2016 Postmortem

demwing

(16,916 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 03:53 PM Feb 2016

Who has the ground game?

Hillary has a slight poll advantage, and Bernie has a comfortable enthusiasm advantage, so it will come down to ground game.

I've heard Hillary has invested heavily in IA, but mostly in ads. How's her game, and where are the chinks in her armor?

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Who has the ground game? (Original Post) demwing Feb 2016 OP

I think the only ground game that will shock us is going to be O'Malley. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #1

IMO, as the est. candidate she gets most of the volunteers with experience HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #2

NCTraveler

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1. I think the only ground game that will shock us is going to be O'Malley.

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 03:54 PM

Feb 2016

I think he is going to come in at just under ten percent. In my opinion, he will be the only one to over perform with respect to polls.

HereSince1628

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2. IMO, as the est. candidate she gets most of the volunteers with experience

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 04:08 PM

Feb 2016

Experience certainly helps inside the caucus where knowing it is also about pleading, cajoling, and sometimes shameless arm twisting to move people from one candidate to another. That behavior requires not a small amount of chutzpah/gumption. Something that people who love to caucus love to be part of and something that is likely a bit intimidating for folks new to it.

But, imo, technology has really made the canvassing and coordinating easier, and I think there is likely little difference in the campaigns capacities to get their declared and known supporters to the caucuses

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