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Building Campaign Organizations in the States-The Republicans

While campaigns naturally focused most of their initiall attention on the four early state contests, they also worked at building support in other states.  This takes a number of different forms; a campaign can name a state chairman, steering committee, leadership team, endorsements and/or an advisor/consultant.  Before the primary voting gets underway, having organization in states around the country gives credibility to a campaign, suggesting that it can go the distance.  Later if the campaign does make it through the early states, it will not be caught unprepared.  At the same time, one must be wary of a campaign that looks good on paper, but has weaknesses that may undercut its success.  Below is based on announcements from the campaigns and news reports.  (Note that the Fiorina announcements were done through her super PAC; also note that several other super PACs established ground games).
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    revised April 21, 2016
Date
State
Bush
Carson
Christie
Cruz
Fiorina
Huckabee
Kasich
Paul
Rubio
Trump
Feb. 1
IA*
x
x x
x x
x
x
x x
x
Feb. 9
NH
x
x x
x x

x x x
x
Feb. 20
SC
x
x
x x
x
x x x x
Feb. 23
NV*
x
x
x 1,2

x x x x












Mar. 1
AL
x


x

x x
x x

AK*








x

AR



x
x x x
x

GA
x

x
x x x x
x x

MA
x

x x
x
x x

MN*



x x
x x x x

OK
x


x x


x x

TN
x


x x x x
x x

TX
x

x x
x x x x

VT



x x
x x x

VA
x

x x

x

x x












Mar. 5 KS*



x x

x x

KY*


x

x x x

LA
x




x
x x

ME*
x

x x
x x x x












Mar. 6
PR*



x

x
x












Mar. 8 HI*

x
x

x
x

ID



x

x x x

MI x
x
x x
x x x x

MS
x x
x

x
x x












Mar. 10
USVI*



x

















Mar. 12
DC*






x
x

GU*



x






WY*


x


x x












Mar. 15
FL
x


x



x x

IL x
x
x

x
x x

MO
x


x

x
x

NC
x x
x
x x
x x

NMI*



x




x

OH



x

x
x x












Mar. 22 AS*



x




x

AZ
x

x x

x
x x

UT*
x

x x
x x x x












Apr. 1-3
ND*








x x












Apr. 5
WI
x

x x
x
x x












Apr. 9
CO*
x

x x
x x x x












Apr. 19
NY
x


x x
x
x x












Apr. 26
CT




x
x

x x

DE




x
x
x x

MD

x x
x

x
x

PA


x
x x
x
x x

RI 






x
x x












May 3
IN
x
x x x
x
x x












May 10
NE
x


x


x

WV



x

x
x x












May 17
OR






x
x












May 24
WA



x

x x x












Jun. 7
CA
x


x


x x x x

MT






x
x

NJ


x
x

x
x x

NM








x

SD








x

*caucus or convention

Notes:
The Rubio campaign was first to announce leadership in all 50 states on Jan. 11, 2016.

The Walker campaign had also started building out in the states before he suspended his effort on Sept. 21, 2015.

Super PACs with significant ground games: Keep the Promise I (pro-Cruz), New Day for America (pro-Kasich) and The 2016 Committee (pro-Carson).


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