“Was there ever more of an exciting day?” Indian American actress Mindy Kaling wrote on Twitter. ADAD“In terms of Indian Americans, Kamala is a trailblazer,” said Neil Makhija, the executive director of IMPACT, an Indian American advocacy and fundraising group. But as president, Trump has avidly courted the Indian American vote, often boasting about the many Indian friends he has living in his various properties. ADAs a voting bloc, Kurien said, Indian Americans are more fluid than other immigrant groups. “What I am sensing is people embracing this as a historic moment for the community.”ADRamakrishnan argued that while Trump has tried to make inroads with Indian American voters, his positions on health care, gun control, immigration and the environment do not align with those of many Indian American voters.

Source: Washington Post August 13, 2020 00:44 UTC