We're just days away from the start of the 2024 election.
And there are not one, not two, but three
Indian-American candidates in the mix.
We're already half of VP Kamala Harris.
And Indian-Americans make up almost half
of the Republican primary.
So I gathered a group of mostly conservative, Indian-American
voters to find out why our race is all over this race.
I think Indian-Americans are very smart.
Yeah, they're intelligent.
They're smart.
I think we do come off as kind of the model minority,
a minority that is just American enough, but just
diverse enough to kind of fit that role.
You're saying if we can't have
a white president, at least we should have an Indian one.
It's in their blood, you know, to lead.
Did our parents push us too much?
Is there something in the dal?
I think Chinese are coming close to that.
Yeah?
The Chinese and Filipinos, they work hard too.
You're the uncle who gets cut off
after the third Johnny Walker.
[laughter]
You get cut off after that.
KAL (VOICEOVER): OK, these uncles think
we're uniquely qualified.
But which Brown candidate belongs in the White House?
The annoying kid in the front row of the class,
the stern assistant principal, or the teacher
that went missing halfway through the school year?
I support Nikki Haley.
She's coming from an immigrant parents.
And I totally support that because I'm
an immigrant myself.
So I have Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
I personally prefer a Democratic candidate that
decides with a level head.
And so boring.
You like boring.
Nikki Haley is my first choice.
It's time for a woman to be a president.
And it's time for an Indian-American
to be a president.
A woman to be president, fine, but not Kamala Harris.
- Not Kamala Harris? - No.
OK.
What disappoints an auntie more--
the fact that Kamala's only half Indian
or that she's only vice president?
Vice president.
She hasn't made it yet.
A little controversially, I have been looking
into Vivek a little bit.
Because he's very much the opposite of what
I've been voting for.
He's got rizz.
Who here thinks that Vivek has rizz?
I'll go with that.
Yeah, I think yeah.
I think so too.
I see Vivek, and I was like, he's pretty
hot until he opens his mouth.
And then I'm like, no, no, dude.
Not going to happen for you.
KAL (VOICEOVER): So, according to our panel,
rizz is being the loudest douche in the room.
Why am I the only person on this stage, at least,
who can say that January 6 now does look
like it was an inside job?
KAL (VOICEOVER): But how well do
they know what's actually coming out
of their candidates' mouths?
I wanted to play a game called, Who Said That? to find out.
First up, "To the people of India and to Indian-Americans
all across the US, I want to wish you a happy
Indian Independence Day."
Who said that?
You all got it right except for Trump uncle.
It was Kamala.
I remember a while back, watching an interview,
I think it was a mayor of San Francisco or-- and he was
talking about how the only reason
she even became DA was because he had an affair with her.
That was not at all the question.
But that is a very passionate view
of the current vice president.
Your WhatsApp group chats are way more lit than mine are.
KAL (VOICEOVER): Well, as much fun
as that misogynist fan fiction was, I had to get
our focus back on the game.
All right, "America is not a racist country."
Just trying to figure out if he or she sounded
disappointed when they said that.
We've got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Trumps
and three Chris Christies.
That is incorrect.
That is a quote from Nikki Haley.
PANELIST: Wow.
Do you agree or disagree with that quote?
Just have to disagree.
It's still prevalent to this day.
No matter where you look, there's always racism.
Every single time I ride on the subway, I always get
picked for extra scrutiny.
And they always want to check my bag.
Well, what's in your bag?
- My gym clothes. - I get it.
You work out.
We can tell.
If you're all in agreement that racism
is a problem in the country, does it
make you want to vote for the person you think would do
the best job at fixing that? - No.
No?
Why not?
There are what, like 320 million
people in this country.
You are not going to have him say, OK, now all of you
need to do away with racism.
Yeah, but maybe not saying that they're rapists
and murderers is, like, a good step.
But to have someone completely
act like America isn't racist at all,
I think that's just as bad as being racist.
You have all these woke things, which
are going about nowadays.
I mean, things are getting out of control at
this particular point in time.
I mean, I don't care about people's feelings
at this point.
That's clear.
Yeah, I just want the job done and the job done right.
KAL (VOICEOVER): While it's amazing to imagine a world
with an Indian-American president,
I'm also not high enough to believe it'll happen this
time, which is why I wanted to know who the group preferred--
Trump or Biden.
KAL: We've got two Bidens, and the rest
are Trumps, interesting.
To me, it's almost like the old and very disruptive,
unfiltered guy that, you know, is going to make Thanksgiving
horrible or the old grandpa that
kind of needs a nap too often.
Like, it's, like, neither of them are the greatest,
you know?
The one thing with Biden, he's not a strong leader,
you know?
He should have just stayed on the beach.
He should have never left that beach.
What?
I keep seeing him in this video on YouTube
where he's, like, pulling this chair like an old man
on a beach, you know?
And he's trying to sit down and adjust.
It's ridiculous.
I mean, like, what are you doing?
Why do you keep watching this video?
It keeps popping up.
This is your Pornhub.
KAL (VOICEOVER): So because one candidate can't handle a beach
chair, we're going to elect another one who wants
to put himself on a throne?
Trump would have won if we were deciding the election.
He's also been really vocal in ways
that seem to threaten the nature of democracy, right?
Are any of those things a concern?
There is no way which he's going
to bring about a dictatorship in this country
based on our Constitution.
It's just not going to happen.
He might say it, and it's not meant in that manner.
So he's not going to do what he said.
What I'm saying is that he said he's going to be
dictator on day-- for one day.
PANELIST: One day.
But, like, if you're a dictator, like, for one day,
don't you just, like, make yourself the dictator
for the second day too?
No, it doesn't work like that.
PANELIST: Yes, yes.
- Interim dictator. - Yeah.
I mean, I would.
[laughter]
KAL (VOICEOVER): Indian-Americans
really are a part of our democracy in every way.
We hold diverse views.
We're passionate about our candidates.
And, look, we all have a crazy YouTube uncle who
dominates the conversation.
God bless America.
And please vote.