Cruz crushes Trump in weekend delegate fight
Ted Cruz notched another delegate landslide Saturday, stretching his advantage in a competition that might never occur: the second ballot of a contested Republican National Convention in July.
Cruz won at least 65 of the 94 delegates up for grabs Saturday (and he may have won more, but Kentucky's 25 delegates haven't revealed their leanings). The Texas senator has so thoroughly dominated the fight to send loyalists to the national convention that if front-runner Donald Trump fails to clinch the nomination on the first ballot, Cruz is well-positioned to surpass him — and perhaps even snag the nomination for himself — when delegates are free in subsequent convention rounds to vote for whomever they want.
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On Saturday, he nearly won 19 of 20 seats available in Maine, losing just one to a Trump backer: Gov. Paul LePage. He also won all nine delegates on the ballot in three Minnesota congressional districts, picking up support in the lone state won by Marco Rubio. Cruz also grabbed one of three delegates in South Carolina's 6th Congressional District, while the other two went to an uncommitted delegate and a supporter of Gov. John Kasich.
Cruz's biggest windfall, though, came from Utah, where at least 36 of 37 national delegates will be aligned with Cruz, who crushed Trump in the state's caucuses on March 22. Included in the Utah delegation: Sen. Mike Lee, Gov. Gary Herbert, and Reps. Mike Bishop and Mia Love. Only Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, the 37th delegate, is a wild card -- he hasn't revealed who he supports.
But Cruz's dominance may be for nothing. Trump's dominant victory in New York last week, along with expected victories across the northeast on Tuesday, put him on the cusp of earning the nomination without any convention drama in Cleveland. On the first ballot, most delegates are required to vote according to the results of state primaries and caucuses, and that's where Trump has a wide edge -- 845 to Cruz's 559.
If Trump can dominate the remaining 15 primaries and acquire mandatory support from 1,237 delegates, he'll secure the nomination automatically. And polls show he has an edge in Indiana's crucial May 3 primary, where 57 delegates will be apportioned, and that he's pulling away in California — the biggest prize of the entire primary season — where 172 delegates will be assigned in a June 7 primary.
In the meantime, Cruz has owned the secondary battle to elect loyalists to the convention and can only work to limit Trump's gains over the next six weeks of primaries. Republican activists that tend to run to become delegates and vote in those obscure contests are typically more aligned with Cruz.
Kentucky, where Trump narrowly edged Cruz in a March 5 caucus, was the only delegate on the day. Party insiders who control the delegate process there unveiled a slate of 25 delegates headlined by newly elected Gov. Matt Bevin, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul. At the Kentucky state GOP convention Saturday, it was approved overwhelmingly by the nearly 500 attendees.
McConnell and Paul have been critical of Trump, but the remainder of the delegation, according to sources familiar with the list, wasn't vetted based on candidate support. Instead, it featured a long list of party veterans picked based on their work for the Kentucky GOP over the years. It's unclear which way the delegation will lean if the convention becomes a floor fight.
"Our process for delegates is not candidate focused. It never has been," said Steve Robertson, former chairman of the Kentucky GOP and one of the 25 delegates selected.
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From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:43 PM
To: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: RE: This version For Approval: ROUNDUP: Dangerous Donald’s Foreign Policy “Plan”
Let’s delete this part of WSJ line: so a serious if contradictory speech is at least a kind of progress.
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Luis Miranda, Communications Director
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202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Palermo, Rachel
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:39 PM
To: RR2
Subject: This version For Approval: ROUNDUP: Dangerous Donald’s Foreign Policy “Plan”
Thanks!!
SL: ROUNDUP: Dangerous Donald’s Foreign Policy “Plan”
As he’s done throughout his campaign, Dangerous Donald Trump is proving that on foreign policy, he lacks the judgment, experience, and temperament to be our next commander-in-chief. Trump would alienate allies and deal with friend and foe alike with reckless disregard, with poorly conceived ideas that would undermine our national security and make the American people less safe.
Don’t take our word for it, see what people are saying about his remarks below:
A Trump-First Foreign Policy
WALL STREET JOURNAL //
His maiden policy speech on Wednesday, devoted to foreign affairs, earns an “incomplete” at Trump University.
…
The 5,000-word speech lacked specifics by normal political standards, if not his own. The central motif, like all of Mr. Trump’s political thought, is that the businessman has the brains and strength to solve a given problem, and everybody else is a pathetic loser, so trust his instincts and temperament.
…
For prepared remarks, or for that matter even an after-dinner talk, Mr. Trump’s speech was especially rife with contradictions. He said the conduct of foreign policy must be “more unpredictable. We are totally predictable. We tell everything.” He also said the conduct of foreign policy must be “disciplined, deliberate and consistent.”
…
Mr. Trump isn’t known for close readings of his briefing books, if such documents exist, and deep policy knowledge is obviously not the source of his political appeal. But Americans typically prefer Presidents who are conversant about the world’s biggest problems beyond a sound bite or two…
Mr. Trump promised to “win our new future struggles, which may be many, which may be complex, but we will win if I become President.” He won’t become the GOP nominee much less President if voters don’t trust him with nuclear weapons, so a serious if contradictory speech is at least a kind of progress.
Donald Trump’s Strange Worldview
NEW YORK TIMES // THE EDITORIAL BOARD
...
No one’s fears are likely to be allayed by this speech, which was clearly worked up by his new campaign advisers and read from a teleprompter. It did not exhibit much grasp of the complexity of the world, understanding of the balance or exercise of power, or even a careful reading of history.
...
Mr. Trump repeatedly states outright falsehoods, often based on wrong assumptions. He’s been refuted before on his claim that the Islamic State is making “millions of dollars a week” by selling Libyan oil. There is zero evidence of that. The nuclear deal with the United States and other major powers has not made Iran a “great power,” nor has Tehran violated the conditions of that pact, as Mr. Trump has said.
Mr. Trump says he knows how to negotiate, and to him that seems to mean putting forward maximal positions that he can then walk back. That won’t work in foreign policy. Mr. Trump did not display any willingness to learn or to correct his past errors. For someone who claims he is ready to lead the free world, that is inexcusable.
Trump's unreal foreign policy: Our view
USA TODAY // EDITORIAL BOARD
As anyone who watches reality television knows, the genre might be entertaining, but its correlation to actual reality is tenuous.
Which is a good place to start with the  much-awaited foreign policy speech delivered Wednesday in Washington by presidential candidate Donald Trump.
As with The Apprentice, the show that helped him become a household name, the Republican front-runner sought to provide appealing fare for a certain class of people. In this case, the primary audience was voters opposed to trade, resentful of immigrants, distrustful of foreign governments, and wistful for a time when America wielded more power in a simpler world.
In reaching out to this group, Trump vividly portrayed a world that does not exist: America’s allies would be more respectful after being lectured to, while its enemies would be dealt with by bluster. China would fall into line after enduring unspecified economic pressure. And troubled regions of the world would be stabilized through U.S. disengagement.
…
Things might happen that way on TV. But not in reality. Or perhaps we should say real reality.
Donald Trump shows dangerously incoherent foreign policy
THE SACRAMENTO BEE // THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Then, he gave a rambling, vague and incoherent speech Wednesday full of platitudes and contradictions, and suggested he would undermine international alliances that have helped keep America safe since World War II.
It was billed as a major foreign policy address, but voters looking for reassurances about Trump as commander in chief can’t feel that much more comfortable. Our longtime allies certainly won’t be confident.
Don’t be fooled by Trump’s foreign policy speech
WASHINGTON POST // ANNE APPLEBAUM
If you weren’t already convinced that parody is now the central art form of our era, then Donald Trump’s grand foreign policy speech yesterday was the proof.
…
The multiple inconsistencies and internal contradictions have already been listed by others. On the one hand, he said that “your friends need to know that you will stick by the agreements that you have with them.” On the other hand, he threatened to “walk” if those same friends didn’t pony up to his demands. He wants to invest heavily in the military, but he wants to stop using the military. He doesn’t want to do “nation-building” but does want to promote “regional stability.” There was no sense that he knew what either of those terms actually meant.
…
Anyone who sits down and analyzes the speech from start to finish will, of course, worry about the contradictions, the inconsistencies, the impossible claims, the detachment from reality.
From Donald Trump, a Foreign Policy Speech Heavy on Slogans and Light on Details
WALL STREET JOURNAL // AARON DAVID MILLER
Those expecting a coherent, well-ordered view of the world and a strategy to match it would have been disappointed listening to Donald Trump’s foreign policy address on Wednesday. The speech was a collection of bromides, slogans, aims, and promises wrapped in Mr. Trump’s conviction that he can solve America’s problems in a cruel and unforgiving world–all without specifying how.
…
Nobody expected great detail on how exactly he would accomplish all of his plans. But in what was billed as a major foreign-policy address, the absence of guidance on how he would achieve his goals was striking. The best he could do about better burden sharing with our NATO allies was to suggest a summit to discuss the matter.
…
His implication that only he knows how to fix what ails the republic suggests a self-absorption that goes well beyond the normal ego and narcissism required to run for president. Mr. Trump’s preference for celebrity (his) over substance and his reliance on one-liners over serious analysis of complicated problems point up potential for conflict, at minimum, should he win the nation’s most-demanding job, a position that requires prudence, curiosity, and a willingness not only to ask questions but also to home in on the right ones.
Trump struggles to explain 'America first' foreign policy
ASSOCIATED PRESS// LOLITA C. BALDOR AND SAGAR MEGHANI
Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his "America first" foreign policy on Wednesday, vowing to substitute hard-headed realism for what he called a post-Cold War era replete with U.S. national security failures.
Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he'd make the United States at the same time a "consistent" and "unpredictable" force in the world. And he didn't appear to allay the concerns of U.S. and international critics — Republicans at home as well as Democrats — who see him as unfit for the responsibilities of commander in chief.
…
Trump also contradicted his own broad-brush approach to foreign policy. He said at one point that the best way to achieve his goals was through "disciplined, deliberate and consistent" policy. Later, however, he exhorted the nation to "be more unpredictable" in how it combats enemies.
Graham tears into Trump’s ‘pathetic’ foreign policy speech
THE HILL // JESSIE HELLMAN
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tore into Donald Trump’s foreign policy address Wednesday in a series of tweets, saying, “Ronald Reagan must be rolling over in his grave.”
The outspoken senator called Trump’s speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington pathetic and incoherent.
“Trump speech is pathetic in terms of understanding the role America plays in the world, how to win War on Terror, and threats we face,” Graham wrote.
“Trump’s FP speech not conservative. It’s isolationism surrounded by disconnected thought, demonstrates lack of understanding threats we face.”
A Trump-First Foreign Policy
WALL STREET JOURNAL //
His maiden policy speech on Wednesday, devoted to foreign affairs, earns an “incomplete” at Trump University.
…
The 5,000-word speech lacked specifics by normal political standards, if not his own. The central motif, like all of Mr. Trump’s political thought, is that the businessman has the brains and strength to solve a given problem, and everybody else is a pathetic loser, so trust his instincts and temperament.
…
For prepared remarks, or for that matter even an after-dinner talk, Mr. Trump’s speech was especially rife with contradictions. He said the conduct of foreign policy must be “more unpredictable. We are totally predictable. We tell everything.” He also said the conduct of foreign policy must be “disciplined, deliberate and consistent.”
…
Mr. Trump isn’t known for close readings of his briefing books, if such documents exist, and deep policy knowledge is obviously not the source of his political appeal. But Americans typically prefer Presidents who are conversant about the world’s biggest problems beyond a sound bite or two…
Mr. Trump promised to “win our new future struggles, which may be many, which may be complex, but we will win if I become President.” He won’t become the GOP nominee much less President if voters don’t trust him with nuclear weapons, so a serious if contradictory speech is at least a kind of progress.
Donald Trump’s Strange Worldview
NEW YORK TIMES // THE EDITORIAL BOARD
...
No one’s fears are likely to be allayed by this speech, which was clearly worked up by his new campaign advisers and read from a teleprompter. It did not exhibit much grasp of the complexity of the world, understanding of the balance or exercise of power, or even a careful reading of history.
...
Mr. Trump repeatedly states outright falsehoods, often based on wrong assumptions. He’s been refuted before on his claim that the Islamic State is making “millions of dollars a week” by selling Libyan oil. There is zero evidence of that. The nuclear deal with the United States and other major powers has not made Iran a “great power,” nor has Tehran violated the conditions of that pact, as Mr. Trump has said.
Mr. Trump says he knows how to negotiate, and to him that seems to mean putting forward maximal positions that he can then walk back. That won’t work in foreign policy. Mr. Trump did not display any willingness to learn or to correct his past errors. For someone who claims he is ready to lead the free world, that is inexcusable.
Trump's unreal foreign policy: Our view
USA TODAY // EDITORIAL BOARD
As anyone who watches reality television knows, the genre might be entertaining, but its correlation to actual reality is tenuous.
Which is a good place to start with the  much-awaited foreign policy speech delivered Wednesday in Washington by presidential candidate Donald Trump.
As with The Apprentice, the show that helped him become a household name, the Republican front-runner sought to provide appealing fare for a certain class of people. In this case, the primary audience was voters opposed to trade, resentful of immigrants, distrustful of foreign governments, and wistful for a time when America wielded more power in a simpler world.
In reaching out to this group, Trump vividly portrayed a world that does not exist: America’s allies would be more respectful after being lectured to, while its enemies would be dealt with by bluster. China would fall into line after enduring unspecified economic pressure. And troubled regions of the world would be stabilized through U.S. disengagement.
…
Things might happen that way on TV. But not in reality. Or perhaps we should say real reality.
Donald Trump shows dangerously incoherent foreign policy
THE SACRAMENTO BEE // THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Then, he gave a rambling, vague and incoherent speech Wednesday full of platitudes and contradictions, and suggested he would undermine international alliances that have helped keep America safe since World War II.
It was billed as a major foreign policy address, but voters looking for reassurances about Trump as commander in chief can’t feel that much more comfortable. Our longtime allies certainly won’t be confident.
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Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041


