When the campaign tapped Obama himself to hit the trail, he leaned so far into the decency messaging that he set about scolding Black male voters who dared not vote for Harris.

Instead, set up camp, sleep in a bit, hit the trail and then return to your campsite.

With enough volunteers, teams hit the trail to survey all study transects every week from summer through fall.

High-powered Democratic proxies, including governors and cabinet secretaries, have hit the trail and are working the phones, while a well-funded super PAC—all unaffiliated, of course—has blanketed the state in glossy mailers trying to persuade voters to write in Biden’s name on the ballot and spare him the embarrassment of a poor showing.

Labor Day weekend, once the official kickoff of campaign season, now comes almost a year after most candidates have hit the trail and after the first primary debate.