Indian-Americans wooed ahead of US Presidential polls

WASHINGTON: Ahead of US presidential elections on November 3, incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and former US vice president and Democractic Party candidate Joe Biden have upped their ante in wooing Indian-Americans.

Trump has found support in a group of Indian-Americans who have launched a political action committee to actively campaign for the current President as they believe that he is the best hope for the US under the prevailing domestic and international conditions, including defeating terrorism and regulating immigration.

“Indian-Americans for Trump’’ has been formed with the only purpose to garner active support of all Americans, but particularly among Americans of the Indian Subcontinent, to have Trump reelected

as the President, said its founder AD Amar. Looking at the achievements of Trump as President since taking office, the Indian-Americans for Trump realise that his first term has indeed been focused on reviving the American economy, rightly bringing America on the world stage, defeating terrorism, regulating immigration, and establishing peace through strength, a media release said.

Furthermore, members of the committee also believe that he is the best hope for America to continue on this course of strength for the next four years.

“They do not see any candidate, in either party, who could come close to him for the office of the president of the United States of America,” the release said.

This is for the second time that Amar has formed a political action committee to support Trump. He also founded and headed Indian Americans for Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

Biden, meanwhile, has expanded his campaign team, adding Indian-American

Medha Raj as his digital chief of staff.

In addition to Raj, Biden announced several new names for his almost entirely virtual campaign trail, IndiaWest news reported on Monday citing CNN as saying.

Raj was joined by Clarke Humphrey as the new deputy digital director for grassroots fundraising; Jose Nunez as the digital organizing director; and Christian Tom as the new director of digital partnerships. Raj will work across all facets of the digital department to streamline and coordinate how to maximize the impact of its digital outputs. She comes from former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign, said India-West. “Excited to share that I’’ve joined Joe Biden’s campaign as the Digital Chief of Staff. 130 days to the election and we’re not going to waste a minute,” she wrote on her LinkedIn profile.

130 days to the election and we’re not going to waste a minute Medha Raj, Digital Chief of Staff, Democratic Party