good
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 4:41 PM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: California Secretary of State Op-Ed on Voting Rights
Ready for research.
When Voting Rights Go Right
By Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla is California’s Secretary of State.
If there’s one thing that every American should agree with, it’s this: Voting is the fundamental right in our democracy, the one that makes all others possible.
The right to choose our representatives is why patriots dumped tea into Boston Harbor, why women marched for the 19th Amendment, and why 51 years ago people of all races joined together to win the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
But one of the most insidious ideas in the 2016 election is that voting rights are negotiable. More than 20 states have enacted voting restrictions that could prevent many Americans from exercising their fundamental right to vote this November.
We saw the logical outcome of these laws last month in Arizona, when local election officials closed 70 percent of polling locations in Maricopa County
. We will never know how many people didn’t vote that day, frustrated by 5-hour lines and overwhelmed poll workers.
The reason given in Arizona was “cost-cutting,” but it wouldn’t have happened if the Supreme Court hadn’t done some cutting if its own — in a 2013 decision that shredded the protections in the Voting Rights Act. Before that decision, a place like Maricopa County with a history of disenfranchising people of color would have had to petition the U.S. Department of Justice before closing polling locations. But today states with a long history of racial discrimination are free to change voting rules to deprive people of their most sacred right in our democracy.
If Arizona is a story of when voting rights go wrong, California wants to be an example of when voting rights go right.
Our voter registration has surged leading up to the June 7 primary, driven by hotly contested presidential races for both Democrats and Republicans. As the state’s top elections official I asked the Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown for emergency funding to ensure local elections officials could hire and staff polling locations and process additional ballots.
Unusual in this fractured political climate, Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature voted unanimously to approve the funding, and Governor Brown signed AB 120. The law provides an additional $16 million to all 58 California counties to help cover costs for the June 7 presidential primary as well as the verification of ballot initiative signatures for the November general election. The money will allow the Secretary of State’s office to hire more phone interpreters for the voter hotline and conducting polling place observations in all 58 California counties. Access to information about voting is now available in 10 languages.
California Democrats and Republicans are working together to expand access to voting. There’s no excuse for the partisan divide in our country around voting rights. But the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act has given free rein to those who want to try to cling to power by suppressing voter turnout. Former Republican Senator Jim DeMint recently admitted that voter ID laws help elect “more conservative candidates.”
History shows that voter suppression is doomed to fail. We want as many people of all kinds to vote, regardless of their political persuasion. That’s the path to true democracy, and California is leading the way.
If you live in California, make sure your registration is up-to-date by visitingRegisterToVote.cadem.org
or RegisterToVote.Ca.Gov
before the May 23 registration deadline.
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Western Regional Press Secretary
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


