Reply #28: Forget staffers, how many volunteers do the candidates have? [View All]

[mrreowwr_kittty]

Staffers are poli sci grads in nice shoes who order the volunteers around. Most of the ones I've known wouldn't be caught dead pounding the pavement or making phone calls.

Here in my state the Obama campaign has thousands of volunteers, many of whom are volunteering for the very first time. Their enthusiasm is infectious. Clinton has more of the party insiders and big donors, but not many of the kind of people who do grunt work. I predict her campaign will be hiring professional canvassers.