Lin-Manuel Miranda, Beto O’Rourke campaign in Houston

HOUSTON — Hollywood and Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda crisscrossed Houston Tuesday in city to campaign for Texas democrats. His final cease of the night time was a significant get-out-the-vote rally with gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. 

It was the final main rally for O’Rourke in Houston earlier than early voting will get underway subsequent week. 

Miranda, the award-winning creator of Hamilton, made his pitch to voters on why he believes O’Rourke must be the following governor of Texas. 

“The eyes of the country and of the world are on Texas, so we wanted to bring whatever spotlight we have here to show what’s at stake in this election,” mentioned Miranda.

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The rally capped off a day of campaigning for Miranda. He informed the gang Texas can flip blue, nevertheless it begins this election with younger folks and Latinos. 

“Everything is on the ballot for these young people,” mentioned Miranda. “Their bodies are on the ballot. Gun control is on the ballot. Immigration is on the ballot. These are all issues they’re facing. If this room is any indication today, yeah, I hope they show up.”

Miranda identified that Democratic Attorney General candidate Rochelle Garza could be the primary Latina AG of Texas if elected. She spoke on the rally earlier than O’Rourke took the stage. 

O’Rourke attacked Abbott on his Uvalde response, the grid, and the nation’s most restrictive abortion ban. He rallied supporters to make a plan to vote now and pressured the significance of the youth vote for his possibilities in November. 

“They’re not on anybody’s radar, not on anybody’s poll, this campaign as of 2 weeks ago had already registered 70,000 college students, those are just college students from our fellows on college campuses across the state of Texas,” O’Rourke mentioned. “I am confident young people are going to lead the way, as they always do, and they’re going to lead us to victory.”

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Earlier in the day, Miranda was on the University of Houston moderating a panel of younger voters discussing the massive points driving them to the polls. The occasion was hosted by NextGen America, the biggest youth vote-organizing group in the nation. 

Polls proceed to indicate O’Rourke and Garza nonetheless trailing by 4 to 5 factors behind their Republican opponents, however O’Rourke pressured report turnout can change that. 

O’Rourke subsequent heads on a 7 cities in 7 days statewide tour to rally voters earlier than early voting begins Monday.