Most Asian Americans are against the recall, but some haven't forgiven Newsom for his nail salon rem

[Demovictory9]

Most Asian Americans are against the recall, but some haven't forgiven Newsom for his nail salon remark

Phuoc Dam has not forgiven Gov. Gavin Newsom for alleging that the first coronavirus case in California stemmed from a nail salon.

Dam, who owns Queen Nails in Brea, is still reeling from months without income after Newsom closed many businesses to stop the virus from spreading.


He marked his ballot “yes” on recalling Newsom, putting it in the mail weeks ago.

“It’s simple. He cost us our livelihood,” said Dam, 67, a Republican who moved to the U.S. from Vietnam. “We had to shut down for months and months for no clear reason.”

Asian Americans have increasingly gravitated toward the Democratic party, overwhelmingly supporting Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the last presidential election.

A poll released Friday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and cosponsored by the Los Angeles Times showed that 70% of likely Asian American voters are against recalling the Democratic governor.

That’s a higher percentage than white voters at 56% and Latinos at 67%. Only Black voters, at 73%, are more anti-recall than Asian Americans, according to the poll.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/most-asian-americans-are-against-the-recall-but-some-haven-t-forgiven-newsom-for-his-nail-salon-remark/ar-AAOmgsz?ocid=msedgntp

[Lovie777]

1. A republican, enough said . . .

[ColinC]

2. Selfish people come in all colors.

Your nail salon closing didn't cost you your livelihoods like it being open cost people their actual lives. Selfish POS

[TomCADem]

3. That Article Itself is Pretty Offensive and Racist. How Many APAs Even Heard of that Remark?

APAs are not the Borg. The writer quotes one Republican Vietnamese business owner to extrapolate to millions of APAs?

[Mr.Bill]

4. Lazy "journalism." n/t

[JI7]

5. What a stupid ass article. They highlight the one Asian that is Republican and similar to the Cubans

that vote based on communism in the country they came from .And the argument is bs also .

I guess this is the asian version of "is candidate x black enough" type articles against Democrats .

[Tree Lady]

6. I talked my daughter who is a moderate Republican

Doesn't watch the news but votes that way because she makes good money, into voting No on recall. I told her none of the people running could take over this state during a pandemic. And that he did nothing wrong.

But she did say it upset her how long he kept certain businesses closed like nail and beauty salons.

She said they are open now with masks. I told her there is so much especially at the beginning we didn't know about how it spread.

She was worried for her nail and hair ladies. I said thats why they gave loans to them, she said CA had a surplus and Newsom should have done more. But at least she will vote to keep him.

[vanlassie]

7. There isn't one of them who could manage

THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY in the world.