In the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election, I worked as a Field Organizer for a Texas political consulting firm. My operating area was not in Texas, rather the Tampa-St.Petersburg area. The company was hired directly by the national GOP to WIN Florida for Trump. I directed my operation from my kitchen table via text and email.
At my fingertips, I had about 120 paid canvassers and volunteers that I was directing in the field to knock on nearly 80,000 doors in just 12 days. Collectively, we knocked on more than 500,000 doors in Florida in the span of two weeks. Other companies had other swing states.
It is my belief that it was only because the national GOP got off their collective asses and spent the money did Trump win Florida.
They can do the same in 2018 too because they have the voter databases from 2016.
I’m optimistic that they can do this.
I’m in Arizona, who do I contact to volunteer? The state Republican party? I want to help, but never have participated in a get out the vote ground campaign. Thanks.