"We have seen a really flawed campaign from the Fjeld folks."The demographics of this, the 6th Congressional district (in which I live), make it ideal for a grassroots campaign, but the advantage there goes to Fjeld's opponent, Mark Walker, by a mile.
Fjeld's website invites people to sign up for an email newsletter or to donate money. That is the limited extent of the doors it opens to potential supporters. There is nothing specifically related to volunteering or getting a yard sign. Inquiries sent through the limited generic contact form go unanswered.
Walker's site, by comparison, has a panel on the main page that offers five ways of engaging the campaign. There is a prominent link to volunteer, click it and it suggests numerous possibilities to become involved with the campaign, from going door-to-door to distributing yard signs.
The differences are more than esoteric. I suspect they reveal a difference in approach: Fjeld's as tightly (if not poorly) managed and unapproachable, Walker's as accessible and responsive.
I'm not sure how Fjeld thinks she's going to win, but it's pretty clear she is not doing much to maximize or even enable the efforts of potential supporters. Walker, on the other hand, is clearly interested in leveraging the enthusiasm of supporters to the fullest extent.
My guess is that will be the difference-maker and Fjeld will lose a race she could have won.
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