Have you talked to the state party and do they have some examples before we do this?
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 6:54 PM
To: RR2
Subject: RESEARCH REQUEST: Texas and transportation
Hi team,
Can you please pull research on how Texas has been impacted by Republican obstruction on infrastructure spending/anything else that you think might be relevant?
Thx!
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Western Regional Press Secretary
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Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


Hi friends,
Following up on our cross-departmental regional meetings, we are going to put together strategic plans with our counterparts in Political and CE for each of the 18 battleground states. In order to do that, we need to meet with our counterparts this week to talk through our states. We will receive a template for the plans tomorrow, so your meetings will be Wednesday through Friday. More guidance will come when we receive the template. Your political counterparts are going to take the leads on scheduling these meetings. Hard deadline for these meetings is Friday COB, so if you don't hear from your political counterpart, please reach out to make sure the meeting happens.
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Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
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202-863-8041


I'm concerned the "Dems face the same internal dissension that plagues the GOP - just look at the Trump-like violence" narrative may set in.
Upheaval in Nevada Raises Concerns Over Democratic Unity
*         By MICHELLE RINDELS AND NICHOLAS RICCARDI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS - May 17, 2016, 10:14 AM ET
*
As Oregon and Kentucky queue up to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, the pall of a divisive state party convention in Nevada hangs over the race.
The Nevada Democratic Party
shuttered its offices for security reasons Monday and wrote a letter to the Democratic National Committee
accusing supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of having a "penchant for extra-parliamentary behavior - indeed, actual violence - in place of democratic conduct in a convention setting." The party's lawyer, Bradley S. Schrager, said that Sanders supporters may use similar tactics at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer.
In the days prior, supporters of the Vermont senator were accused of throwing chairs and making death threats against Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman Roberta Lange. They contended that the party leadership rigged the results of the convention, which locked in seven more delegates who pledged to support Hillary Clinton
, compared with the five Sanders gained. The raucous affair ended Saturday night when security at the Paris Las Vegas casino said they could no longer ensure an orderly event.
"It was beyond the pale," said Democratic state Sen. Pat Spearman, a Clinton supporter who said she saw an elderly woman hit with a bottle amid the ruckus. "There's no reason to do that. That's the kind of shenanigans that they do on the other side."
The Nevada dissension does not change the likely outcome of the Democratic nominating contest, in which Clinton holds a commanding lead in pledged delegates and is expected to lock up enough to clinch the party's presidential nomination following primaries on June 7. But it points to the challenges Clinton will face in converting Sanders supporters to her side as Republican Donald Trump also targets disaffected Democrats who supported the Vermont senator.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that it "is investigating threats being made to the Democratic office/members."
Trump has repeatedly talked about how Sanders is being treated poorly by the party establishment, and his aides suggest he could make inroads among some of the voters who have backed Sanders' insurgent bid. Sanders himself often criticizes Trump as a racist in his stump speech, but he has said the responsibility for Democratic unity lies largely with Clinton.
Clinton has been preaching unity. After notching a big win in Pennsylvania's primary on April 26, she said, "Whether you support Sen. Sanders or support me, there's much more that unites us than divides us."
Steve Schale, a Florida consultant who ran Barack Obama's campaigns in that state, said he thinks Sanders voters will return to the fold. He said that Clinton is winning a larger share of Democratic votes in current polling than Obama did at this point in 2008.
"Empirically, despite the public acrimony that's going on between volunteers, the data says we're going into this more unified than we were eight years ago," Schale said.
Nevada was the third state to vote in the Democratic nominating contest, but it has continued to be a flashpoint for months. Clinton won the February statewide Nevada caucuses 53-47. But Sanders supporters flooded county conventions that would select delegates to Saturday's state convention, hoping to give their candidate an edge on actual delegates who would be sent to Philadelphia.
Sanders issued a statement on Friday night calling for backers to work together "respectfully and constructively" at Saturday's convention. But Sanders' supporters did not seem to heed his advice. They booed when a set of convention rules was adopted over their objections, forcing Lange to bang the gavel in futile attempts to restore order.
"So many of these young people who have worked so hard want to make the country a better place, and I feel like they were shut out," said Erin Bilbray, a Sanders supporter who's one of Nevada's eight superdelegates. "I was really, really heartbroken."
Anger swelled further after a credentials committee disqualified nearly 60 would-be Sanders' delegates, saying they didn't provide proper identifying information or were not registered Democratic voters by a May 1 deadline. The Clinton campaign turned out 33 more supporters to the convention than the Sanders campaign, enough to cement a 20-15 edge among Nevada delegates heading to Philadelphia.
As the event dragged on three hours past its scheduled end, hotel security said they could no longer staff the event and it was closed down.
In a statement, the state party accused the Sanders campaign of "deliberately sharing misinformation about how the convention operates to get people riled up. And after starting this fire, they had no capacity - and no desire - to control their own supporters from hurling threats and insults and being disruptive to the proceedings."
Tick Segerblom, a Nevada state senator and Sanders backer, said in an interview Monday that he didn't think the state party did anything improper but that it needed to reach out to the Sanders' supporters.
"They need to know the process was fair," Segerblom said. "When one side says it wasn't fair, you tend to listen to that."


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From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 7:45 PM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR RR2: Trump: Leave It To Me
Trump tonight in New Jersey...
SHOT:  "Look, a lot of you don't know the world of economics and you shouldn't even bother. Just do me a favor, leave it to me."
CHASER:  "Who the hell cares if there's a trade war?"


McCrory presser on HB 2 on abc go now.
Justice department presser on NC HB2 at 3:30pm via CNN


May 4, 2016
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George
202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement on Conclusion of Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Peru
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Members of the bipartisan Congressional Delegation meeting with
Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido and Cabinet Members.
Lima, Peru – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement after the bipartisan delegation to Peru concluded meetings with Peruvian Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido and Cabinet Members; Fulbright scholarship alumni; and environmental and labor leaders.  The bipartisan delegation arrived today in Santiago, Chile.
"The highlight of our meeting was at the historic Presidential Palace, where the delegation met with Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido, Secretary of the Economy/Economy Minister Alonso Seguro, and Minister of Trade and Tourism Magali Silva.  We spoke about the importance of robust counter-narcotics cooperation and other bilateral security initiatives.  As we discussed implementation of the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement, we underscored the significance of smart economic growth that ensures the protection of workers, of the environment, and of indigenous people.
"While in Lima, we also met with labor and environmental leaders about the impact of the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement.  We discussed the growing social demand for conservation in Peru and challenges that continue as Peru develops its economy and environmental protection infrastructure.  We heard more about the struggle to implement freedom of association and improved working conditions and the need to further develop Peru's capacity to enforce its labor laws.  We had a very informative session with representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce regarding the potential benefits and challenges associated with Trans-Pacific Partnership.
"The delegation arrived in Peru on the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarship Program in Peru.  We were pleased to meet distinguished Fulbright alumni, who represent the public, private, education, environmental and arts sectors.  We are proud of their accomplishments and commitment to bettering economic, cultural and bilateral ties between the United States and Peru, as was Senator Fulbright's intention.
"We thank Ambassador Brian Nichols and U.S. Embassy Lima team for their country team briefings, guidance and support during our visit."
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From: Hillary for America Press
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 1:09 PM
To: Hillary for America Press
Subject: Four New Insights Into Why Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Tax Returns
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Four New Insights Into Why Donald Trump Refuses To Release His Tax Returns
Serious questions continue to be raised about why Donald Trump continues to refuse to release his tax returns, a basic public disclosure made by every Democratic and Republican presidential nominee for the past forty years. Yesterday, the mandatory release of Trump’s personal financial disclosure offered new insights into what Trump could be hiding
.

