Print ArticleElena Ong
December 22, 2007
According to The Field Poll's Survey of Likely Voters in California's February 5, 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary, conducted December 10-17, 2007, Hillary Clinton is California's Democratic Frontrunner.
Hillary Clinton is California's #1 Choice for President.
Hillary Clinton is the #1 choice of nearly every California demographic.
From 18 to 65+, from men to women, from Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to Non-Hispanic Whites, from Liberals to Conservatives, from union households to non-union households, Hillary Clinton is their #1.
Hillary's Top 5 strongholds are:
1. The Elderly: 45% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 34-point lead over her closest opponent,
2. The Poor/Middle Class (<$40,000): 45% chose Clinton as their #1, with an 18 point lead over her closest opponent,
3. Asian American Pacific Islanders*: 44% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 24 point lead over her closest opponent,
4. Latina/os: 42% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 20 point lead over her closest opponent, and
5. Women: 41% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 21-point lead over her closest opponent.
As the Southern California Co-Chair of AAPIs for Hillary, and Member of the California State Women for Hillary Leadership Council, I am particularly impressed by Hillary's lead, and ranking, among Asian American Pacific Islanders and Women!
After all, AAPIs comprise 7% of likely voters in California's Democratic Primary, 8% of California's Permanent Absentee Voter Registrants, 15% of California's population, and 39% of America's Asian American Pacific Islander vote. It has often been said, how AAPIs vote in California's Primary (which starts January 7 and ends February 5, 2008) could determine the direction of the nation's AAPI vote! Hence, as an advocate for full civic engagement, I take no vote for granted, and I'm courting the 17% of AAPI voters who have not yet decided how they're going to vote, and courting the emerging AAPI vote (17-year-olders who will come of age to vote in 2008, students away at college or studying abroad, and American citizens-in-waiting).
Why do AAPIs, men and women, support Hillary Clinton for President?
Three reasons.
1. Hillary Clinton's Experience, Knowledge & Respect for the AAPI Community
Hillary knows and appreciates the rich diversity and history of the AAPI community. During Asian Pacific Heritage Month 2007, Hillary appointed Congresswoman Doris Matsui to Co-Chair National AAPIs for Hillary, one of the largest and most diverse range of AAPI elected officials and community leaders leading a Presidential campaign. Of all the Presidential candidates, Hillary has the largest number of endorsements from AAPI Elected Officials throughout the United States, including US Senator Inouye & Governor Gary Locke. Of all the Presidential candidates, Hillary has the highest percent of AAPIs staffing her presidential campaign.
Racial Diversity of Presidential Campaign Staff, 2008 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/11/01/racial-diversity-in-presidential-campaign-staffs/
2. Hillary Clinton's Vision & Commitment to the AAPI Community
As President, Hillary is committed to ensuring that our nation's policies respond to the needs and interests of the AAPI community. Hillary will promote an agenda that provides the opportunity, support and tools AAPIs need to realize the American dream. To honor this commitment, Hillary will continue to fight racial discrimination, reform our immigration system and prioritize reuniting families, make college affordable and accessible, provide for universal health care for all, support small businesses and engage in our international partners to promote democracy and human rights around the world.
3. Hillary Clinton has the Best Chance of Being Elected President in the November 2008 General Election
According to two new polls, Hillary Clinton is leading Iowa by 5-7 points, leading New Hampshire by 19 points, and leading South Carolina by 14 points! The polls also show Hillary is the most electable Democrat. In California, the Field Poll shows that the majority, 52%, believe that Hillary Clinton has the best chance of being elected President in the General election, 34 points ahead of her closest opponent!
Iowa: Iowa St U poll: Hillary 31%, Edwards 24%, Obama 20%.
New Hampshire: AP-Pew poll: Hillary 38%, Obama 19% and Edwards 15%.
South Carolina: AP-Pew poll: Hillary 45%, Obama 31%, Edwards 10%.
California: Field Poll: Hillary: 36%, Obama 22%, Edwards 13%.
So if you're an Asian American Pacific Islander, who supports Hillary, and/or is leaning Hillary, I invite you to join AAPIs for Hillary. For information about AAPIs for Hillary, contact presidentialelection2008@gmail.com, or Irene Bueno, National AAPI Outreach Consultant, at ibueno@nvgllc.com.
