Connie Chung: Asian American Vote Became ‘the Most Important Group in Battleground States’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER When ░░░░░░░░ look at politics and ░░░░░░░░ which is intersected so ░░░░░░░░ of it in this ░░░░░░░░ what do you see ░░░░░░░░ shifting towards the elements ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday and specifically gender ░░░░░░░░ women trailblazing which is ░░░░░░░░ you know and have ░░░░░░░░ CHUNG I m sure ░░░░░░░░ one of the nice ░░░░░░░░ about Kamala Harris and ░░░░░░░░ the way even though ░░░░░░░░ don t believe in ░░░░░░░░ people expressing their opinion ░░░░░░░░ I m not working ░░░░░░░░ the business anymore I ░░░░░░░░ that this election was ░░░░░░░░ critical and I came ░░░░░░░░ supporting Kamala Harris One ░░░░░░░░ the reasons of course ░░░░░░░░ the fact that she ░░░░░░░░ a woman and she ░░░░░░░░ an ethnicity that is ░░░░░░░░ and deer to my ░░░░░░░░ which is Asians but ░░░░░░░░ love the fact that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t emphasize it ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ s smart not to ░░░░░░░░ bring attention to the ░░░░░░░░ that she s a ░░░░░░░░ and an Asian Of ░░░░░░░░ interest to me is ░░░░░░░░ Asian part and that ░░░░░░░░ because in 2020 Ari ░░░░░░░░ Asian American vote was ░░░░░░░░ critical vote in swing ░░░░░░░░ Even though not many ░░░░░░░░ know about that but ░░░░░░░░ think Tom Bonnier was ░░░░░░░░ your program he s ░░░░░░░░ Target Smart which is ░░░░░░░░ polling analyst company and ░░░░░░░░ discovered that the Asian ░░░░░░░░ vote was critical To ░░░░░░░░ what s so interesting ░░░░░░░░ that both parties don ░░░░░░░░ actually woo the Asian ░░░░░░░░ vote and yet it ░░░░░░░░ the critical the most ░░░░░░░░ group in battleground states ░░░░░░░░ Georgia in Pennsylvania they ░░░░░░░░ the difference we made ░░░░░░░░ difference So I think ░░░░░░░░ year as you were ░░░░░░░░ about women women and ░░░░░░░░ you go You have ░░░░░░░░ nice graphic there MELBER ░░░░░░░░ we are CHUNG Yeah ░░░░░░░░ 2020 right You see ░░░░░░░░ came out in favor ░░░░░░░░ Biden and 28 for ░░░░░░░░ But we aren t ░░░░░░░░ unified group we re ░░░░░░░░ even though I know ░░░░░░░░ all look alike we ░░░░░░░░ don t vote the ░░░░░░░░ It s just in ░░░░░░░░ recent years that we ░░░░░░░░ come together and become ░░░░░░░░ political force.”