Posted on 02/19/2016 5:28:53 PM PST by MLL
The highly competitive ground-game run by the top four GOP presidential contenders in the all-important South Carolina Republican primary may decide the outcome of the brutal fight in the Palmetto State.
Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)and former Gov. Jeb Bush all have jammed schedules of appearances, press-events and speeches to help persuade the many late-deciding voters, plus organized networks of volunteers who are trying to persuade and then motivate their supporters to vote during the Saturday ballot.
The two remaining candidates, John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson, have little in the way of local infrastructure and have largely stayed away from the verbal fisticuffs.
The release today of the NBC/WSJ poll that shows Trump's lead has dropped to 5 points suggests that the blowout victory many have been predicting is not as certain as previously thought, even though that poll is possibly an outlier.
Unlike in Iowa, where Ted Cruz dominated the ground game, both the Trump campaign and the Bush campaign are mounting an aggressive South Carolina ground game. Rubio, likewise, has a ground game, though not apparently as robust as the other contenders.
Add to this the unusual participation of several Super PACs which have endorsed Ted Cruz in the ground game wars, and the possibility of last-minute swings in voter support are increased.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The fastest way to ensure I do not vote for a candidate is to have them knock on my door.
They might as well ask I would like to read the current Watch Tower. I’m polite, but do not desire that interruption of my privacy.
Maybe that’s just me, but I doubt it.
Trump train be commin and we are pissed.
Now that you and I agree on. Except, you like Trump and I like Cruz. However, if Trump wins the nom, I will vote for him (holding my breath). Will you vote for Cruz if he wins?
The one thing I can say about both of them is that can we all imagine a conservative and an entrepreneur in the WH? Perfect combo!
What ever you say, noobie.
Yeah, voter outreach..., run with that for 45 minutes then move on...
Ok. All I did was post the article.
Yes, voter outreach, that is the ticket!
The real way to win is to claim all the other candidates are dropping out of the race.
LOL! Good one! I give you that! :)
I live in Arizona. Two broken up calls from the Cruz camp in two weeks. I.’m not even on the same coast.
Same here. I hate door to door salesmen, and I don’t need one coming to my house interrupting my evening to listen to BS about their candidate that I have no interest in.
As I said on another post if someone can be swayed simply by someone knocking on their door and asking them to vote for their candidate, they’re not very committed. They vote for Rubio tomorrow then in the general election Hillary knocks on their door and they switch.
As for tomorrow’s results, I believe everyone has decided with the exception of some Cruz/Trump voters. They could swing either way and one could end up very sad while the other is very happy.
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