If you're a woman, who supports Hillary, and/or is thinking about who to support, I invite you to join Women for Hillary at www.hillaryclinton.com.
Why?
Because I'm on the Women for Hillary Leadership Council, I'm the Diversity Chair of NWPC, and I'm the former First Vice Chair of the California Commission for Women*, and I'm thrilled at the prospect that this year, women will have the power to determine the course of this election, not just by one vote, but by a landslide!
The Field Poll estimates that women will comprise 58% of likely voters in California's Democratic Primary, and 52% of likely voters in California's Republican Primary, so I'm actively courting the 20% of women who have not yet decided who they are voting for, to recognize what we, as women of all colors, share in common, and what we, as women of all colors, have at stake, in this year's Presidential Election.
This is no ordinary election.
In 2008, we have the opportunity of a lifetime, to achieve the one thing that will permanently advance the status of women, not just in California, but worldwide, by electing Hillary Clinton the first woman President of the United States.
Once we break this last glass ceiling, no one can dare say, "You're a woman, you're an AAPI, and you can't do that, because no woman/AAPI ever has, and no woman/AAPI ever will." This is "OUR" opportunity, to get past what is, and to have the vision, courage and tenacity to be what Gandhi believes: "TO BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE."
Think about it.
When our nation was founded, women and persons of color did not have the right to vote. It was until 1869 that African-American men finally got the right to vote, and not until 1920 that women finally got the right to vote. Today, we cannot take this right to vote for granted, and together, we must exercise our vote,
Think about it.
No one thought we could put a man on the moon, but we did.
If America can put a man on the moon, America can elect a woman to the White House.
That act alone, will forever change how the world views women (no matter what color, race and/or ethnicity), and how women and men view each other, and view the world.
Now, let's go beyond thinking.
Let's start doing.
Let's work together to turn out the vote.
For as Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt a small group of committed people can change the world, in fact, it's the only thing that ever has!"
This is the time.
Let's unite the power of the AAPI vote (7%) with the power of the women's vote (58%), along with others' votes, and together, we will win big!
AAPIs are categorized as AAPIs/Others in The Field Poll.
Organization is listed for identification purposes only, and does not imply organizational endorsement.
December 22, 2007
According to The Field Poll's Survey of Likely Voters in California's February 5, 2008 Democratic Presidential Primary, conducted December 10-17, 2007, Hillary Clinton is California's Democratic Frontrunner.
Hillary Clinton is California's #1 Choice for President.
Hillary Clinton is the #1 choice of nearly every California demographic.
From 18 to 65+, from men to women, from Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to Non-Hispanic Whites, from Liberals to Conservatives, from union households to non-union households, Hillary Clinton is their #1.
Hillary's Top 5 strongholds are:
1. The Elderly: 45% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 34-point lead over her closest opponent,
2. The Poor/Middle Class (<$40,000): 45% chose Clinton as their #1, with an 18 point lead over her closest opponent,
3. Asian American Pacific Islanders*: 44% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 24 point lead over her closest opponent,
4. Latina/os: 42% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 20 point lead over her closest opponent, and
5. Women: 41% chose Clinton as their #1, with a 21-point lead over her closest opponent.
As the Southern California Co-Chair of AAPIs for Hillary, and Member of the California State Women for Hillary Leadership Council, I am particularly impressed by Hillary's lead, and ranking, among Asian American Pacific Islanders and Women!
After all, AAPIs comprise 7% of likely voters in California's Democratic Primary, 8% of California's Permanent Absentee Voter Registrants, 15% of California's population, and 39% of America's Asian American Pacific Islander vote. It has often been said, how AAPIs vote in California's Primary (which starts January 7 and ends February 5, 2008) could determine the direction of the nation's AAPI vote! Hence, as an advocate for full civic engagement, I take no vote for granted, and I'm courting the 17% of AAPI voters who have not yet decided how they're going to vote, and courting the emerging AAPI vote (17-year-olders who will come of age to vote in 2008, students away at college or studying abroad, and American citizens-in-waiting).
Why do AAPIs, men and women, support Hillary Clinton for President?
Three reasons.
