Barack Obama increased turnout among young voters in this election, even though he had nothing comparable to the wave of euphoria he had in 2008.
There's a simple lesson here: data trumps narrative. Obama's team did it the old fashioned way--they worked name by name, block by block, precinct by precinct.
That is truly what building a coalition is all about. The narrative is important, but it isn't everything. And it always runs out of gas. Data keeps working, all the time.
There's a simple lesson here: data trumps narrative. Obama's team did it the old fashioned way--they worked name by name, block by block, precinct by precinct.
That is truly what building a coalition is all about. The narrative is important, but it isn't everything. And it always runs out of gas. Data keeps working, all the time.
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