ATLANTA — Republican and Democratic campaigns in Georgia have made no secret of their commitment to try to win over Latino voters, a sign of this fast-growing slice of the electorate’s rising influence, especially as statewide races are decided by thinning margins.
On Wednesday, the playwright behind the smash hit "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda, came into town to shine a light on Latinos’ political power. In between events with high-profile Democratic candidates, Miranda met with bilingual Hispanic canvassers in Clayton County, at an event organized by the City of Forest Park and the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) inside a local public library.
Flanked by his father Luis, a political consultant and Latino community activist, Miranda said he was “really excited and hopeful” over record-breaking turnout rates on the first days of early voting.
