Republicans are knocking on voters' doors. Democrats aren't. Will it affect the 2020 outcome?
Democrats think it’s dangerous and unnecessary. Republicans consider it safe and essential.
And both agree that, when it comes to in-person voter communication, neither side has ever experienced a dynamic like the one in this election.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has created a stark divide in the way the ideological left and right have chosen to campaign this year, with liberals all but abandoning the traditional political tactic of sending staffers and volunteers door-to-door to talk with voters at home — commonly known as canvassing — while conservatives continue to do so with only relatively minor interruptions.
The split is emblematic of a wider divide between the two parties during the pandemic that has affected how they regard everything from mask mandates to travel restrictions. And in the view of veteran political operatives, it has also created a unique set of circumstances for the final eight-week stretch of the 2020 election that could have a bearing on the eventual outcome on races up and down the ballot, in which Republicans engage in a tried-and-true method to persuade and turn out voters, while Democrats put their time and energy into alternative, safer efforts.
“We’ve had campaigns do different things before, but usually because of innovation,” said Eddie Vale, a longtime Democratic strategist. “We’ve never had a situation where the two sides run different campaigns because of a public health crisis.”
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