The Massachusetts primary matters for Hellenism

Much of the world's attention is understandably turned to the upcoming election in the United States. At stake is not only the presidency, but also one-third of the Senate and the entire Congress.

In the American political system, which is unlike European ones where the government also has the majority in the legislative assembly, Congress plays a pivotal role. In this sense, it goes without saying that the Greek voice not only needs to be present, but hopefully will become even stronger after November.

Right now, there are five Greek Americans in Congress that we hope to see re-elected. This number may rise if democratic candidate Natalia Linos is elected in the Massachusetts primaries on Tuesday. A win will not be easy, as there are many candidates eyeing the spot who have been able to invest a lot more money in their pre-election campaigns.

If Linos makes it...