Trump took 9/11 recovery funds, intended to help small businesses, and spent them on his ritzy property at 40 Wall Street - just one example of Trump using public funds for private gains.
“Donald Trump made a pretty penny off a program to help small businesses hurt by 9/11, one of many times where The Donald took advantage of government programs to save or make money off the taxpayer.
‘Trump is a welfare king who owes much of his fortune to the largesse of taxpayers,’ said Johnston.” [NYDN, 5/18/2016
]

Trump will go to any length to avoid paying taxes – at least 36 times, his unpaid bills forced the state of New York to take him to court, and he vastly undervalues his golf courses to local tax men.
“As recently as last week, Trump said he was “willing to pay more” taxes personally and that “taxes for the rich will go up somewhat” if he becomes president. But the lawsuits and other tax-related disputes show a different reality for his businesses. They illustrate a pattern of systematically disputing tax bills, arguing for lower property assessments, and in some cases not paying taxes until the government takes additional action.
“At least three dozen times, Trump companies’ unpaid tax bills have forced the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to go to local courts to get liens against his properties to try to collect overdue bills. New Jersey also had to go to court for a lien to collect a Trump company’s unpaid tax bill.” [USA Today, 5/19/2016
]
“When local governments try to tax Trump on his golf properties, he incredulously turns out his pockets, often claiming that his courses are worth far less than the estimates on his nomination filings.
“Trump and his subsidiaries have employed this tactic with at least six of his U.S. courses, according to town and county officials in numerous states. In at least one instance, the discrepancy between what Trump said a course would sell for when claiming to the public he’s worth “TEN BILLION DOLLARS” and what he told local officials come tax time was at least $48.6 million, or 97% less.” [Fortune, 5/17/2016
]

Trump may not be worth the $10 billion that he claims.
“The new disclosure comes amid swirling questions about Trump’s income and net worth. This week, he reiterated his past claim that he was worth more than $10 billion, although he has not provided independent evidence to back up the claim.” [Washington Post, 5/19/2016
]

Trump is making a “flood of cash” from running for president.
“The flood of cash highlights one of the most unusual aspects of Trump’s candidacy — the potential that a private businessman can benefit financially from a run for the White House…. The filing adds another chapter to the shifting story of Trump’s wealth.” [Washington Post, 5/19/2016
]
Read more:
NYDN: Donald Trump used 9/11 funds program to net $150G payday
Washington Post: Trump’s business booms as he runs for president, financial disclosures show
USA Today: Trump's tax trouble: More than 100 lawsuits, disputes, tied to companies
People Magazine: Clinton and Trump Disclose Finances, Revealing Huuuuge Disparity in Their Multi-Million-Dollar Incomes
New York Times: Details on Donald Trump’s Finances Are Released, but Net Worth Is Unclear
Politico: How Much is Donald Trump Really Worth?
CNN: Trump wants to see VP's tax returns, but won't share his
Fortune: This Could Be the Missing Piece in Solving Donald Trump's Financial Puzzle
Yahoo: Donald Trump is becoming Wall Street’s best friend
USA Today: Trump releases financial statement; Clinton seeks his tax returns
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Thanks for the invite, I'd like to attend when you have the details.
Julie
From: Davis, Marilyn
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 4:09 PM
To: Alvillar, Raul; Patrice Taylor; Gregory Hinton; Greene, Julie; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Scott, Jillian
Subject: CBC chiefs of staff
Hi all,
Next week, Dejuana Thompson starts in CE as the Deputy Director and the director of African American Outreach. We would like to host another check-in meeting with the CBC chiefs for next Tuesday or Wednesday to intro Dejuana and give a DNC update (voter protection update, WH & DWS travel, CE plan and events, messaging update, diversity update and etc.) Please let me know if you (or someone from your team) is interested and available to attend the meeting.
Patrice and Julie - wanted to extend an invitation to you to attend and/or speak, if you'd like. No pressure.
Lemme know.
Marilyn D. Davis
National Director of Community Engagement
Democratic National Committee
M: (609) 218-3254
W: (202) 863-8051


Roger
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Please respond and handle.
________________________________
From: Brad Polisuk [b.polisuk@gmail.com
]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:16 AM
To: Manriquez, Pablo; Banfill, Ryan
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric
Subject: Re: Follow up to interview request interview with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for The Costa Report
Good Morning Everybody,
I was just following up on the interview request from yesterday for Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for May 12 for The Costa Report.
By the way, as an aside, I am interested in booking other national Democratic Party leaders for the show as well for the rest of the year.
It is important to us to have an ideological balance on the show.
If you can help me on that front, I would be very grateful for that as well.
Thanks,
Brad
--
Brad Polisuk
Producer
KSCO AM 1080 / 104.1 FM
2300 Portola Drive
Santa Cruz, Ca
95062
brad@ksco.com
Business: 831-475-1080
On 5/2/2016 12:57 PM, Manriquez, Pablo wrote:
Hi Brad. Would this be a call-in, I assume? Also what would be the interview duration? Here to help! Thanks!
On May 2, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Banfill, Ryan
BanfillR@dnc.org
> wrote:
Brad,
Thanks for writing, Brad. I'm copying our communications team on this request. They may have a few more questions.
Thanks for the invitation.
Ryan
Sent from my iPhone
On May 2, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Brad Polisuk
> wrote:
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for getting back to me. The original email to you is below.
Here are some facts you wanted:
The Costa Report is nationally syndicated so our audience is in all 50 states.
Here is a map of our coverage area:

We have an audience of just over 2,000,000 listeners. So our audience is greater than MSNBC and CNN.
This is a talk radio audience so this is an audience that is older, politically engaged, and votes consistently.
We have a social media and newsletter audience of 250,000 subscribers.
In terms of guests we have had on:
Tom Daschle
Juan Williams
Ralph Nader
Michael Hayden
Mark Pryor
Dana Milbank
Tim Pawlenty
Jim Lehrer
We have had on most of the presidential candidates this election season.
The list of guests we had on is here if you need something more comprehensive:

I have May 12 open right now, which is right before the California primary.
There are a few options for a phone interview:
1. Live interview scheduled in between 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific Time) with various breaks in between.
2. A recorded interview between 9:00 - 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
3. A recorded interview between 10:00 - 11:00 am (Pacific Time).
Thanks,
Brad
--
Brad Polisuk
Producer
The Costa Report
KSCO AM 1080 / 104.1 FM
2300 Portola Drive Santa Cruz, Ca 95062
brad@ksco.com
Business: 831-475-1080
----
Dear Mr. Banfill,
My name is Brad Polisuk and I am a producer for the nationally syndicated The Costa Report featuring Rebecca Costa, broadcast from KSCO studios in Santa Cruz, California, one of the last independently owned radio stations in the US.
The Costa Report is a post-partisan human affairs show with an audience of over 2 million people with over 250,000 followers on social media.
I am pitching this to you because Rebecca Costa is interested in doing an interview with Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz that isn't particularly partisan or political in nature but to appeal to our higher angels as Americans in terms of our love for civic duty and commitment to public service.
I am sure the Congresswoman would like to do an interview where she is not either on the offensive or defensive as chair of the DNC or as a political candidate.
Put simply, it won't be a hostile interview but more of an interview that focuses on what can we do as a country together, regardless if Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump becomes president or if Congress stays the same or changes hands.
Also, to be blunt, we would love to have more Democrats in Congress on the program.
You can hear recordings of past work here:   You will see that we have had on major players on before.
I have May 12 open right now, which is right before the California primary. It would be an opportune time for her to be on and reach out to a talk radio audience that would open to another perspective on the Congresswoman's life and career.
There are a few options for a phone interview:
1. Live interview scheduled in between 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific Time) with various breaks in between.
2. A recorded interview between 9:00 - 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
3. A recorded interview between 10:00 - 11:00 am (Pacific Time).
Also, I would like to develop a long-term relationship with her so we can feature more Democrats on the program but more from a public servant perspective with an agenda to move forward and get things done.
If this interests you and Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz, please let me know as soon as you can.  Thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
Brad   ---
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This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.

Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


Watch here
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:17 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: Spicer on CNN right now
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


Watch here
-----Original Message-----
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:15 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Re: Video Request: Luis on MSNBC
after this commercial break
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 4, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
>
> In 3-4 mins.
>
> Sent from my iPhone


Yep! Call in number?
Sent from my iPhone
On May 18, 2016, at 11:27 AM, Tuck, James J
> wrote:
Thanks for getting in touch. Would 1:20 or 1:50 pm ET work??
JAMES TUCK, PRODUCER
KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO LOS ANGELES
Tel: 323 900 2070 (newsroom) 626 826 6468 (cell)
________________________________
From: Manriquez, Pablo [ManriquezP@dnc.org
]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 8:23 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Tuck, James J
Subject: Re: L.A. RADIO REQUEST
Hi James,
DWS has a full slate today. Can we do 1:05PM ET (10:05AM PT) with our national press sec Mark Paustenbach?
Thanks!
On May 18, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Hi James, I’m copying our booker Pablo to follow up.
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Tuck, James J
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:00 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: L.A. RADIO REQUEST
Good morning! Writing from CBS radio news station KNX in Los Angeles. I saw DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on CNN this hour. Would she be available for a 2-3 minute live phone interview with us this morning to talk about the Democratic primary campaign and looking ahead to the convention?? Hoping to do this at 9:20 or 10:20 am ET. She'd talk with our anchors Dick Helton and Vicky Moore. Thanks...
JAMES TUCK, PRODUCER
KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO LOS ANGELES
Tel: 323 900 2070 (newsroom) 626 826 6468 (cell)
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Contact: Rebecca Bryant, 202-225-8901
Smith Statement on Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act
Washington D.C. (Link
) - Congressman Adam Smith made the following statement regarding his opposition to the Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act:
"Terrorism is about spreading fear. As we combat violent extremism and the spread of dangerous propaganda, we must recognize that hateful ideology originates both overseas and at home. Since the 9/11 attacks, domestic terrorists have killed more people in the United States than foreign terrorist organizations. Numerous domestic terror acts, including those at the Seattle Jewish Federation, Planned Parenthood in Colorado, Oklahoma City, the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin and the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, have made clear that violent extremism is not limited to a single ideology, nor does it always breed on foreign soil.
"Earlier this week, the House of Representatives considered H.R. 4820, the Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act. Notably, this bill weakens national security by excluding domestic terror organizations from its focus and ignoring that terrorists are inspired by a broad number of religious, political and ideological beliefs.
"Our national security approach must build people-to-people ties, address the root causes of extremism and empower local partners to prevent violent extremism, both here and abroad. In the Puget Sound region, we have seen the damage that hateful and violent rhetoric inflicts on our local community centers and places of worship. We must remain vigilant in our fight against terror networks that seek to do us harm. By opening our eyes to the realities of foreign and domestic terror networks, we can work together to build a more just and peaceful society as we keep America safe."
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Rebecca Bryant
Communications Director
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)
Office: 202.225.8901 | Cell: 202.308.2181
2264 Rayburn House Office Building
Twitter: @RepAdamSmith
Facebook: Rep. Adam Smith


Morning Show Victory Tour So Far:
Morning Joe - Time TBD
.@realDonaldTrump joins us TOMORROW after the #IndianaPrimary. Tune in! #morningjoe
Original Tweet:


From: Michael Briggs
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 9:53 AM
To: Brinster, Jeremy
Subject: NEWS: Sanders Backs California Initiative to Stop Rx Ripoffs
[Image removed by sender. Bernie 2016]
Sanders Backs California Initiative to Stop Rx Ripoffs
May 10, 2016
Contact: Michael Briggs (802) 233-8653
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday backed a California ballot initiative to save state taxpayers from being ripped off by pharmaceutical companies which charge Americans the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
“While Congress has failed to stand up to the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, the people of California can by supporting this ballot initiative,” the Vermont senator said.
The California Drug Price Relief Act is supported by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and National Nurses United, both headquartered in Oakland, California. “Americans living with HIV/AIDS and cancer should not live in fear that they will go bankrupt because of the outrageously high cost of their prescription drugs,” Sanders said.
The proposition would prohibit the state from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid for the same drug by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The nationwide VA health care system negotiates lower prices for pharmaceuticals.
As a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Sanders authored landmark legislation reforming the health care system for veterans. “We know that the VA pays considerably less than retail prices for prescription drugs. The people of California and all Americans should get the same price,” Sanders said.
Prices for prescription medicine in the United States soared last year more than 10 percent – the third consecutive year of double digit price increases. One out of five adults between the ages of 18 and 64 – more than 35 million Americans – cannot afford the medications that their doctors prescribe. “In the richest country in the history of the world,” Sanders said, “that is unacceptable.”
The pharmaceutical industry is bankrolling a campaign to defeat the California initiative. “It is no surprise that the pharmaceutical industry already has dedicated $50 million to defeat this ballot initiative,” Sanders said. “Their greed has no end.”
In Congress, Sanders and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland have introduced comprehensive legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Their bills would authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and reduce barriers to the importation of lower-cost drugs from Canada and other countries.
Sanders and Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, also have spotlighted steep price increases for generic drugs. The increases cost taxpayers an additional $1.4 billion over the last decade, according to a study Sanders and Cummings requested from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services inspector general. Prices of top-selling generic drugs rose faster than inflation 22 percent of the time over the 10-year period examined by the study.
Sanders was in California this week ahead of the state’s June 7 presidential primary election.
To read the senator’s statement, click here
.
To read the senator's plan to lower prescription drug prices, click here
.
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PO Box 905 - Burlington, Vermont 05402, United States
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Assume Trump will also be meeting with other Members of Congress.
We should tee something up now; please reply with suggestions.
May be another chance to highlight Senators who want Trump to pick the next SCOTUS nominee.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Lykins, Tyler"
>
Date: May 6, 2016 at 8:32:25 AM EDT
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: Event: Reince says Trump and Ryan to meet next week
Unsure if this went around
RNC head says Trump, Ryan to meet next week
Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said Thursday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan would meet next week in an effort to clear the air after Ryan said he was "just not ready" to back Trump in the general election this fall.
"I think it's going to work out," Priebus told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "In some cases people are not going to be instantly on board, and I now that can be frustrating for some people. But i think everyone has to ... allow a little bit of the steam to get out and get everybody settled down. And I think this is going to come together."
Priebus spoke hours after Ryan confirmed CNN that he was "just not ready" to support or endorse Trump. The Wisconsin Republican suggested that he wants the real estate mogul to do more to unify the party first, but added that he hoped to support Trump.
Trump fired back in a statement, saying, "I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda."
"Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people," the statement continued. "They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!"
Preibus told Hannity he had spoken to both Trump and Ryan Thursday and said both men were "committed to sitting down and actually talking this out."
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton’s campaign also has been eager to point out any rifts in the party, and quickly blasted out a message claiming Ryan had joined the “growing list of conservatives rebuking Trump."
Also Thursday, the Associated Press reported that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will not endorse Trump in the general election and will not attend the convention. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who is expected to face a tough re-election fight against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has said he is also skipping the convention.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican chief executive in a traditionally Democratic state, declined again Thursday to endorse a GOP candidate, despite the departures this week of Ted Cruz and John Kasich that left Trump the last man standing.
"I said I was not going to get involved, and I would not endorse any candidate and that I was going to stay focused on Maryland," Hogan told reporters, according to The Washington Post. "And I’m not going to take any more stupid questions about Donald Trump."
By contrast, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who endorsed Cruz ahead of this week's primary, has said he will back Trump, telling TV station WTHI "I look forward to supporting our presumptive nominee. I think Donald Trump will do very well in the Hoosier State."
Fox News confirmed Thursday that 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney – a vocal Trump critic -- has no plans to attend the convention, while former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both have confirmed they will not attend either. A source close to former Senator and 1996 Republican nominee Bob Dole said he would “briefly” attend the convention but primarily to attend a lunch hosted by his law firm.
"This was a very contentious primary," Priebus said. "I think it's going to take a little bit of time, but I think for the most part this is going to come together. Maybe not 100 percent, but i think we're going to get very close to that and i think people will fall in line."