1. Hillary Clinton's Experience, Knowledge & Respect for the AAPI Community
Hillary knows and appreciates the rich diversity and history of the AAPI community. During Asian Pacific Heritage Month 2007, Hillary appointed Congresswoman Doris Matsui to Co-Chair National AAPIs for Hillary, one of the largest and most diverse range of AAPI elected officials and community leaders leading a Presidential campaign. Of all the Presidential candidates, Hillary has the largest number of endorsements from AAPI Elected Officials throughout the United States, including US Senator Inouye & Governor Gary Locke. Of all the Presidential candidates, Hillary has the highest percent of AAPIs staffing her presidential campaign.
Racial Diversity of Presidential Campaign Staff, 2008 http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/11/01/racial-diversity-in-presidential-campaign-staffs/
2. Hillary Clinton's Vision & Commitment to the AAPI Community
As President, Hillary is committed to ensuring that our nation's policies respond to the needs and interests of the AAPI community. Hillary will promote an agenda that provides the opportunity, support and tools AAPIs need to realize the American dream. To honor this commitment, Hillary will continue to fight racial discrimination, reform our immigration system and prioritize reuniting families, make college affordable and accessible, provide for universal health care for all, support small businesses and engage in our international partners to promote democracy and human rights around the world.
3. Hillary Clinton has the Best Chance of Being Elected President in the November 2008 General Election
According to two new polls, Hillary Clinton is leading Iowa by 5-7 points, leading New Hampshire by 19 points, and leading South Carolina by 14 points! The polls also show Hillary is the most electable Democrat. In California, the Field Poll shows that the majority, 52%, believe that Hillary Clinton has the best chance of being elected President in the General election, 34 points ahead of her closest opponent!
Iowa: Iowa St U poll: Hillary 31%, Edwards 24%, Obama 20%.
New Hampshire: AP-Pew poll: Hillary 38%, Obama 19% and Edwards 15%.
South Carolina: AP-Pew poll: Hillary 45%, Obama 31%, Edwards 10%.
California: Field Poll: Hillary: 36%, Obama 22%, Edwards 13%.
So if you're an Asian American Pacific Islander, who supports Hillary, and/or is leaning Hillary, I invite you to join AAPIs for Hillary. For information about AAPIs for Hillary, contact presidentialelection2008@gmail.com, or Irene Bueno, National AAPI Outreach Consultant, at ibueno@nvgllc.com.
If you're a woman, who supports Hillary, and/or is thinking about who to support, I invite you to join Women for Hillary at www.hillaryclinton.com.
Why?
Because I'm on the Women for Hillary Leadership Council, I'm the Diversity Chair of NWPC, and I'm the former First Vice Chair of the California Commission for Women*, and I'm thrilled at the prospect that this year, women will have the power to determine the course of this election, not just by one vote, but by a landslide!
The Field Poll estimates that women will comprise 58% of likely voters in California's Democratic Primary, and 52% of likely voters in California's Republican Primary, so I'm actively courting the 20% of women who have not yet decided who they are voting for, to recognize what we, as women of all colors, share in common, and what we, as women of all colors, have at stake, in this year's Presidential Election.
This is no ordinary election.
In 2008, we have the opportunity of a lifetime, to achieve the one thing that will permanently advance the status of women, not just in California, but worldwide, by electing Hillary Clinton the first woman President of the United States.
Once we break this last glass ceiling, no one can dare say, "You're a woman, you're an AAPI, and you can't do that, because no woman/AAPI ever has, and no woman/AAPI ever will." This is "OUR" opportunity, to get past what is, and to have the vision, courage and tenacity to be what Gandhi believes: "TO BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE."
Think about it.
When our nation was founded, women and persons of color did not have the right to vote. It was until 1869 that African-American men finally got the right to vote, and not until 1920 that women finally got the right to vote. Today, we cannot take this right to vote for granted, and together, we must exercise our vote,
Think about it.
No one thought we could put a man on the moon, but we did.
If America can put a man on the moon, America can elect a woman to the White House.
That act alone, will forever change how the world views women (no matter what color, race and/or ethnicity), and how women and men view each other, and view the world.
Now, let's go beyond thinking.
Let's start doing.
Let's work together to turn out the vote.
For as Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt a small group of committed people can change the world, in fact, it's the only thing that ever has!"
This is the time.
Let's unite the power of the AAPI vote (7%) with the power of the women's vote (58%), along with others' votes, and together, we will win big!
AAPIs are categorized as AAPIs/Others in The Field Poll.
Organization is listed for identification purposes only, and does not imply organizational endorsement.
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