We need to address the big orange elephant in the room which is that Hillary Clinton has a huge advantage against Trump with her army of strong surrogates behind her campaign. The gap between the two candidates, I would argue, is too big for Trump to ever be able to catch up to Clinton. Hillary’s surrogates proved how valuable they were last month when she spent a week dealing with pneumonia, but her campaign did not skip a beat due to her surrogates filling in for her. But even before her illness, US News said, “Clinton’s front-line validators were having a multiplying effect in battleground states whereas Trump has largely been relying on his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, to pitch his case separate from him.” The difference between Clinton and Trump surrogates is that Hillary has surrogates that will go and campaign FOR her, but Trump’s surrogates will only go campaign WITH him. Hillary’s has an evident ability to form positive relationships with political figures. For voters, it is much more convincing to elect a president (Clinton) 
that is proud to support a candidate by speaking on their behalf, rather than electing one (Trump) that is struggling to have people willingly speak for him.
Surrogates use a verbal and nonverbal rhetoric to influence voters. Celebrity surrogates are a way for uneducated voters to see that an important person is voting a certain way and often that audience will vote the same. Clinton’s database has allowed her to pull a vast array of resources for her platform. An effective group of surrogates is one that can satisfy a diverse group of voters. Clinton has done a good job of having a database of surrogates to target certain crowds. When Clinton wanted to bring gun control to the fore of the national 
debate, she brought mothers whose children were killed by gun violence on the trail. Clinton can hit the trifecta of surrogates and gain a huge advantage if she can send President Obama to Pennsylvania, Michelle Obama to North Carolina and Bill to Ohio while she is in Florida. Trump does not have as much luxury to pick who he wants to speak on his behalf. If Hillary continues to take advantage of her available surrogate resources, her army of supporters will continue to grow, bringing her even closer to her Presidency in the White House.