Money and Grassroots

ILLUSTRATED: Face it, extensive grassroots organizing costs money

This article is being written in the middle of a great primary season in both parties. Thus this is being written without knowing how this nomination fight will play out.
Last night was the New Hampshire Primary, and most campaigns are running out of money. There are still some dates this month with only one state contest, and thus there still will be some retail politics from the candidates and campaigns that are intensive on grassroots organizing. Voters in these states like Michigan, Nevada, and South Carolina will want the same attention from candidates and volunteers that Iowa and New Hampshire had.
But is costs money.

Let us remember that grassroots organizing is a tactic, like tv commercials, and direct mailers. "Grassroots" has become used as a metaphor for ideological, demonstrative activists. Those types of activists, particularly on the political Left, often rail against the influence of money in politics over people power.

But at the end of the day, the type of activity costs money. This will become obvious as the nomination plays out.