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To: huldah1776
The Democrat "ground game" has always revolved around getting bodies to the polls. Milk and cookies will be served to elderly people who are bused to function halls while volunteers walk around "helping them" with their ballot choices. Bums and other riff raff will be lured off the streets for a hot meal in exchange for a straight D vote. Young slackers will get inundated with text messages offering a chance of free tickets to a Green Day concert if only they show up at the appointed polling place and get their names "checked off." And there are other variations.

The Democrats definitely have their GOTV machine well-oiled and this year will be no exception despite the lack of an inspirational candidate.

Republicans pretty much have to fend for themselves in getting to the polling places and if they have nobody to vote for, many of them stay away. This year, Trump has a chance to bring out the millions who have stayed home in years past. Not sure if a huge GOTV effort is required here as conservatives are basically self-reliant and will get themselves to the polls - provided they feel they have a candidate to vote for.

Trump has done pretty well during the primaries with minimum infrastructure. More primary votes than any other GOP candidate before him.

13 posted on 05/24/2016 5:50:23 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (1,161); Cruz (567); Rubio (166); Kasich (160)
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To: SamAdams76
The Democrat "ground game" has always revolved around getting bodies to the polls.

Or at least getting the vote to the polls if the body happens to be literally in the ground.
23 posted on 05/24/2016 6:57:10 AM PDT by LostPassword
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