News: Presidential Election 2016
Evidence of
Consecutive APA Bloc Votes
80-20 Natinal Asian American PAC is a national non-partisan political organization
dedicated to achieving equal opportunity for Asian Ams. After 150 years
of &qout;benign neglect&qout; by the political
establishment, we believe that the Asian Am. community must learn how
to reward politicians who share our RIGHTFUL concerns and punish those
who don't. How? By delivering bloc votes to those political leaders who
share our concerns. Below you'll find in chronological order the 6 bloc
votes delivered by 80-20.
Table
of Contents:
- The 2016 bloc vote
- General Election
- Results of As-Am Bloc Voting
- The 2012 bloc vote
- General Election
- NY Times Exit Poll
- Politico Exit Poll
- Bloomberg Article: "Asian Voters Send a
Message to Republicans"
- LA Times Article: "Asian Americans
overwhelmingly backed Obama, Democrats"
- The 2008 bloc vote
- Primary Election (California Primary)
- CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 (video)
- NY Times Exit Poll
- LA Times Exit Poll
- Google Exit Poll
- General Election
- AALDEF poll of 16,665 Asian Am voters in 11
states
- CNN Exit Poll
- The 2006 bloc vote
(Congressional race)
- CNN Exit Poll
- The 2004 bloc vote
- Ethnic Specific Exit Polls
- AALDEF poll of 20 cities
- APAALC Poll of Southern California
- Council of Philippine American Organizations
of San Diego Poll
- Korean American Exit Poll
- Mainstream Media Exit Poll Results
- Los Angeles Times Poll
- New York Times Poll (showing trends)
- Washington Post poll
- The 2000 bloc vote
- National Science Foundation poll
A) The 2016 bloc vote
1. The 2016 General Election
In 2016, 80-20 endorsed Sec. Hillary Clinton
with reservations.
The result can be seen below: Asian Americans voted for her at a lower rate than they did for recent candidates for whom
80-20 provided a full endorsement.
Our Asian American Bloc Vote makes a difference!
B) The 2012 bloc vote
1. The 2012 General Election
Look at
the table below, and you'll
know that we have more GROUP political clout today, thanks
to you and 80-20's drive for
a bigger and bigger bloc vote. ALL data come from the NY Times.
With
your support, a bloc vote led by 80-20 NAA
PAC
was delivered for Obama. Here's the proof.
i. The NY Times Exit Poll: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/exit-polls
NY Times Exit Poll
The data above was gathered from the NY
Times
An astounding change of (47+24) = 71 points in favor of Dems,
owing to the Republican Party's stubborn refusal to share Asian Ams'
rightful concerns.
Our number is SMALL. The % of Asians, Hispanics and
blacks in America's electorate is 3%,
10% and 13% respectively. To compensate for our small
size, we must have the ability to SWING. See numerical examples of how
Asian Ams. could have helped Romney win the electoral college vote of
FL and VA. Go to item 3) shown in http://80-20initiative.blogspot.com/2012/11/great-news-from-last-election.html.
In reality, our bargaining power TRIPLES.
80-20 has been taught lessons by the Democrat Party
& Asian Am officials, be they D or R. Regretfully, they often
care for their interests only, instead of justice and/or equal
opportunity. A SWING bloc vote is the only reliable protection for us.
Elected Asian Am officials are by nature partisan first, their own
constituents second, the interests of the Asian Am. community is at
best a third to them. Some even betray our interests to protect their
own political interests.
ii. Politico Exit Poll
A
Bigger bloc vote than Hispanics for Obama!
iii. Bloomberg
Article: "Asian Voters Send a Message to Republicans"
We delivered what we focused on!
80-20 focused on OH, VA and FL. We helped deliver all 3 to Obama!
Could
we have made Romney President?
ALMOST!
Had Romney promised to help make us equal citizens, we might have at
least delivered VA and FL to him, assuming Asian Ams are politically
mature enough to deliver a swing bloc vote since we want to be equal
Citizens NOW!
Note
that the "impact" is twice that of "AsAm MOD," because AsAms have
already voted to support Obama. Hence, if we decide to vote for Romney,
then we first subtract the "AsAm MOD" from Obama's vote and then add
the same to Romney's vote.
We
couldn't change the outcome for Ohio and Nevada. But if our registered
voters in those 2 states will increase by another 40% by 2016, WE CAN
CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF ALL FOUR STATES, if we endorse the other guy and
thereby making the other guy the winner.
