The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in Nevada is getting attention from Democratic presidential candidates ahead of Saturday's caucuses.
did so. This could prove to be particularly pivotal in a swing state like Nevada where elections can come down to just a few percentage points. Then-Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton won the state in the 2016 general election by 2.4 percentage points, or 27,000 votes.
“The Filipino community majority is very well proficient in English,” Nguyen said. “So having a Tagalog card, it seemed to me, is the dog and pony show.” On the campaign side, community members also say the current staffing makeup of the campaigns with AAPI members isn’t enough to make up for the lack of outreach. Nguyen said that no campaigns would receive an “A” grade for their AAPI outreach efforts. He also wants to see serious and sustained commitment from politicians in the community.
“We've shown up, not just to get out the vote for Elizabeth, but to sit down with the community, listen about the issues that they care about, and use their input to inform the policy proposals we put out to uplift AAPI families in Nevada and across the country,” Akai-Ferguson said.
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