US Indians support Trump |
The Indian American community’s political preferences seem to be shifting in favor of the Republican Party, particularly Donald Trump, its front runner for the White House.According to social media trends, Indian Americans seem to overwhelmingly supporting Trump — a billionaire real estate businessman-turned-politician who has courted many controversies ever since he jumped into the fray.Indians in the U.S. have traditionally been the vote bank for the Democrats. According to a study, as many as 65 percent of Indian Americans have leaned towards Democrats, but this time there has been a shift, arguably for the first time in the American electoral history. Several groups of Indian Americans, a majority of them Hindus, have taken the social media route to voice their support for Trump. As the 2016 presidential election draws closer, various online communities and pages have come up in support of Trump.There is also a Political Action Committee, formed by a group of Indian American businessmen, to pool in support and contributions for an effective Trump presidential campaign, called Indian-Americans for Trump.
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