A BIGGER bloc
vote than Hispanics continued:
LA
Times reported:
"Much has been made of the Latino vote and its crucial
role in boosting President Obama to victory, but it was Asian Americans
who made the most dramatic shift in support for the president Tuesday."
Gohttp://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-asian-americans-obama-election-20121108,0,2086805.story .
Earlier, 80-20 reported to you similar coverage from CNN, all major
channels, NPR/PBS, Politico and Bloomberg News.
Why is a BIGGER bloc vote by Asian
Ams such a big deal?
Answer: "People
in the know" know that once a minority acquires the political maturity to
deliver a BIG bloc vote, it is on its way to become an equal partner in
USA. Both
Democrats & Republicans will compete to address our rightful
concerns, provided that
there is adequate political leadership within the Asian Am. community!
C) The 2008 bloc vote
1. The 2008 Democratic primary in
California
By now, 80-20 has grown even stronger. Again,
questionnaires were sent to all presidential candidates prior to any
primary election. Front runner Senator Hillary Clinton replied with all
yeses while another front runner Senator Barack Obama had not. None of
the Republican candidates replied. Therefore, 80-20 endorsed Senator
Clinton in the CA primary and delivered a stunning 71/25 bloc vote
according to the LA Times, and 3 to 1 according to the NY Times. (Note:
Sen. Obama has since replied to our questionnaire with all yeses.
Therefore, 80-20 is now neutral between Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama.)
CNN's Anderson Cooper
360 (video) To watch the video, please click HERE.
NY Times Exit Poll
&qout;On the Democratic side, the picture for
Mrs. Clinton seemed equally clear; her support was widespread across
the state and strong among the constituencies who have supported her in
other states. For example, according to exit polls, Mrs. Clinton won
Hispanic votes by a 2-to-1 margin over Barack Obama, and she won Asians
by a 3-to-1 margin. Mr. Obama outpolled Mrs. Clinton among white
Democrats and took 8 out of 10 African-American votes, while besting
her among voters under the age of 30.&qout; - The
New York Times; February 6, 2008; Politics
To read the rest of the article, please click HERE.
Los Angeles Times Exit
Poll
% of electorate
|
Race
|
Clinton
|
Obama
|
McCain
|
Romney
|
Huckabee
|
Dems
|
Reps
|
8
|
6
|
Aisans
|
71
|
25
|
66
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
Blacks
|
18
|
78
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
13
|
Latinos
|
67
|
32
|
39
|
27
|
16
|
52
|
76
|
Whites
|
46
|
45
|
42
|
38
|
11
|
To view the full demographic profile of California
voters, please click HERE.
Google Exit Poll
&qout;Exit polls after the California vote
indicated Senator Clinton won 60 per cent of the Latino vote, and a
disproportionate share - 70 per cent - of Asian voters.&qout;
- The Sydney Morning Herald;
February 7, 2008; US Election
To read the rest of the article, please click HERE.
2. The 2008 General
Election
With
your support, a bloc vote led by 80-20 PAC
was delivered for Obama. Here's the proof. Two reliable exit-poll
results are cited.
i. The AALDEF Poll:
http://www.aaldef.org/article.php?article_id=388
AALDEF polled 16,665
Asian Am voters in 11 states, where the Asian Am population is high. It
provided language assistance to those being polled. The eleven were all
blue states, except for Texas which is red, Virginia and Nevada which
are battleground states.
In those locations, Asian Americans favored Obama over
McCain by 76% to 22%, with 2% voting for other candidates. That is we
favored Obama by a 3.4 to 1 ratio. Two
details revealed by that poll are noteworthy.
(a) Those with English proficiency, which 80-20's
e-newsletters can reach, voted 82 to 17. That is already better that
80-20, our name sake. Wow!
(b) Every Asian Am. ethnicity followed 80-20's lead, except for the
Vietnamese Am.
ii. The CNN Poll: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1
CNN polled nationally.
Its sample size for Asian Americans was so small that there was an
estimated 5 pt. uncertainty. CNN didn't provide language assistance. It
reported that Asian Ams voted 62% to 35% to 3% for
others. 62 to 35 is only 1.7 to 1. We conjecture 62% to be on the low
side.
However, the GREAT
NEWS is that even the CNN number is good
enough to convince the Republican Party to begin sharing the rightful
concerns of Asian Ams. See below how Asian Americans, under 80-20's
leadership, have shifted against the GOP in 12 years.
The following data come from CNN/(NY
Times) exit polls.
In 1996, there was
no 80-20, we basically voted 50/50 or favored GOP
slightly. The race was Clinton(D)/Dole(R)/others. AsAms voted 43/48/8.
The GOP has a (5 pt) advantage.
In 2000, 80-20 was 2
yrs old &amd; endorsed Gore enthusiastically
because Gore sent us a strong letter of commitment while Bush didn't.
AsAms voted 54/41/4 for Gore/Bush/Nader.
The GOP has a (13 pt) dis-advantage.
In 2004, 80-20
endorsed Kerry with reservation because he answered our
questionnaire with all yeses (3) but failed to keep a promise. Bush
didn't answer. AsAms voted 58/41/0 for Kerry/Bush/others.
The GOP has a (17 pt) dis-advantage.
In 2008, 80-20
endorsed Obama enthusiastically because he answered our
questionnaire with all yeses (6), while McCain didn't. AsAms voted
62/35/3 for Obama/McCain/others.
The GOP has a (27 pt) dis-advantage!
Unless the Republican party is suicidal, which we
doubt, 80-20 will soon deliver another benefit to you -- having the GOP
share our rightful concerns as well.
That is how the political process works. We reward
those who share our rightful concerns, and punish those who don't.
Soon, both political parties will COMPETE to share our rightful
concerns. Have you noticed how the Democrats and the Republicans
compete to share the concerns of Jewish Americans?
Do recognize that 80-20 seeks only equal citizenship
for Asian Americans, while prodding America to become "a more perfect
Union."
D)
The 2006 bloc vote
(Congressional race)
80-20 has grown stronger. It was also much frustrated by
the Bush Administration's refusal to enforce an existing law (Executive
Order 11246) for Asian American s so that we may also enjoy equal
opportunity in workplaces. Repeated appeal was made to Labor Secretary
Elaine Chao to enforce the law for Asian Americans. she steadfastly
refused, even when Democratic Senator Thomas Carper used his good
office trying to get Sec. Chao together with President S. B. Woo of
80-20. As a result, 80-20 endorsed all Democratic Congressional
candidates, except for three Republican candidates who had been
consistent friends of the Asina American community. The Asian Am erican
vote proved to be crucial in winning the US senate race in Virginia .
Asian Americans in VA voted 68/32 in favor of Webb. Our bloc vote gave
Democrats the one vote majority for the control of the Senate.
CNN Exit Poll
State |
VA |
NJ |
CA |
% of AsAm voters |
6% |
3% |
3% |
Sen. Candidates |
Webb/Allen |
Menendez/Kean |
Feinstein/Mountjoy |
How AsAms voted |
68/32 |
74/24 |
70/26 |
Democrat Webb won VA Senate race by 7231 votes giving
Dems the Senate leadership. According to CNN poll figures, Virginians
cast 2,364,217 votes for the senate races, with 3% (70926 votes) cast
by&npsp;Asian Americans.&npsp;Of those, Webb got an
advantage of (68-32) or 35 points which translates to (70926 x 0.35) or
29,824 votes.&npsp;Without the AsAm bloc vote, Democrats would
not have won a Senate majority.
E) The 2004 bloc vote
- The 2004 Presidential General
Election
80-20 began to submit formal questionnaires to all
presidential candidates of both parties. A Yes or No answer was
required. The candidate must sign the reply. Such commitments are
generally known in the political world as iron-clad promises. Sen.
Kerry replied with all yeses. Pres. Bush's campaign inquired if 80-20
would accept a reply in composition style. 80-20's answer was that it
would not given much weight to such a reply. Bush didn't send a reply.
80-20 endorsed Kerry, and delivered 68/41 according to NY Times, and
64/34 according to LA Times.
1. APA Specific Polls for APA Voting
Patterns
Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Candidate |
Asian |
George Bush (R) |
24% |
John Kerry (D) |
74% |
Other |
2% |
11,000 Asian American voters responded to written
questionnaires translated into 9 Asian languages at 82 poll sites in 20
cities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Virginia, Michigan, and Illinois.
Asian Pacific American
Legal Center (APALC)
Candidate |
Asian |
African Amer. |
Latino/a |
White |
George Bush (R) |
41% |
14% |
23% |
46% |
John Kerry (D) |
57% |
85% |
76% |
53% |
Other |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
4,030 citizens in Southern California responded to the
APALC survey. By surveying large numbers of Asian American voters in
six languages other than English, the APALC’s Southern California Voter
Survey is the largest and most comprehensive exit poll of Asian
American voters in California.
Council of Philippine
American Organizations of San Diego, Inc.