More restrained Donald Trump, but can he resist temptation to revert back.
Q: can he be more restrained?
A: DJT takes issues to another level to encourage dialogue
Q: wall with Mexico
A: people jump on the bandwagon after trump talks about it and takes the heat for it
Q: will you woo delegates for your father?
A: not necessarily, people should know that their vote might not matter. People don't need this archaic system, delegates are party establishment and elites. Delegates are you being bought
Q: are you going to woo delegates?
A: We don't want to do that if we don't need to. (Seems to say that he and his siblings won't be in the delegate process; Ted Cruz is buying delegates; establishment would rather hand victory to HRC
Q: Question on Cruz ad hitting Trump on transgender bill
A: Ted Cruz is desperate; Trump has already taken on the PC police. Cruz going along with what Trump has already said
Q: Would Trump raise the min. wage?
A: States are different; you have to ask him; pivots to Trump wanting to bring jobs back. When there are good jobs, you don't have to worry about the min wage
Q: Why hasn't your vetting process for Veep begun?
A: says that it could be someone who has run for president
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:13 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU
Veepstakes beginning
HRC already compiling list, list flashes on the screen (15-20 names)
Sanders up now
Q: Should you and HRC be first on each other's VP list?
A: Sanders pivots to economic inequality -->that's what americans care about
Q: should you or E. Warren be on the veep list to highlight those issues?
A: economic inequality, higher education; veep needs to have those in mind too
Q: What is your response to David Plouffe telling you to call it quit?
A: He is working for HRC, we are giving everyone in the states a voice; debate helps turnout
Q: Do you have a path to the nom? What states can you win?
A: doesn't say speculate states, mentions CA. It's going to be hard
Q: ISIS question; is the U.S. at war again, should congress pass another reauthorization?
A: we need another reauthorization, but cannot be a perpetual vote, hits HRC on her Iraq vote
Q: HRC carried low income household, even though you have an income inequality message; you say that poor people don't vote
A: Need to overturn Citizens United; people are disillusioned; campaign is  all about getting people in the process
Q: are you surprised that you lose low income voters to HRC?
A: I am surprised by how well we've done
Q: Is it appropriate that Rosario Dawson talked about Monica Lewinsky?
A: Rosario is great, pivots to large corporations paying their fair share
Q: presses on Lewinsky; should his surrogates be commenting on that.
A: says he had no idea what exactly Dawson said; we should worry about climate change instead
Donald Jr. on next
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:01 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Chain for CNN SOTU
Starting now
__________
Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
weis@dnc.org


FYI-
From: Rachael Bade
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 1:41 PM
To: DNC Press
Subject: DNC liqueur license evoked?
Hey, we hear the DNC/Democratic Club, lost its liquor license and the bar is currently being blocked off by yellow tape. Or at least forgot to renew the liquor license?
I'm gonna pop a fun politico story on this stat. What's the backstory? How long will you guys be without booze?
Sent from my iPhone


Looks good, couple eds
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 4:58 PM
To: RR2
Subject: AFT Talking Points for tomorrow media call
These were pulled from our last set of TPs plus Shu-Yen's script and have been signed off by AFT. Research pls double check.
Thanks
*         I am proud to lead the American Federation of Teachers, a union of 1.6 million education professionals.
*         We are a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities.
*         This week, we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. But unfortunately I need to speak with you about someone who doesn't appreciate teachers: Donald Trump.
*         We all know Trump has disparaged and denigrated women, Latinos, and Muslims, among other large swaths of the public.
*         Trump doesn't respect teachers or the education profession either.
*         Trump has called for eliminating the department of education.
*         He has fleeced students with his fraudulent Trump University scheme.
*         Trump has embraced the type of so-called reforms that de-professionalize and disrespect teachers. He would eliminate seniority and weaken our ability to negotiate contracts.
*         Let's remember that one of Trump's top surrogates, and possible running-mates, is Chris Christie.
*         Chris Christie as governor has been vehemently anti-teacher. We all remember the YouTube video of Christie screaming at a teacher during a town hall meeting.
*         Christie suggested last year that teachers should be making minimum wage
, after he vetoed and stood against
minimum wage increases.
*         As an aside, Chris Christie's polling numbers have dropped to 26 27 percent since he endorsed Trump. To put that in context - that's only two three points better than Richard Nixon's approval rating on the day he resigned from the presidency.
*         You might know that XX% 60% of the workers who make up our union are women.
*         Donald Trump is viewed unfavorably by 7 out of 10 women, and he's given them plenty of reason.
*         Last month we marked Equal Pay Day, the day in 2016 when women's earnings have caught up with men's earnings from 2015. On average, women earn 79 cents to their dollar, and it's worse for women of color. But Trump doesn't support closing this gap with legislation.
*         Instead, Donald Trump said that women would have pay equity if they did 'as good a job' as men.
*         Donald Trump simply doesn't have the judgment or temperament to be President, and the American people know it.
*         For years, GOP leaders have pushed a cynical and feckless political strategy that exploits unfounded fears of immigrants, minorities, the poor, the LGBT community and more, all for political gain.
*         They have sold hardworking Americans the empty promise of trickle-down prosperity, while strangling America's middle class with backwards economic policies that only enrich those already at the top.
*         Donald Trump's impending nomination after Tuesday's results is the ultimate, sad culmination of the success of that strategy. Trump is the modern Republican Party.
*         Trump's Republican opponents didn't stand up to him because after years of elevating extreme voices in their party, they didn't want to alienate them.
*         The Republican establishment is having trouble coming to terms with their nominee, and even some of them are acknowledging Trump is dangerous and lacks the judgment to be Commander in Chief.
*         Thank you.
TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8022 - desk
973.464.9224 - cell
HelmstetterT@DNC.org


Below is the draft of a release to send tomorrow morning that the Chair asked us to prepare. Is there anyone else we need to loop in at this stage? And what do we need to change or add?
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2016
Contact: DNC Press - 202-863-8148
DNC Announces Platform Drafting Committee Process
WASHINGTON - DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda issued the following statement today on the process for appointing members to the Platform Drafting subcommittee:
"In preparation for the Democratic Convention to be held in Philadelphia in July, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair will appoint the fifteen members of the Platform Drafting subcommittee, including the subcommittee's Chair, by May 13th. Because of the proximity of the July convention, now less than 90 days away, the DNC Chair has offered both of our candidates the opportunity to submit names by May 9th, from which she will select and appoint four (4) representatives from each campaign to the subcommittee.
"Because the Party's platform is a statement of our values, the DNC is committed to an open, inclusive and representative process, one in which both of our campaigns are represented on the Platform Drafting subcommittee. As the Party did in 2008 and 2012, we will also ensure that the general public has opportunities to participate. Democrats know that we're stronger when more voices are heard, and when we stand together to move our country forward, and we've made that a priority for our convention.
"In addition to the Platform Drafting subcommittee, in January the DNC Executive Committee ratified the Chair's 2016 Party Leader and Elected Official Member appointments to the Convention Standing Committees: Credentials, Platform, and Rules. DNC rules provide for the Chair to appoint 75 Party Leader and Elected Official Members to the three Convention Standing Committees.  These Party Leader Members serve in addition to, and together with, the over 160 members that are elected from each and every state and territory to those same committees. The bulk of the Standing Committee members are delegates elected from the states and territories during the delegate selection process, which will continue through June 15th."
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[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


SL: Trump’s Plan to Profit Off of Voters
For years Trump has toyed with running for President and each time he has bragged about making money off such an endeavor. While it’s difficult to get a perfect look because Trump refuses to release his tax returns, it’s clear that he’s already  profiting from taking part in the democratic process.
In his book
Crippled America, Donald Trump said his income rose since he entered the presidential race, and that his candidacy benefits his business “because of the excitement factor,” which he said
was “even more of an asset internationally.” He bragged about making a profit by running for president, saying
“If I net out, I’m at like a million bucks.”
Maybe profiting off of democracy was all a part of the Trump business plan. Back in 2000, Trump said
“I’m the only candidate who makes money when he runs,” and today, he repeatedly touts his properties and books at his campaign events rather than his plans to grow and expand the middle class.
Trump’s press conference back in March strangely
“veered into sales pitches for his own product lines…..touting his wines, steaks, golf course and even his water,” – despite the fact that you can’t even buy some of those products anymore
.
“While it is not clear why Donald Trump refuses to release his tax returns, it is clear the only thing Trump cares about is himself. The American people would lose under a Trump Administration that would drag America back to the same old tax cuts for the wealthy, like those in place when our country was losing 800,000 jobs a month under the last Republican president. Trump would add insult to injury by gutting the consumer protections put into place since then, proving he lacks the judgement to serve.” – DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda


