(CNN) -- U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is famous for his flat-top and middle of the road politics. Amanda Curtis, Tester's fellow Democrat and would-be colleague from Montana, is known for her nose ring and her unabashedly liberal affiliations. Although many insiders dismiss her campaign as a long shot, Amanda Curtis is raising money at a prodigious rate and battling assertions that she is too radical for conservative-leaning Montana. But on many issues, the candidate admits she needs to study up. But time is running out with Election Day a little more than two months away. Curtis, a Butte math teacher serving her first-term in the Montana state house, has already raised $180,000 in 10 days, according to her campaign, and sees "people coming out of the woodwork" to support her.
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A late entry into Montana Senate race, Amanda Curtis is unabashedly liberal
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Many insiders dismiss her candidacy as she trails in polls, but she's raising money
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On many issues, Curtis admits that she needs to study up, but Election Day is not that far off
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Curtis stepped in after John Walsh's candidacy imploded over plagiarism allegations
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"As Montana's senior senator, I'll be supporting Amanda as well as all Democrats who are talking about the issues that are important to Montana," @placeholder told CNN.
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"@placeholder's energy and enthusiasm will be a refreshing change and will bring attention to issues facing working families like education and access to our public lands."
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"Amanda grew up in a family that struggled to put food on the table so she knows first hand the struggles of @placeholder working families.