TX-22: 'Aunties Are Fueling My Campaign'
An infectiousness laces Sri Preston Kulkarni’s speech. A laugh in the voice and an enthusiasm which, when translated to the written word, would demand most sentences end with an exclamation mark. Message in hand, he is prone to nudging the conversation there in a keen but affable manner – hallmarks of a good diplomat. He is also a listener, a positive trait if a politician is to be viewed as sincere.
Sri, short for Srinivas, is taking his second shot at Texas’ 22nd congressional seat which he lost narrowly in 2018 to Republican incumbent Pete Olsen. On March 3, the Indian American candidate won the primary, securing a convincing victory. Micro targeting immigrant and neglected communities, the polyglot reached the voters in 13 languages, identified the social media specific to each – Indians on Whatsapp, Chinese on WeChat – generating an enviable turnout and creating mimickers across the U.S. this election season.
The gerrymandered district which includes a swathe of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, most of the cities of Sugar Land and Missouri City, has in the past sent to Washington the likes of Ron Paul and Tom DeLay. Trying to buck that trend, Kulkarni is now positioned as the frontrunner against Trump supporter and Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls. Excerpts from candidate Kulkarni’s conversation with India-West:
https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/aunties-are-fueling-my-campaign-texas-congressional-candidate-sri-preston-kulkarni/article_ee9c1250-d0aa-11ea-b416-ab9c17e97110.html
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