Friday, May 27, 2016

Cllinton targeting the AAPI vote in California's primary


WITH the California primary a week away, Hillary Clinton is trying regain the momentum from rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has been winning the primaries and caucuses of the smaller states. Despite his victories, a Sanders victory is mathematically unlikely but in the public's eye, the Clinton campaign has lost its sense of urgency. According to some polls, Sanders has been able to chip away at Clinton's sizable lead and the race is dead even.

For the country's largest state, Clinton is not leaving anything to chance and is making a concerted effort to win over the Asian/American and Pacific Islander vote. The problem is that even though there are about 3 million eligible AAPI voters in the state, in 2012 only 545,000 actually voted, according to a study conducted by UC Davis Center for Regional Change. AAPI voters have the lowest turnout rate among ethnic groups.
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Hillary for America released two new ads for television and radio highlighting how Clinton will break down barriers for AAPI families by working to pass comprehensive immigration reform, ensuring that veterans get the care they need, and providing children with access to a good education. Hillary Clinton has laid out a comprehensive agenda to help AAPI families and has vowed to continue to stand up for the community. 
The ads have started airing in California in Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese and Cantonese.

Here's the “Our Community” television ad. Click on: Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese or Cantonese.

Listen to the radio ad in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese or Korean.

The "Our Community" television English translation:

Voiceover: There’s only one candidate for President endorsed by Asian American leaders across California…

It’s Hillary Clinton…

Hillary is determined to give every child a good education no matter where they come from…

Fix our broken immigration system…

And get our veterans the care they’ve earned.

Because Hillary knows America can’t reach its full potential unless we all do.

Hillary Clinton: I’m Hillary Clinton, and I approved this message.




The Radio script follows:

Announcer: The promise of America has always been if you work hard you can make it…

No matter what you look like or where you’re from.

That’s what Hillary Clinton has always believed…she’s spent a lifetime breaking down barriers for others and she won’t stop now.

She’s determined to give every child a good education no matter where they start out…

She’ll work to fix our broken immigration system so hard working Asian Americans have a path to citizenship.

And she’ll get our veterans the care they’ve earned…

Because Hillary knows America can’t reach its full potential unless we all do.

Asian American leaders across California are standing with Hillary.


Because she’s the one who’ll always stand with us.

On June 7th vote for Hillary.

Hillary Clinton: I’m Hillary Clinton, and I approve this message.

Announcer: Paid for by Hillary for America

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