He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit.
(WorldNews Politics)

GRAHAM, N.C (AP) — Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had different plans for his summer. He formally announced his first bid for public office in March and expected to spend sweltering days knocking on doors, clenching glossy campaign literature and making his case directly to voters. This was the summer he was going prove that a 31-year-old son of Salvadoran immigrants could give Latinos a say — even in North Carolina, even in part of Donald Trump`s America. But this is a story about waiting — and the detours on the path to power. The novel coronavirus upended the Democrat`s campaign for statehouse in an exurban district. Hurtado stopped door-knocking. The closest he came to potential...