Republican volunteers walk in groups of two or three , with one person solely dedicated to updating the app and directing the others towards houses with information on who lives there , biographical data and voting status . Door-knocking is still playing a role in the campaign for Des Moines 's open Senate seat . Canvassers are using algorithms to target voters likely to vote for their candidates . To track voter data , Republicans canvassers use clipboards while Democratic have turned to a phone app . about 50,000 more absentee ballots have been cast so far 2010 than at this point in 2010 .
Door-knocking is still playing a role in the campaign for Des Moines 's open Senate seat . Canvassers are using algorithms to target voters likely to vote for their candidates . To track voter data , Republicans canvassers use clipboards while Democratic have turned to a phone app . about 50,000 more absentee ballots have been cast so far 2010 than at this point in 2010 .