Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), told EFE that the Democrat “has generated great enthusiasm in the community” in Georgia, a state that provides 16 electoral votes.
In 2020, Hispanics were part of the coalition of young and minority voters who turned the Peach State blue (Democratic), something that had not happened since 1992, when Bill Clinton narrowly defeated Republican George HW Bush, and This is why González believes that the vote of this community will once again be crucial.
“The polls are tight and I believe that Georgia’s Latino voters hold the keys to the White House (…). Our community is ready to play its very important role and go out and vote for the candidate who best reflects our values and interests,” said González.
President Biden won Georgia four years ago with 49.47% to 49.24% of the electoral votes. Trump: a margin of 0.23% and 11,779 votes.
With the nomination of Kamala Harris, Georgia has regained its ‘swing state’ status by energizing Democrats disenchanted with Bidenwhose popularity suffered a hard blow on June 27 after the debate he held with Trump in Atlanta, which led him to renounce re-election.
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Two months after the face-to-face and one since Harris’ nomination, the electoral landscape in Georgia is drastically differentaccording to polls, which show a virtual tie between the two candidates.
Kamala Harris and her vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, began a two-day bus tour of southern Georgia on August 28, in what will be the first campaign event following the Democratic National Convention held last week in Chicago, which shows the importance of the state in these elections.
This Thursday August 29, Kamala Harris will travel to Savannah, Georgia to hold a campaign rally. Click the link to sign up. pic.twitter.com/iy31D4mCv8
— Harris Walz Campaign Updates (@POTUSVP47) August 24, 2024
“Campaigning in this part of the ‘Peach State’ is critical as it represents a diverse coalition of voters, including rural, suburban and urban voters, with a large proportion of black voters and working-class families,” the campaign said in a statement.
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The visit ends on Thursday, August 29 in the city of Savannah, where Harris is scheduled to participate in a rally.n, according to his campaign team in Georgia, which claims to be carrying out the “largest state operation” that a Democratic candidate has ever carried out in this state, where they have almost 35 thousand volunteers, a staff of more than 170 members and 24 offices.
Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, have also stepped up their campaigning in Georgia in recent weeks. In early August, they appeared together at an event at Georgia State University in Atlanta, at the same venue where Harris had given a speech the day before.
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