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Democrats relying on Latino vote in key Georgia Senate elections

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Marietta, Dec 30 (EFE/EPA).- Democrats want to repeat the formula that led them to victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election in Georgia and they are relying on the local Hispanic vote in the crucial runoffs for the state's two US Senate seats in early January, races that will decide which party holds the majority in the upper house.In the final stretch of the campaign, Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have redoubled their efforts to secure the decisive support of the Latino community, which - along with African Americans in Georgia - formed a coalition that helped Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump in the state and nationwide. (Camera: ERIK LESSER). SHOT LIST: DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE JON OSSOFF SPEAKS TO SUPPORTERS DURING A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN THE PARKING LOT OF A HISPANIC SUPERMARKET IN THE CITY OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA, US.

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