>>I have to think that if Trump was really serious, he would be building a serious ground game.<<
Trump absolutely hates shaking hands. That little factoid, which he published in one of his books, explains a lot. That’s why he prefers speaking to large crowds instead of going to town halls where he’d have to be up close and personal, and it’s likely why he’s staying out of NH where the voters expect to press the flesh, sending his family in to represent him instead.
It’s also probably why he flies home every night instead of staying in a local establishment, or even at the home of a friend of the campaign. He’s simply afraid of germs. I’m really surprised this hasn’t come up very much so far. Running for President with an aversion to shaking hands would seem to put him at a significant disadvantage.
Well, there goes the baby-kissing. Just darn!
Evidently, you have never seen the end of any of his rallies or seen the posts on FB of people showing their selfies and/or stuff signed by DJT. Or the hugs.
(as the SS guys are sweating bullets 18” away)
You can find them on You Tube. They’re cute, actually.
“It’s also probably why he flies home every night instead of staying in a local establishment, or even at the home of a friend of the campaign. “
He likes to sleep in his own bed. Who doesn’t?
And he has his own jet to do it with. The other candidates don’t have that option, or they’d have to use donor money.