But Obama had a ground game, a revolutionary breakthrough game as reported in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Journal where its authors claimed they could take any election that was within three points. Their record in 2012 suggests that we should believe them.
The ground game combines data mining of the most resourceful nature revealing virtually all there is to know about a potential voter and coupling that with a psychological approach and shoe leather contact. Hillary will have inherited this ground game which is useful in places like Ohio but not necessary in places like Illinois.
In contrast, Donald Trump never had a ground game, by his own admission was not even aware of the need for one. The hope was that he might inherit a ground game from the Republican party but that is a dubious proposition at best. In 2012 the Republicans and Romney assured us they had not only a ground game but the digital game in hand. Not only did they not have a ground game their computers broke down on election eve. This fiasco was an utter humiliation.
We had better hope that Trump can push his momentum past the reach of a digital ground game and past the reach of fraud. Much will depend on the debate.
