s a US-based news organization, with close to 90 percent of our readers coming from North America, Philippine NewsLink has been closely following the upcoming mid-term elections. Many Filipino-Americans will go to the polls on November and cast their ballots as one of the largest minority communities in the United States.

While many of the more "enlightened" kabayans living on the East or West coasts traditionally vote for Democrats, the vast majority of small-town USA Pinoys seem to favor the GOP. But with the disastrous war in Iraq, the anti-immigrant initiatives of the Conservative Right, and the Mark Foley scandal, one wonders if the tipping point has been reached for this group to go Democratic this time around.

Unfortunately, for some Filipino immigrants, taking a tough stance and standing to the right of the average American Conservative is seen as a way to ingratiate themselves with mainstream America; never mind that the war on terror has been bungled so badly by the Bush Administration, and thousands of young Americans have lost their lives in Iraq.

The latest polls indicate a Democratic majority gaining control of Congress this November. If that happens, it should help curb the excesses of the Bush Administration and bring back the checks and balances so essential in a democracy. Let us hope Filipino-American voters do their part in making this happen.

Final Poll Results on US Midterm Elections: