According to the ‘80-20 Initiative,’ an Asian American Political Action Committee that endorsed Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry, Asians voted heavily for the Massachusetts Democrat, going against the national trend of rising voter support for the sitting Republican President.

“President Bush did better against his opponent in 2004 than in 2000, nationally and in all race subgroups except for the Asian Americans,” noted 80-20 Initiative,’ going by a Los Angeles Times national exit poll. “Somehow the Asian Americans bucked the trend,” said the organization in a release.

While Latinos shifted towards Bush by 14 points; the Blacks by 9, the Jews by 7 and Whites by 4 points, Asian Americans shifted away from Bush by 5 points, bucking the national trend.

S.B. Woo, president of ‘80-20 PAC Inc.,’ said: “This unique result is not an accident. It is a reflection of how much the internal political cohesion of the Asian American community has improved.”

According to Woo, the Asian American community has traditionally been ignored by both Democrats and Republicans, which is why 80-20 PAC was organized in 1998 to correct that “benign neglect.”

“We could have delivered the votes to President Bush this year, if he and the Republican party had paid more attention to our needs. The Republican party probably didn’t believe that 80-20 has the ability to deliver votes. After two consecutive deliveries of bloc votes, I hope both parties will now compete to serve our legitimate needs. We don’t want favorable treatment. We only ask for equal justice and equal opportunity in workplaces,” said Woo.