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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump ground game undercut by slow internet that crashes app

Trump in suit and red hat speaks into microphone
Trump at a rally in Juneau, Wisconsin last week. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump’s campaign has limited ability to know whether their ground game operation is reaching target voters in battleground states, as the software being used needs fast internet service to properly track canvassers, according to multiple people familiar with the situation.

The Trump campaign this cycle is targeting so-called low propensity Trump voters, who are often in rural areas, as part of their bet that hitting those people who don’t typically vote but would cast a ballot for Trump if they did, could make a difference in a close election.

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