Loud applause greeted former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at a canvass launch in the event hall of a Highlands Ranch library on Wednesday.
“I have a soft spot for places where Democrats were told that it’s uphill,” he told the crowd, “but turn out anyway and are ready to send shock waves across the state and across the country. And that’s what I see right here in Douglas County.”
This was the first of four campaign stops that ended with a rally in Boulder. And the Coloradan who was by his side at each event — Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse.
“I think it’s important for national policymakers and folks with high profiles who have served the country the way that Secretary Pete has to be able to meet with our candidates and to help energize Democrats,” Neguse explained. “But to do so in different parts of our state that typically do not get as much interest or engagement perhaps from national policymakers.”…