National identity politics

Re: Cerritos City Council elections

Poor Mayor Cho. According to Ken Cha, if only the voters of Korean nationality had not been confused in the recent city council election, our mayor would have probability received the most votes. How petty is that?
I for one am getting tired of national identity politics, which seem to consume far too many who enter the political process. I consider Cha’s argument to be childish and demeaning to those voters of Korean nationality. As citizens who have met naturalization requirements, I believe the voters who received Korean language ballots in the recent election are smart enough to realize no one can be forced to vote for someone they don’t even know.
Without documentation, Cha asserts “our estimate is that this caused almost half, up to 1800, to vote for three candidates contrary to their intention. Implicit in Cha’s argument is his assumption that these voters would only vote for Cho and no others on the ballot. Cha’s argument also implies that these voters would have selected Cho because of his nationality, not based on job performance. Isn’t it time for Ken Cha and others of similar mindset to join the larger community of Americans and stop this nonsense?
I sincerely hope Mayor Cho did not approve of Cha’s behavior in this matter; however, Cho’s comment “I don’t want this to be a problem in future elections” is of concern to me.
Gary A. Lee, Cerritos