Attn @BeschlossDC: "Ground game" made the move from football to politics as early as 1981, thanks to Andrew Young. http://bit.ly/groundgame
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@BeschlossDC I'm sure@bgzimmer is on it. -
@AnotherLinguist@BeschlossDC "Ground game" was big in the '08 elections: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=800
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@BeschlossDC Some time after there was an air game.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Paul Revere was the first ground game.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC I would say back to mid 1850s when Tammany Hall and the other political machines rose about.Thereby encouragingvote early oftenThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC More importantly- how can we make them stop?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC generally used in relation to "air war" (tv ads) so I would be interested if it pre-dates 1960's, but I'm just guessing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC probably once TV became such a force. prior to blasts over the air, everything had to be the ground game, get out the vote...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC doesn't seem to appear in NYT in political context until 2000Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC with Jefferson?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC I feel like Jefferson/Adams 1800 had that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC has to be post-Jim Brown, no?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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