ground game

noun

1. game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds

Example Sentences

His nonprofit, Turning Point Action , largely ran Trump’s ground game in swing states like Arizona and Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times

While De León doubled down on ethnic solidarity, Jurado and her team focused on a ground game that tied the Highland Park native’s story — daughter of immigrants who lacked legal status, teenage mom who went on food stamps, adult who had to move back in with her father — to that of Eastside residents.

From Los Angeles Times

UCLA’s defense and ground game, however, helped mask a series of errors throughout the game.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chargers made sure to stop Nick Chubb and the Browns ground game, and they also came up with three interceptions during a convincing win in Cleveland.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the third consecutive presidential election in which the campaign that had what appeared to be the less organized ground game won.

From Slate