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1/ This is such a fascinating piece by @DataDhrumil on South Asian political contributions in the United States, I want to tweet every line. But here are a few of the highlights https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
2/ South Asians in American represent a growing political force, both in terms of candidates running for office AND the $$ they are contributing to political campaigns https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
3/ The campaigns of South Asian House/Senate candidates often rely heavily on campaign contributions from co-ethnics (this dynamic is not necessarily unique to this ethnic group, as the article points out) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
4/ For members of the so-called "Samosa Caucus," co-ethnic $$ giving typically got them started but then usually declined as a share of overall contributions (the exception here is @CongressmanRaja) https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
5/ But "South Asian" is a big tent and some of the cleavages within this group can upset even well-run campaigns. Sri Preston Kulkarni's 2020 race in TX-22 is an example https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
6/ Anyways, read the whole piece. It's really a super collaboration between @DataDhrumil @FiveThirtyEight & @bethejuggernaut https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-south-asian-americans-tap-into-their-community-to-kick-start-their-political-careers/
