Cary Kennedy continues to gain momentum in Democratic race for governor, new poll shows

Democratic candidate Cary Kennedy is primed to make the party’s ballot for governor in Colorado just as a new poll shows her closing the gap with front-runner Jared Polis.

A preliminary count shows Kennedy has secured about 50 percent of the 4,000 delegates expected to attend the Democratic state assembly in April, according to her campaign.

If it holds, the total easily exceeds the 30 percent the former state treasurer needs to qualify for the primary through the caucus process and shows she is gaining ground in some places from her March 6 caucus victory.

The current momentum behind her campaign is reflected in a new poll of likely primary voters that shows a narrowing Democratic race.

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