How trauma and Trump mobilized AAPI voters

A year of violence and fear has reshaped the way Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders look at themselves and politics. POLITICO’s Rishika Dugyala breaks down the key takeaways from a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Plus, Fauci sees hope in Merck’s new Covid drug. And Trump says he’d beat DeSantis in a potential GOP primary.Rishika Dugyala  is a digital strategy editor for POLITICO.Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.Read more:  Trauma and Trump make Asian American voters a more cohesive bloc, new poll revealsTake part in our 2021 podcast survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices