Summering with a Hillary supporter has been trying, to say the least. However, sometimes between the “Obama has to throw a punch” and the constant citing of the doom and gloom daily Gallop poll the debate triggers a “light bulb over the head” moment.
This Hillary supporter doesn’t recognize what Obama is doing because he’s never seen anything like it.
While millions may be spent on advertising, so too is one campaign spending millions on ground game while the other is spending virtually nothing. Obama is investing more massively than any campaign in the history of American politics on the ground game. McCain is essentially not investing in ground. His early summer numbers of 20,000 phone calls nationwide for a whole month would be those of a single, low-budget House campaign. That’s the equivalent of one person working ten hours a day for a month. For the entire nation. It’s basically the equivalent of zero contacts. When Martin writes that McCain’s ground campaign is revving up, it’s essentially starting from nothing and is now in 1st gear.
Obama is doing exactly what he needs to do. He’s registering new voters. After all, elections are the ultimate numbers game. It’s a ground game, as well, and one McCain has completely ignored.
How many new voters tip Virginia, Colorado, etc. from red to blue? Bet the Obama camp knows.