The Asian Conservative

The second largest ethnic group, after Hispanics are Asian Americans.  And, with the 15MM estimated Asians in the United States this is a potentially huge bloc of voters.  With these numbers you would imagine Asian Americans as having a strong voice in American politics.  However, that is far from the fact.  Asian representation is minuscule as compared to other ethnic blocs.  For instance the Jewish community with roughly 6MM+ citizens here in the United States has 37 members in Congress as compared to the 8 Asian Pacific Americans represented.

With so much potential, this under representation is at the heart of what we are trying to accomplish here at “The Asian Conservative”.  Not only do we want smart conservative able-bodied Asians in leadership positions but also that we carry a huge voting bloc that needs to have their concerns and wishes addressed.

The Asian Pacific American population is the fastest growing minority population in the United States and holds key electoral presences not only in California and Hawaii, but also Florida, Texas, and Virginia; all key battle ground states this past election.  Looking at a further analysis of the 2006 national exit polls, Asians show to be equally divided in their party identification.  This close margin is a sure sign that the Asian vote can be a swing constituency.   And, if courted properly will help the Conservative cause.

Another notable concern is the lack of participation among some Asian demographics.  As reported by Politico, in the state of Nevada, Asian voter turnout was between 31 – 36%, a very clear signal that either political party is not activating these minorities.  Also notable is the participation of Asian cultures in Oregon.  Despite Oregon’s particularly large Asian demographic, the politically unattached Asian population ranks as high at 37%.

These numbers should come as a realization that there is a huge opportunity for the Asian conservative to impact American politics, as we know it today.  If we are successful with The Asian Conservative we will be able to do just that.

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The Asian Conservative is an Internet column and association of traditionally valued, limitly governing, and fiscally responsible Asian Pacific Americans.

We deeply feel that the conservative consciousness of Asian Americans are developing and that we are coming to realize that our values and beliefs are more in line with conservative thinking than that of any other political party.

As Asian Americans we feel that despite our successes both economically and socially, we lack the presence in the heart of the political institutes of this country. We believe that given the current lack of involvement in politics and under-representation of Asian political figures, our interests and values cannot be served faithfully.

The Asian Conservative’s mission is to offer the Asian American community genuine political leadership by representing their aspirations, concerns, and lifestyles.  We stand to promote Asian men and women to participate in politics, at all levels, with the aspirations to offer up congressional and governing candidates.

We welcome you to join us, by spreading the word as we build this institution for the conservative cause.

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