Seventy percent of AAPI respondents in the state said they are “much more likely” to back a candidate for state legislature who supports universal background checks.
“Education has been a prime issue in our community — it has been historically. But in the last two to three years there’s been a shift,” said Varun Nikore, executive director of AAPI Victory Alliance, the progressive organization that released the poll. “In my mind, [gun violence] is a sleeper issue going into the 2024 election, and it’s going to weigh in very heavily for 2023.”
“The narrative has to do with violence in our own communities,” Chan said. “When we look at events that happened in Monterey Park, when we look at incidents specifically with Asian Americans that happened in Northern California, for example, that’s part of the story.” The poll, conducted by political strategy research firm Lake Research Partners in partnership with AAPI Victory Alliance, surveyed 600 registered Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in Virginia between July 19-26 online and over the phone. It showed that among top overall concerns for their families, AAPI voters ranked gun violence second, just after the rising cost of living and on par with jobs and the economy.
The top position that raised doubts for voters was candidates who voted to “allow unlimited gun purchases without background checks.”
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