Harris targets Nevada’s Filipino voters to secure the state – Washington Examiner
The article discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign efforts to appeal to Filipino voters in Nevada, a key swing state in the upcoming elections. The Filipino population in Nevada has grown significantly, now comprising 12% of the state’s total demographic, many of whom are recent transplants from places like Hawaii and California due to rising living costs. The Harris campaign views this community as crucial to securing Nevada’s six Electoral College votes and has dedicated substantial resources to engage them.
As of 2024, over 2.1 million Filipinos across the U.S. are eligible to vote, with a notable concentration in Nevada, where most lean Democratic or independent. The campaign has initiated targeted outreach, including advertisements promoting “Pinoy Pride,” and has been organizing events since January to better connect with the community. The efforts are designed to show genuine cultural understanding rather than just a surface-level push for votes.
Harris campaign looks to Nevada Filipino vote to capture the state
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is aggressively courting Filipino voters in the key swing state of Nevada.
The Asian American population has risen in the state in recent years, coming to make up 12% of the total state population, NBC News reported. Of these, an overwhelming majority are Filipinos, many of whom fled Hawaii and California in recent years due to rising costs. The Harris campaign sees this burgeoning demographic as a decisive factor in capturing the state’s six Electoral College votes, and it has invested a significant amount of resources to win them over.
In 2024, over 2.1 million Filipinos will be eligible to vote, with likely the most decisive population residing in Nevada. The state has one of the five largest Filipino populations, most of whom lean Democratic or independent. The Filipino population in the United States is also growing rapidly, increasing by 30% from 2010 to 2020, AAPI Data reported.
A recent initiative targeted the Filipino American community in Las Vegas, with ads showing Harris’s support for “Pinoy Pride.” The campaign has been doing events specifically targeting Filipinos since January when acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su represented then-candidate Joe Biden at an event in a Filipino restaurant.
“It shows people we’re not just trying to say, ‘Hey, vote for us,’” senior Harris adviser and Nevada Assemblywoman Erica Mosca told the outlet. “We’re actually understanding your culture … and we’re trying to connect like regular people with politics and policy.”
The Filipino American assemblywoman said that Filipinos are so tightly knit that winning over one serves as a force multiplier.
“In the Filipino community, you get one person, then they tell their whole family. People are filling out their voter cards, and they’re sharing it with all their cousins and their aunties on WhatsApp,” she said. “When we’re motivated, we will vote.”
Harris’s campaign ads targeting the community often include Filipino greetings and nationalist slogans.
The Trump campaign has also focused efforts on the Filipino community, boasting a “Filipinos for Trump” group and campaign booths at Asian American restaurants and events.
“In Nevada, Team Trump has been on the ground engaging with Asian American voters, including the Filipino community,” said Halee Dobbins, the Republican National Committee’s Nevada communications director in Nevada.
RealClearPolitics’s polling average has Harris and Trump locked in a tight race in Nevada, with the Democrat ahead by just 1.1 points.
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