Biden Campaign to Launch Door-to-Door Canvassing Across Battleground States

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign is launching door-to-door canvassing across several battleground states after avoiding physical contact with voters amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our voter contact operation is the most innovative and technologically advanced of any presidential campaign in history, and it has been thriving in this unprecedented environment,” Biden campaign manager Jenn O’Malley Dillon said.

She added, “We’re now expanding on our strategy in a targeted way that puts the safety of communities first and foremost and helps us mobilize voters who are harder to reach by phone now that we’re in the final stretch — and now that Americans are fully dialed-in and ready to make their voices heard.”

The campaign will deploy several hundred volunteers to Nevada, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania this weekend.

President Donald Trump’s campaign quickly jumped on the opportunity to criticize Biden for his reversal.

“What changed? They know they’re being hopelessly outworked on the ground, and down-ballot Democrats in key states have been freaking out about it,” Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said.

He continued, “You can’t just parachute in a month before the election and hope to make up ground.”

Biden and Trump participated in the first presidential debate on Tuesday night and, according to a CBS poll