Looking ahead to November, Kathleen Curry knows the time between now and then will be a blur. The Democratic candidate for Colorado House District 58 has a busy season ahead of her — countless miles on the Western Slope campaign trail hoping to convince voters to send her to Denver.
“It still seems a long ways off, but it really isn’t,” Curry said recently.
Right now it’s the calm before the storm, the air buzzing with an eerie quietness that hints at the furious pace afoot once primary season concludes, Curry learns who her Republican opponent will be and campaign season kicks into high gear. The Democratic candidate is ready for a tough road ahead, realizing the political realities of the Republican-leaning D58.
“We’ll see, it’s not going to be an easy campaign, for sure,” Curry smiled, explaining that she entered the race hoping to connect with voters on levels that transcend political affiliations. “I certainly went into it with my eyes wide open and know I’ll have to target unaffiliated voters, and of course the Democratic voters — make sure that they’re happy with me and that they turn out — so I wouldn’t take anything for granted.”
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