mahfuz Parvez, Associate Editor, Barta24.com, Dhaka | 2023-08-31 13:43:48

As soon as the US election comes, various calculations begins. It also emphasizes the support of U.S. citizens based on their ethnicity and culture. Asian-American voters are in the spotlight. Similarly, the nature of the voters of other groups is also a matter of interest.

It is already clear that Democrats are going to get a large share of the 2 million non-resident Indian votes in the upcoming US election this time. Biden chose Indian-origin Kamala Harris as his "running mate" to compete with Republican Trump.

Donald Trump is also lagging behind in the list of migrant voters when it comes to immigration policy. The United States is basically a country of immigrants, where people from all over the world come and live acquiring citizenship.

Most of the immigrants are Hispanics, who came from neighboring Mexico and various countries in Latin America. Then there are Irish-Americans, African-Americans, Jews and Asian-Americans. Experts do not think anyone other than the Jewish community will support Trump.

The Muslim vote will also go against Trump on religious sentiments because, this US leader is considered to be a racist and white supremacist. Religious intolerance and lack of courtesy were also marked in his speech.

The vast majority of American Muslims are of Asian and African descent. The fact is that they are not happy with Trump's leadership which has been expressed often. The Sino-Americans are also quite heavy in numbers. In particular, they are quite influential in the coastal states of the Pacific Ocean. There is no reason for them to support Trump.

On the whole, the new generation, the immigrant generation, women and environmentalists, liberals and liberals, prefer Democrats to Republicans. Many polls experts suggest that Trump has made the choice more difficult for Democrats.

So in whose confidence is the incumbent Donald Trump hoping to win the election? Trump's eye is on the radical white vote as in the past. He will also receive Jewish support. On the other hand, Biden will get the votes of immigrants and liberals. Such polarization is not new in US elections. The fight is always between the Liberals in general.

The advantage of Trump is that his pro-extremists supporters are the main controllers of the US economy. In addition to the financial driving force, various strategic institutions are under them. They are the main leaders of the capitalist US, whose representative and image is Donald Trump.

Although Biden received a lot of popular support, his constituents were mostly middle-class and lower-class people. Not just the vote, but the extent to which other electoral mechanisms are under their control is also an important factor for victory. As a result, it is difficult to say for sure who will win the last trick of election.

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