In the vital state of Virginia, where Obama has set his sights on wresting the Commonwealth away from the Republicans, the Democrat is sparing no expense in setting up an enormous ground operation with a reported paid staff that will eventually reach 1000.But there is more to having a good ground game than blanketing the state with offices and people. This old hand writing at 538 explains:A good field plan has 2-3 elements to it including direct voter contact (door-to-door, which I enjoy and try to use as much as possible and phone calls, which I hate and generally outsource as much as possible), house parties/meet and greets, and neighborhood organization. "The most important part is knowing your community leaders and using them to help build an organization around your candidate. From what I gather, this is probably what ultimately hurt him in New Hampshire, since that is a place where people take their role as community leader/opinion maker very seriously."The problem (as...(Read Full Post)