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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:41 AM Apr 2016

Hillary Clinton is the only presidential hopeful to attend Asian American forum

Democrat Hillary Clinton is the only presidential contender scheduled to attend a reception next week organized by a leading political association of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as she seeks to consolidate her support from minority voters.

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Leadership Network, a nonpartisan group that seeks to get Asian Americans elected to political office, said on Wednesday that it had invited all presidential hopefuls to the event in Washington, but Clinton was the only one to accept.

The campaigns of Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders and Republican hopeful Ted Cruz did not commit, and the campaign of Republican front-runner Donald Trump campaign responded that he was unlikely to attend, Floyd Mori, president and chief executive of the leadership network said.

Republican John Kasich’s campaign did not respond.



http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/27/hillary-clinton-presidential-hopeful-attend-asian-american-forum.html

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Hillary Clinton is the only presidential hopeful to attend Asian American forum (Original Post) sufrommich Apr 2016 OP
Never misses an opportunity to pander! Cobalt Violet Apr 2016 #1
I hope you're joking. nt sufrommich Apr 2016 #2
Don't think so, actually. MineralMan Apr 2016 #5
Because Bernie spends too much time at rallies, and not talking to people, all american girl Apr 2016 #19
Uff da! She's speaking to an group MineralMan Apr 2016 #4
Why are Asian-Americans unworthy of her attention? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #7
So what you're saying is that meeting with Asian Americans is bad? Skinner Apr 2016 #10
Please, Skinner. We don't need another 2 months of posts like that...nt SidDithers Apr 2016 #20
Are you even serious? workinclasszero Apr 2016 #12
I can. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #13
I can't understand why Sanders couldn't get any traction with PoC workinclasszero Apr 2016 #15
There is nothing you wrote any rational person could disagree with. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #16
Accepting an invitation to participate is not pandering KingFlorez Apr 2016 #14
As an Asian American, I am deeply offended hertopos Apr 2016 #17
Says the guy who went to Liberty U and the Vatican. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #18
Yeah, talking with people and asking their concerns is pandering...nt joeybee12 Apr 2016 #23
K & R Iliyah Apr 2016 #3
That's great. If shes the only one there. Kokonoe Apr 2016 #6
I don't get it. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #9
From the post, the good thing is only one candidate is accepting an invitation. Kokonoe Apr 2016 #11
The same, what POC have the opposition supporters have not degrade Iliyah Apr 2016 #8
She'll end up later ignoring them like everyone else. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #21
I think they meant to say "the first to commit to attend" a reception. Orsino Apr 2016 #22

all american girl

(1,788 posts)
19. Because Bernie spends too much time at rallies, and not talking to people,
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:52 AM
Apr 2016

I think it might be a hard concept for his supporters to sort out...just saying.

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)
4. Uff da! She's speaking to an group
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:48 AM
Apr 2016

that says it represents a demographic segment. You haven't heard her remarks, but you "know" she'll be pandering to that group. I'm sure they'll be glad that a presidential candidate cared enough to show up and speak.

Oh, to be so prescient. Pandering, indeed. Ugh.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
15. I can't understand why Sanders couldn't get any traction with PoC
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 10:51 AM
Apr 2016


When his followers insult Hillary for even talking to a minority group, it again

reinforces the fact that Sanders is all about white male angst and nothing else matters.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
14. Accepting an invitation to participate is not pandering
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 10:41 AM
Apr 2016

You should be more concerned about why Sanders didn't attend.

hertopos

(833 posts)
17. As an Asian American, I am deeply offended
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:45 AM
Apr 2016

So, if one goes to non-Asian group, is it not pandering?

It only means she does not ignore us as consistency.

Do you know the interesting history between Republican and Asian community.
Asian community is on the average, more wealthy and conservative compared to general population.
In short, they could have been a strong Republican supporter.
( I am more of exception. I am liberal Democrat though BS people may be against this since I am Hillary supporter.)

Republican completely ignored Asian community. Thus they became more inclined towards Democrat by now.

I know that BS people are not all white male; however, there are many of them and give me an impression that I am not well informed or evil if I support Hillary.

Your comment was personally offensive.
Think about this. If you said the same thing with other minority group, I wonder if you can say the same thing.

Asian female, hertopos

Kokonoe

(2,485 posts)
6. That's great. If shes the only one there.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:52 AM
Apr 2016

If that's a basis, good for Clinton.
Not good for he Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Leadership Network.
but hey, any opportunity for votes.

Kokonoe

(2,485 posts)
11. From the post, the good thing is only one candidate is accepting an invitation.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 10:37 AM
Apr 2016

I want to see what what she says, will she mention the TTP.
I'm very skeptical.

PyaarRevolution

(814 posts)
21. She'll end up later ignoring them like everyone else.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:08 PM
Apr 2016

Let me be clear, this is NOT an indictment on Hillary but a general sense of DISGUST I have for candidates and people in general being that they ignore the Asian American community.

Part of it is that the Asian American community doesn't scream loud enough to be heard. The other part is on us, that we need to START paying attention again and keep doing it. I don't believe that Hillary will do this though.
Why? I've seen this cycle. There's an Asian American History Month and NO ONE in MSM or possibly even Alternative Media covers it, they completely ignore it. They DO pay attention to Black History Month which is important given how integral a part they are of American history; however, Asians are quite a substantial part especially if one remembers that the Chinese immigrated here in large numbers to build the American railroad being treated quite badly in the process.
Meanwhile, look at the Farm Workers Movement and the fact Cesar Chavez got a stamp. I'm just saying, give Asian Americans their due and recognition every year and on stamps and other things too.

/rant

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
22. I think they meant to say "the first to commit to attend" a reception.
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:58 PM
Apr 2016

Has she ever attended such an APAICS event before?

That's the sort of thing I'D lime to see Sanders doing more of.

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