Some of you may have seen the following headline:
What? A multicultural approach in political campaigns happening in a state as Republican as Texas? How is this possible, especially at a time when the ostensible president is actively splintering this nation into “us” and “them”?
We currently have two antagonistic visions of what America can and should be: inclusively democratic and, on the other side, exclusively privileged. The latter vision is in the headlines every day—promoted by lies, corruption and violence.
So, let me present to you the more hopeful, and ultimately the more sustainable, vision that Democrats believe in.
People of goodwill choose to see others based on qualities like honesty, generosity, supportiveness and the like — regardless of their skin color, ethnicity, religion, or country of birth. We see them as we see our neighbors, friends, and relatives. People of goodwill champion the notion that all people should have a seat at the table of humankind to decide the future of this world.
And that’s what we, as Democrats committed to these principles, are going to work toward in the upcoming midterm election.
Building on the great work spearheaded by the Kulkarni Campaign, the Texas Democratic Party has created a statewide program to reach out to Asian-American voters. This community is being particularly targeted because even though the Asian-American population has been growing tremendously in Texas in the past few decades, their participation in the electoral process has so far been discouragingly low.
Who can blame them? This is a group of voters rarely reached out to or educated by political campaigns of any kind.
Texas Democrats are changing that this year. You can change that!
The Texas Democratic Party has created multiple phone banks tailored to various groups of Asian-Americans. You can help us by talking to voters who share your cultural and religious background. You don’t have to be bilingual to talk to these voters, as most of them speak English. Our goal is to start a conversation, listen to these folks’ concerns, and convince them to exercise their right to vote.