Hillary’s Plan to Win Big Everywhere - HRC group [View all]

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/07/hillary-s-plan-to-win-big-everywhere.html

The presumptive Democratic nominee is laying down infrastructure across the country, warding off opponents and potentially creating a nightmare for the GOP.

Hillary Clinton got beat last time because she wanted to win big in Democratic strongholds, and she got outflanked. Now she’s pursuing a 50-state strategy, starting with the primaries. She wants to compete everywhere and expand the map—an audacious play, particularly for a candidate so synonymous with insularity and caution.

Unlike the last time around, Clinton lacks any serious competition for the Democratic nomination. But despite the primaries looking like a cakewalk for her, Team Clinton isn't taking any chances, and is looking to lay down campaign infrastructure that would ward off Democratic opponents and then benefit her in the general election.

Her campaign sent out a press release last week touting headlines across the country, including in Republican strongholds: “Hillary Clinton launches Wyoming campaign presence;” “First presidential candidate with a presence in Utah—Hillary Clinton,” and “Hillary Clinton dispatching a full-time organizer to Texas.”

Paid staffers are on the ground in all 50 states and the territories, but they won’t be there long, says a Clinton aide. “What we’re doing is building a volunteer-driven organization in those 50 states and that means we’re being very efficient with the dollars.” Democrats have learned that paid staff are essential to jump-start any volunteer effort. But the Clinton staffers won’t stay; they’ll be gone by the end of May, replaced if all goes well with trained and enthusiastic volunteers.


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