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Jillian Gilchrest tries to break through in primary, one door at a time

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Canvassing helped Jillian Gilchrest unseat an incumbent in 2018, but she faces an uphill battle in the Democratic primary for Congress.

When Jillian Gilchrest goes out to knock on doors in her campaign for Congress, it’s a “mixed bag.” On average, she says, two or three people answer for every 10 doors. Some are unaware of the Democratic primary on Aug. 11. A larger share of voters are more familiar, but “some only know it as a two-person race.” Her quick pitch to those willing to listen hits on both aspects: Democratic voters in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District are getting a choice for the first time in 28 years, and three candidates, including Gilchrest, a state representative from

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