LAS VEGAS — Filipino American community organizers meeting here this week believe that the “strategic importance and political strength” of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the U.S. will be the deciding factor in November’s presidential elections. ? Meantime, they are confident that the collective vote of Nevada’s Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) is expected “to make a significant difference” as the battle for party nominations shifts focus to the Democratic caucuses set here on Saturday, January 19.
A pre-election survey of 840 active Filipino community leaders in America showed a strong shift of undecided registered voters towards the Obama camp in the last several weeks before the elections that gave Senator Barrack Obama of Illinois a decisive 58-42 share of the Filipino vote.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia -- With Democratic bet Barack Obama holding his lead in surveys two days before the US presidential elections, Filipino-Americans in the US Republican Party are scrambling to push Sen. John McCain’s candidacy in this crucial battleground state.