Candidate |
Asian |
African Amer. |
Latino/a |
George Bush (R) |
49.2% |
18% |
22.7% |
John Kerry (D) |
33.6% |
60% |
67.2% |
Other |
11.5% |
10% |
5.5% |
Korean American Exit
Polls
National Korean American Service and Education (NAKASEC)
and its affiliates Korean Resource Center ( Los Angeles ), Korean
American Resource and Cultural Center ( Chicago ), and YKASEC-
Empowering the Korean American Community ( New York )
Candidate |
Flushing, NY |
Chicago, IL |
Los Angeles, CA |
George Bush (R) |
29% |
47% |
40% |
John Kerry (D) |
60% |
52% |
58% |
2. Mainstream Media Exit Poll Results
Los Angeles Times
Candidate |
Asian |
African Amer. |
Latino/a |
White |
George Bush (R) |
34% |
14% |
45% |
57% |
John Kerry (D) |
64% |
86% |
54% |
42$ |
Other |
* |
0% |
2% |
0% |
To read the rest of the article, please go HERE (registration required). PDF
Format is available HERE.
The Los Angeles Times Poll interviewed 5,154 voters who
cast ballots in the general election Tuesday as they exited 136 polling
places across the nation, including 3,357 California voters as they
exited 50 polling places across the state. Precincts were chosen based
on the pattern of turnout in past primary elections. The survey was a
self-administered, confidential questionnaire, in English and in
Spanish. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage
points for all voters, including California voters. For some subgroups,
the error margin may be somewhat higher. Fieldwork provided by
Schlesinger Associates of Edison, N.J. and Davis Research of Calabasas.
New York Times
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1992
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1996
|
2000
|
2004
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**
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&npsp; |
D
|
R
|
O
|
D
|
R
|
O
|
D*
|
R
|
O
|
D*
|
R
|
O
|
White
|
39
|
40
|
20
|
43
|
46
|
9
|
42
|
54
|
3
|
41
|
58
|
0
|
R+5
|
Black |
83
|
10
|
7
|
84
|
12
|
4
|
90
|
8
|
1
|
88
|
11
|
0
|
R+5
|
Latino |
61
|
25
|
14
|
72
|
21
|
6
|
67
|
31
|
2
|
56
|
43
|
2
|
R+23
|
Asian |
31
|
55
|
15
|
43
|
48
|
8
|
54
|
41
|
4
|
68
|
31
|
0
|
R-4
|
Led by |
Repub.+24
|
Rep+5
|
Dem+13
|
Dem+37
|
|
*
Presidential Candidate endorsed by 80-20
** The last
column shows that all other races supported Pres. Bush more strongly in
2004 than in 2000, except Asian Americans, who responded to 80-20's
endorsement and supported Pres. Bush by 4 points less than in 2000.
Washington
Post (CNN uses the same poll service)
Candidate |
Asian |
African Amer. |
Latino/a |
White |
George Bush (R) |
39% |
10% |
41% |
55% |
John Kerry (D) |
61% |
90% |
56% |
44% |
Other |
* |
0% |
3% |
0% |
To read the rest of the article, please go HERE
(registration required)
Results presented here are from an exit poll based on
interviews with 13,047 randomly selected voters as they exited polling
places around the nation yesterday and telephone interviews conducted
prior to the election in 13 states. Sampling error for the overall
results is plus or minus one percentage point; it is somewhat larger
for subsamples. Final percentages may shift slightly. The exit poll was
conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for the
National Election Pool, The Washington Post and other news
organizations. The NEP is an association of ABC News, CNN, CBS News,
Fox News and the Associated Press.
F) The 2000 bloc vote
The 2000 Presidential
General Election - the first ever by 80-20
80-20 had only been established for about 2 years, it
sensed it could only be effective in endorsing the nominee of either
party in the General Election. Gore sent a very strong statement to
80-20 pledging to help Asian Ams. win equal opportunity, including high
level Federal appointment of Asian Americans. Bush didn't send any
letter. 80-20 endorsed Gore and delivered
66/32 to Gore nationwide and 70/28 in CA, shown in a post election
nation wide survey by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
National Science
Foundation (NSF)
You may agree that a survey sponsored by the National
Science Foundation, NSF, is the most scientific and therefore likely to
be the most accurate.&npsp;80-20 was the only organization
explicitly mentioned in the national survey.&npsp;We delivered
66/32 to our endorsed candidate nationally, and 70/28 in California
according to the NSF survey.&npsp;
Please see http://www.80-20initiative.net/NAA_Political_Survey.pdf.
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