Ethiopian-American Voters and the Virginia Governor's Race

27/11/2021 24 min
Ethiopian-American Voters and the Virginia Governor's Race

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Episode Synopsis

Spotlight: ETHIOPIA This Real Fiction episode focuses on the under-reported story of the Ethiopian-American mobilization in the nationally watched Virginia Governor's Race in November 2021. Traditionally, Democratic voters, Ethiopian-American voters turned out in large numbers for Governor-elect (Republican) Glenn Youngkin. Mesfin Tegenu, Chair of the American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), explains how the protest vote against the Biden Administration's foreign policy during the Ethiopian crisis marks the beginning of long-term electoral strategy.

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