A year out, RNC runs war game to test its election machine

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Washington Examiner:

The Republican National Committee is beginning the next phase of its 2016 plan Thursday, running field tests of voter turnout strategy, digital operations and volunteer network performance.

 

The RNC says it now has over 150 paid staff and 10,000 campaign volunteers scattered in key electoral battlegrounds and other states. Now, the national party wants to find out if its investment in manpower, technology and strategy development pays off in the form of a well-oiled political machine. The test, details of which were shared with the Washington Examiner, lasts throughout October, and is being billed as a "national month of action."

 

"The fact that we are able to hold a national month of action more than a year from the election is a testament to the RNC's dedication and ability to take back the White House in 2016," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said. "No other campaign or committee has the data or infrastructure in place to hold a full scale general election test this early in the cycle."