"“The recent immigrants of Chinese, Asian descent have voted for Trump out of extreme frustration in the lack of delivery of solutions for their middle-class and working-class families,” Kim said, noting that “Flushing’s gone red” for the last few cycles now.
“They’re angry, but they don’t really know who to blame or how to fix the problem. They just know that they no longer trust whatever is being sold to them,” he added.
Both Lee and Kim said the debate over admissions to specialized high schools, a rise in anti-Asian hate and concerns about inflation have boosted Asian American support for Republicans in the city.
The shift is forcing Democrats like Kim and Lee to strategize how to win those voters back. And coalitions advocating in Albany on behalf of Asian Americans are seeing opportunity in the red shift."
Read the full article: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2024/12/05/caipa-asian-ron-kim-iwen-chu-red-wave-new-york-legislature-00192849
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