Had it not been for a surge in Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, President Joe Biden may not have carried Georgia, and Republicans would still control the U.S. Senate, according to a new analysis from the AAPI Victory Fund, a political action committee that supports Democrats.
Its analysis of 2020 voter data shows Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders showed up in record numbers across the country, and Varun Nikore, executive director of the AAPI Victory Fund, argues they helped Democrats win the White House.
“We barely won this election were it not for 81,139 votes in four states,” he said.
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