KY-2: At RNC, Guthrie finds national focus already on his race

MINNEAPOLIS – The campaign of state Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) has already benefitted from fundraisers headlined by the likes of the Vice President, the House Minority Whip, and the House Minority Leader. Now, at a national political convention for the first time, Guthrie says he is still surprised to find prominent national Republicans know about his effort to win the open 2nd Congressional District.

“It’s kind of surprising when you go by and you meet somebody and you say ‘I’m running for—‘ and they say ‘oh, we know exactly who you are,’ said Guthrie during an interview at the Republican National Convention.

“The national groups that are here are definitely focused on my race,” added Guthrie.

Guthrie told PolitickerKY.com he had met with several members of Congress and other political leaders interested in helping his campaign against state Sen. David Boswell (D-Owensboro) while also working on fundraising efforts during his trip north.

“I have met several people and talked about the race and focused on putting together the network and the financial resources to make sure we get our message out,” said Guthrie.

The Republican contender for the district has significantly outraised Boswell according to all FEC data available, though Boswell held a slight edge in the only poll released thus far.

Now, Guthrie said fundraising for his campaign was going “extremely well” and he expected to be up with television ads “very soon.”

“As soon as this ends and we’re back, we start the sprint,” said Guthrie. “We’ve been doing a lot of ground work – it’s time to really get into the sprint.”