Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Sydney Hay are both taking their appeals directly to the people of the 1st Congressional District - perhaps the only way to reach voters in a sparsely populated district the size of Illinois.
As the election approaches, Kirkpatrick and Hay are touring the district, meeting face-to-face with their prospective constituents and trying to hit as many towns as possible.
Kikpatrick brought her "tour" to Clifton, Morenci and Safford on Wednesday for a series of meet-and-greets with voters and local dignitaries. Her campaign said she "will be visiting seven different communities in Gila, Greenlee and Graham Counties on this leg of the tour."
Hay has also been busy hitting town halls district-wide. Tuesday night, Hay addressed an audience at Central Arizona College in Signal Peak, after doing a similar event in Show Low. Her campaign said it had invited Kirkpatrick to participate in the town halls, but that after some discussion they'd rejected the idea.
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