I ALREADY EMAILED HER and copied you guys saying that the most we will do is email our talkers the form to the surrogates database. That’s it. We’re not filling out anything for her, we don’t have time for it.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 12:08 PM
To: Walker, Eric
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: Communications Surrogate List
To fill you in — Basically we all have our metrics we’re trying to sell to Brooklyn. Eric has his press calls, I have my bookings, she has this surrogate database. The premise behind her surrogate database actually makes a lot of sense, that official DNC surrogates need to be vetted before going live.
The problem she has is that someone who will for now remain nameless for the moment promised Brooklyn 1,000 vetted surrogates by 1 June. That same someone force-fed through approvals the creation of the most meat-headed sign-up form in the history of the Internet as the gateway to surrogacy. Then Community Engagement stepped up promising to get the database populated (sound familiar? e-hem, Hispanic summit). CE did not deliver.
Jen is now at a little over 600 surrogates (not sure how many are actually vetted) and starting to freak out. The database is already populated with low-hanging fruit — DNC members, national, and state party officials and so on. I told her regionals don’t really use surrogates beyond what she already has. She told me Lindsey Reynolds will come by and yell at us if we don’t do what she says. I laughed really hard.
To bring it full circle — Just like media monitoring isn’t my job, this isn’t our job. If we’re not going to do it, let’s not do it. Finance is immune from this BS. We should be too.
On May 11, 2016, at 7:25 PM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
Isn’t this her job?
From: Sanchez, Jennifer
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 6:50 PM
To: Manriquez, Pablo
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric
Subject: Communications Surrogate List
Hi Pablo –
Thanks for the ideas and meeting today.
When do you think I can expect a Communications Surrogate List?
Attached is the template with the required fields needed for surrogates.
Let your team know they can find home addresses on VoteBuilder.
To meet deadlines on my end, I’d like roughly 200 contacts/talkers (roughly 20 surrogates per team member) by NOON May 19.
I can always check to see if a person is already in the database or answer any questions.
If that’s going to be an issue, let’s talk ASAP to discuss priorities with the bosses.
Thank you in advance.
Jennifer W. Sanchez
Deputy Director for Surrogate Operations
Democratic National Committee
Cell: 801.403.4817 |Office: 202.863.8070
Email: jennifer@dnc.org
| Twitter: @jennsanchezmpa
Address: 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
www.Democrats.org
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Ted Cruz"
>
Date: April 25, 2016 at 12:21:14 PM EDT
To: Eric Bennett
>
Subject: Death threats
Reply-To: ted@tedcruz.org
Violent rallies, verbal assaults, social media intimidation, personal harassment...and now DEATH THREATS:
[Cruz  For President]
Eric,
Violent rallies, verbal assaults, social media intimidation, personal harassment...and now DEATH THREATS:
Vote Trump Or Else: Roger Stone Threatens Angry Trump Fans To Visit Delegate HOTEL ROOMS - Red State
Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters - Politico
GOPers face Wave of Threats from Trump Fans Incensed by Delegate Counts - Talking Points Memo
If you don't support Donald Trump -- and you have the guts to speak out against him -- you are a prime target of Donald Trump and his henchman.
That's why I've asked my campaign to establish a Delegate Defense Fund -- and I'm asking you to help me fund it.
DELEGATE DEFENSE FUND »
Here's the simple truth: instead of playing by the rules, Donald Trump and his allies have decided their best path to power is to intimidate opponents and harass our delegates.
What does it say about Donald Trump that we have to set campaigning aside -- and build a fund to defend good and decent people from Trump's campaign and his bullies?
From Colorado to Indiana to Delaware -- Donald Trump's campaign and supporters are preparing an all-out war on Republican delegates.
So, I'm creating the Delegate Defense Fund -- to support any delegates and alternates who finds themselves under attack from Donald Trump and his political bullies.
Eric, to make this happen -- and give intimidated and harassed delegates the help and support they need -- I'm asking you to immediately respond to this email.
That's why I'm putting together the Delegate Defense Fund; I need your immediate financial help to raise $500,000 -- and we have to raise it IMMEDIATELY!
Click one of the secure buttons below to donate directly to the Delegate Defense Fund:
(if your payment information has been saved -- your contribution will go through immediately).
DELEGATE DEFENSE FUND: Instant Donate $35
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I cannot overstate the importance of this mission.
Trump henchman Roger Stone has even promised to disclose the hotels and the room numbers of delegates who are willing to stand up and vote against Donald Trump.
The threats are so serious, that part of the convention plan now has to include security at the hotel of every delegate!
That is why we must work quickly to secure the funds and provide this resource -- before it's too late!
The Delegate Defense Fund will keep delegates updated with timely information regarding threats to their safety and ensure that our campaign is able to protect the integrity of our party and the nominating process.
Those of us who play by the rules, stick to our principles and fight hard to defend liberty and freedom do not deserve to be attacked by Donald trump and his goon squad.
If you agree, will you make an immediate contribution to my Delegate Defense Fund?
(if your payment information has been saved -- your contribution will go through immediately).
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I need your immediate help to ensure I can support and defend delegates who have been elected...and will be elected in the next few weeks.
Eric, can I count on you to help?
For your help, I will rush you your very own Deputy Delegate card.
For liberty,
[Ted  Cruz]
Ted Cruz
P.S. The future of our nation -- and the world -- is on the line in this 2016 presidential election. We must make sure Donald Trump is not able to threaten, intimidate, and buy his way to the nomination. If you agree, will you please stop now and make an immediate contribution to my Delegate Defense Fund?
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Looping Su Yen, Luis and the talking points that DNC Comms developed.
JW
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Talking Points on Party Unity: Democrats Overwhelmingly United
*   Polls continue to show that Democrats are overwhelmingly united and excited about both of our candidates.
*   By and large we've had a great primary, with substantive candidates whose vision to move America forward lines up with the values of the American people.
*   And we're going to come out of our convention more unified and stronger than ever, while Republicans are disillusioned and discouraged with their dangerous and divisive candidate, Donald Trump, and the rest of their party.
*   Just look at the new poll today from CBS/New York Times:
A new CBS/NYT poll
shows that Democrats are more united today than in May of 2008, disproving the myth of Democratic disunity heading into the 2016 election.
The poll showed that 72 percent of Senator Sanders’ supporters said they would vote for Secretary Clinton, and 78 percent of Senator Sanders’ supporters said they would vote for Secretary Clinton. In May of 2008, polling found only 60 percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for then-Senator Obama, who was eventually elected to a landslide victory.
Furthermore, the poll shows that 80 percent of Democrats are “mostly hopeful” about the future of the Democratic Party, as opposed to Republicans, who are split 55%-43% between “mostly hopeful” and “mostly discouraged” about the future of the Republican Party.
This echoes what we’ve seen in exit poll after exit poll after exit poll:
Indiana
:
Three-quarters of Democrats in the state say they’ve been energized by the nomination contest between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But nearly 6 in 10 Republicans say they think their party has been divided by the battle being fought by billionaire Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
:
Democratic voters, unlike Republicans, said the primary season had energized their party. Two-thirds or more of Democrats who cast ballots in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut said their party was more energized, while less than one-third said it was divided, exit polls showed.
New York
:
Almost 6 in 10 New York Republican voters say their party has been divided by the nomination process, while only 3 in 10 Democratic voters say the same about their party's primaries. Less than 4 in 10 GOP voters say they've been energized, exit polls show, compared with two-thirds of Democratic voters who say that about their side.
It’s clear that heading into the 2016 elections, Democrats are united and energized, while Republicans are disillusioned and discouraged with their dangerous and divisive candidate, Donald Trump, and the rest of their party.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 20, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Brian Bond
> wrote:
Looping in April Melody from our comms shop.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 20, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Sally Ann Boynton Brown
> wrote:
Could we quickly write up some appropriate talking points to at least hand out in case someone decides to move ahead and dish before waiting for us? That might help provide some direction.
Warmest Regards,
Sally Boynton Brown
Executive Director, Idaho Democratic Party
President, Association of State Democratic Executive Directors
208-440-2374 c.
idahodems.org
Idaho is stronger when families and businesses prosper together.


Please hold on this.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 6:41 PM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR REVIEW: Exit Polls Continue to Show Democratic Unity
SL: Exit Polls Continue to Show Democratic Unity
Exit polls
from last week's New York primary offered a look into how Democrats are coming together as we head into the general election. Seven in ten New York Democrats say they are energized by the primary process.
This enthusiasm is not only found in New York. Take a look at exit polls from today's contests...
WATCH
These numbers are further evidence that Republicans are being torn apart by divisive candidates and an ugly primary process. Democratic voters are proud of their candidates, and it shows every time they go to the polls across the country. Whether they vote for Senator Sanders or Secretary Clinton, Democrats are expressing their support for a candidate they respect and admire, and will come together whomever is the nominee in November.


