The Trump campaign has a ground game problem.

[pnwmom]

And Hillary has a ground game operation that might even surpass Obama's (with the help of Obama, of course).

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/trump-campaign-has-ground-game-problem/

As the presidential election marathon breaks into a final sprint, the Trump campaign faces a jaw-dropping gap in the ground game: Hillary Clinton currently has more than three times the number of campaign offices in critical states than does Donald Trump.

The contrast is a test for the conventional campaign model and points to the candidates’ stark differences in methods. Clinton is cleaving to the data-driven, on-the-ground machine that won two elections for Barack Obama. Trump, on the other hand, insists he does not need traditional campaign tactics to win the election, pointing to his overwhelming nomination victory achieved with a relatively small team and little spending.

Nevertheless, the ground game is poised to be critical in 2016. Undecided voters are becoming scarce, and targeted turnout may be the deciding factor on Nov. 8. That usually requires field offices with phone banks, organized volunteers and a coordinated effort to knock on doors and get people to the polls.


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The Trump campaign says its number will more than double — adding another 132 offices — in coming days and weeks.

But lagging so far behind in infrastructure as the campaigns enter the post-Labor Day blitz is unprecedented. To win, the Trump team hopes that their candidate can rewrite the laws of the ground game.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Ground game will also be hard for down-ticket Republicans for House, Senate, & state Legislatures.nt

[onehandle]

2. I've been asked to work on some ground game campaign materials for here in PA and in NJ.

Herr Cheetofuhrer won't know what hit him.

[JaneyVee]

3. This is why polls dont matter...

Hillary's ground game will get them to the ballot box.

[Journeyman]

4. I would think, too, that earlier set up of offices and the team would help identify . . .

those who are ill-suited to their position as well as those who need to be elevated to make better use of their talents.

There's a reason hastily crafted organizations are called "slipshod."