Garcia: San Antonio strategist helped Ossoff reach Latino voters in Georgia
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Laura Barberena, a San Antonio strategist, directed and co-wrote a series of Spanish-language ads for the Georgia Senate runoff, helping Jon Ossoff win. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)DOUG MILLS /NYT
It’s a given in Texas politics that Latino voters have the power to make or break campaigns.
We don’t generally hear too much, however, about the impact of the Latino vote in Georgia.
Nonetheless, Latinos make up nearly 10 percent of the Georgia population and they were semi-secret weapons Tuesday in Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoffs, both of which went to the Democratic challengers in upset fashion.
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Currently Reading We ve had enough - Moderate Republicans ditched Donald Trump for Joe Biden in the party s key Bexar County strongholds. But the defections didn t help down-ballot Democrats
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President-elect Joe Biden flipped territory held by downballot Republicans in Bexar County where voters in 2016 embraced Trump and rejected Clinton in 2016 albeit by single-digit margins.Joshua Roberts /Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Republican state Rep. Steve Allison garnered roughly 4,000 more votes in his district, long a conservative stronghold, than President Donald Trump. Allison fended off a challenge from Democrat Celina Montoya and provided an upset for Democrats who had targeted the seat. President-elect Biden bested Trump in the district by about 1,500 votes.William Luther /StaffShow MoreShow Less