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Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:15 PM Nov 2016

Pretend you are running Hillarys campaign

Where would you send her top surrogates in the final week.
Here's my ideas:

POTUS. Urban centers in Florida and N.Carolina.
FLOTUS. Same as above. Alternate time in each. Also, do a lot of black radio station interviews.
Bernie. New Hampshire. Lock down that Senate seat.
Biden. Pennsylvanias so called 3rd Senator. Bring McGinty a Senate win.
Bill. Rural areas where needed. Appeal to working class Dems.
Kaine. Hispanic audiences, rallys and tv and radio interviews. Mostly Nevada & Florida
Warren. College campuses where needed.
Chelsea. Same as above.
Hillary. Roaming schedule according to internal polling each day. Appeal to as many female audiences as possible being introduced by any local/state celebrities.

States I would concede: Ohio, Iowa
States I would consider locked up: Col, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin
States I would go all out for: Nev, NH, NC, Fla, Penn,
States I would watch closely & might pursue: Ariz, Ind, GA, Maine2,

Your turn, now. What would you do?

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Pretend you are running Hillarys campaign (Original Post) Funtatlaguy Nov 2016 OP
IA tied, Bernie to IA? emulatorloo Nov 2016 #1
Yeah , I know Iowa Funtatlaguy Nov 2016 #5
IA most always goes Dem for president (2004 Bush was the exception) emulatorloo Nov 2016 #8
hire you. unblock Nov 2016 #2
That's probably sarcasm. Funtatlaguy Nov 2016 #3
i'm big on sarcasm, but in this case, you have a good plan. unblock Nov 2016 #4
I would do it for free. Funtatlaguy Nov 2016 #7
I wouldn't consider VA a lock Va Lefty Nov 2016 #6
I wouldn't concede Ohio... cynatnite Nov 2016 #9
Like Iowa, a big part of my reasoning Funtatlaguy Nov 2016 #10
I would reach out to the leadership in the African American communities and GOTV in FL. UCmeNdc Nov 2016 #11
Here's my list scheming daemons Nov 2016 #12
Sounds good. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #13

Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)
5. Yeah , I know Iowa
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:24 PM
Nov 2016

looks close now....on realclearpolitics, Trump is only up 1.4%.....but Iowa is awfully tough demographically, very white and not highly educated which is Trumps best group.
I think it's fools gold for Hillary....plus Grassley on ballot will help Trump there.

emulatorloo

(44,183 posts)
8. IA most always goes Dem for president (2004 Bush was the exception)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:28 PM
Nov 2016

Typically, the blue urban areas and college towns outvote the crazy rural red counties. So still hopeful.

(Of course Dems don't come out in midterms so Joanie Ernst)

unblock

(52,326 posts)
4. i'm big on sarcasm, but in this case, you have a good plan.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:23 PM
Nov 2016

i can only pay "activist wages", however

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
6. I wouldn't consider VA a lock
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:25 PM
Nov 2016

She's going to need to run up large margins in Northern Va. and Richmond . I'd dump some $$ in DC media market. Otherwise I agree with you!

Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)
10. Like Iowa, a big part of my reasoning
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:37 PM
Nov 2016

in Ohio is the reverse coat tails in the Senate seat.
In Ohio, Portman is up by a whopping 14.5% while Trump is up 2.5%.
That seems like an awful lot of ticket splitting.
But, it's certainly not impossible for Hillary and Portman to both win Ohio.





UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts)
11. I would reach out to the leadership in the African American communities and GOTV in FL.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:42 PM
Nov 2016

Latino and African American vote suppression has to be fought.

 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
12. Here's my list
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:45 PM
Nov 2016

Bernie to Iowa and New Hampshire.

Bill to Western PA and Eastern OH... and rural NC.

Barack to Florida, Ohio, and Colorado.

Michelle to Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida.

Joe to PA and Ohio.

Tim to Arizona, Colorado, and Texas.

And Hillary to Arizona, Florida, and .... Texas. Let's f*** with KellyAnne's head a little bit. Plus the publicity for it will be national.
 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
13. Sounds good.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 03:51 PM
Nov 2016

I'd also have her or some of her surrogates on her behalf endorse the goals of the Standing Rock resistance(even if she feels she has to distance herself from civil disobedience), to make some more speeches about standing up to corporate power(this would resonate in Ohio and PA, and if it doesnt' make Ohio go for her at least it would help Strickland), and have a big address on social justice issues in at least ONE of those states, targeted specifically to voters of color.

This would do a lot to boost enthusiasm among working-class and POC voters.

I'd also have her and her surrogates promise a "war on corruption in D.C.".


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