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August 26th, 2008
Howard Dean Speaking at AAPI Caucus
Posted by Keith Kamisugi
Mobile photo by Cate Park
Cynematic from MOMocrats was at the AAPI Caucus earlier today and posted her thoughts, among them:
Interesting nuggets of info from the caucus:
* AAPIs have 25% more delegates at the DNC in 2008 than in 2004.
* 9 delegates from otherwise lily-white Minnesota! Woo hoo!
* McCain’s Ohio ground game has gone missing, and with the help of APIAs, "we have a great chance of winning the state," according to Jay Goyal, OH State Representative, 73rd district.
* Ted Lieu, CA State Assembly, 53rd Assembly district: AAPI voter participation is on the rise.
* Yul Kwon, Survivor McHottie, was once aide for Joe Lieberman…before Lieberman went over to the dark side.There was a lively panel afterwards where young activists discussed APIA voter participation via social media (extremely effective, especially in the under 30 crowd). It’s a GOTV and education tool. And the youth vote, which overwhemingly went for Obama in the primaries, can be effective in advocating up the generational ladder among family and friends.