What:  TV - FOX BUSINESS “CAVUTO: COAST TO COAST”
When:  Tonight, 26 April, 9:30PM EST
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


Sorry - I got caught up but am free now. Want to talk this evening or in the morning?
Graham M. Wilson
(202) 679-3482
On May 19, 2016, at 5:00 PM, "Miranda, Luis"
wrote:
lol
Good times. Glutton for punishment. Thanks!
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie)
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:00 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: RE: Heads up...
Sad. But good for this issue! I think we should be okay. Going into a meeting for a few hours and waiting to hear one thing back from the WH, but then will close the loop with you this evening.
Graham M. Wilson | Perkins Coie LLP
Direct. +1.202.434.1638
-----Original Message-----
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 4:45 PM
To: Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie)
Subject: RE: Heads up...
Do you mean at the White House?
We were all Special Exempted Service but I was NOT a Commissioned Officer and I was not senior enough to have to fill out PFDs. Even by the end I only made I think $82. Very sad.
My joke was that I wasn't a Senior Administration Official but I played one on TV.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie)
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 4:24 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: RE: Heads up...
Also - can you confirm whether or not you were a "Senior Employee"? If you don't know, I'll need to know your salary level to confirm. Senior Employees are subject to more restrictions.
Graham M. Wilson | Perkins Coie LLP
Direct. +1.202.434.1638
-----Original Message-----
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:21 PM
To: Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie); Dacey, Amy; Lindsey Reynolds; Tracie Pough; Kate Houghton; Bauer, Bob (Perkins Coie)
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: Heads up...
Sure. I'll give you a call.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie)
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:20 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Dacey, Amy; Lindsey Reynolds; Tracie Pough; Kate Houghton; Bauer, R
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: Heads up...
Plus Bauer for awareness.
Do you want to give me a call to go over the details on the timeline of when you left the WH, and then who you spoke to at the WH, when you spoke to them, and what you spoke to them about, we can confirm whether there are any issues here under the ethics pledge or statutory post-employment restrictions.
Graham M. Wilson | Perkins Coie LLP
Direct. +1.202.434.1638
-----Original Message-----
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:09 PM
To: Dacey, Amy; Lindsey Reynolds; Tracie Pough; Kate Houghton; Wilson, Graham M. (Perkins Coie)
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Heads up...
Republicans are looking for anything to mess with us on, so the Washington Examiner today at the White House briefing tried to bring me up as an example of someone who left the White House and then lobbied --- allegedly against the Administration's stated policy -- on Cuba.
The White House flagged it for me. They're not going to engage any further so I have to get back to the reporter and knock it down. To be clear, I didn't lobby during my consulting tenure. I provided public affairs services, strategic communications and press engagement. To the extent I was in touch with the White House, it was to be supportive of what the White House was already doing. Any lobbying was handled by my clients without me.
I'll keep you posted if anything else develops, but it is a bogus story. Here's the exchange from today's White House press briefing:
**Draft**
Susan, I'll give you the last one.
Q    Thank you, Josh.  Two things.  While you were out here in the briefing, it seems like CNN -- I'm looking on Twitter here so I can't be quite sure -- is reporting that U.S. officials are saying that the early belief is that a bomb brought the plane down -- the Egypt airplane down.  I'm wondering if you can confirm that they've found wreckage and whether that -- if you could confirm that U.S. officials are believing this is a bomb.
MR. EARNEST:  Well, I saw some of that reporting before I walked out here and I don't have an intelligence assessment to share at this point.
Q    Okay.  The second question is a little more complicated.  I'm wondering if -- I know that at the beginning of the administration the President really stressed the importance of not including lobbyists coming into the administration -- there were some exceptions.  But does he feel the same way about it when -- does he have the same concern when officials leave the administration?  That when they become lobbyists, do they need to sign up and be transparent about that disclosure?
MR. EARNEST:  Well, Susan, I don't have the details in front of me, but I know that some of the restrictions that the President put in place on his first day in office didn't just apply to individuals who might be considering employment in the federal government during the Obama administration; there were also commitments that incoming administration officials had to make about limiting their lobbying activities after leaving government.  And so there are prohibitions, or at least limitations, that apply to former Obama administration officials.
Q    Does the White House advise people leaving, do they remind them of that and their requirements?  Is there a process --
MR. EARNEST:  Yes, there is -- as part of the out-boarding process, you're reminded of the commitments that you've made on the way in that would limit your job prospects on the way out.  And look, many people have raised concerns about how historically there's been a revolving door between the federal government and K Street.  And the President's efforts, again, that he initiated on his first day in office were to close that revolving door, both in terms of the impact it has on people seeking to enter the government, but also based on restrictions that individuals committed to on their way out.
Q    It's not just K Street that these individuals are going to.  I'm wondering if the -- anybody left the White House that went to go on and lobby on behalf of engagement in Cuba, if -- and they're contacting administration officials, should they have registered to lobby?
MR. EARNEST:  Well, again, I assume -- it sounds now like you're asking about a specific case, and why don't we just walk through the details and -- help you understand how the rules might apply in a particular case.
Q    Sure.  Luis Miranda left the White House.  He went to the ** Group.  He did, from what I understand, engage in contacting the White House on that issue repeatedly, and from what I understand there's no lobbying disclosure records to show for that.  I have written about this, but we've talked about a lot -- there's been a lot of discussion about the Iran narrative this week, but there hasn't been a lot of discussion about the -- and the timeline -- and there hasn't been a lot of discussion about the Cuba timeline and what -- the transparency on those negotiations.  That's why I'm asking.
MR. EARNEST:  Okay.  Well, look, we can take a look and see if we can provide you some additional information.  It sounds like -- I'm not sure that any of that disclosure would apply to the administration, but we can take a look.
Q    To Luis Miranda specifically?
MR. EARNEST:  Well, he doesn't work here anymore.
Q    Right, so that's why --
MR. EARNEST:  So maybe you should go ask him.
Q    Right, I've tried to contact him and -- ** I've tried to contact him.
MR. EARNEST:  Okay.
Q    Is it important for the White House to have some level of -- on the Cuba issue to have had some level of surprise on that issue?  Or I mean, is it the President's right and the White House's right to -- and the State Department -- to engage in diplomacy behind the scenes before announcing a major initiative like trying to normalize relations with Cuba or another country?
MR. EARNEST:  Yes, I think that's entirely appropriate.  And that certainly has applied to other diplomatic breakthroughs that have been -- that the United States has benefitted from in just the last couple of years.  And when we were negotiating to secure the release of Americans who were being unjustly held in Iran, that was not something that we discussed extensively in the past.  When the United States was working behind the scenes with China to get them to make some significant commitments to fight carbon pollution in their country, that I think -- the results of those negotiations I think were a surprise to many in the public, but the United States enjoyed significant benefits as a result.
Those kinds of negotiations, that kind of diplomacy is often most effective when it's done behind the scenes, as you described it.
Thanks, everybody.
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Senate panel advances three-day waiting period for abortions in Louisiana
BY Elizabeth Crisp
ecrisp@theadvocate.com
A Senate house panel has agreed that women in Louisiana should be required to wait three days before getting an abortion.
House Bill 386
, which made it out of the Senate Health and Welfare on a 5-2 vote after more than an hour and a half of discussion, now heads to the full Senate.
If approved, the bill would place Louisiana among the states with the longest mandatory abortion waiting periods.
Rep. Frank Hoffman, a West Monroe Republican who is sponsoring the bill, said that a longer waiting period would "empower women with more time." Louisiana already has a 24-hour mandatory waiting period.
"It's also about the life of the unborn child here," Hoffman said.
But several abortion-rights advocates argued that the measure would create an unnecessary burden -- particularly for women with low income.
"Laws restricting access to comp health care, including abortion, harm all people," said Amy Irvin of The New Orleans Abortion Fund.
Check back with The Advocate for more updates.
Follow Elizabeth Crisp on Twitter @elizabethcrisp
. For more coverage of Louisiana state government and politics, follow our Politics blog at .


Watch here
From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 5:16 PM
To: Kane, Michael; Comm_D; DJTspeaks@hillaryclinton.com
Subject: RE: Video request: Reince on CNN
Just want to flag that after they play a video of Trump saying terrible things and asked if those were addressed in the meeting, Reince says "there's a lot more that they (Trump and Ryan) agree on than disagree on"
Seemed like an odd answer given the fact that he just had to watch a 20 second montage of Trump being offensive.
From: Kane, Michael
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 5:08 PM
To: Comm_D; DJTspeaks@hillaryclinton.com
Subject: Video request: Reince on CNN
Happening now


NEW DNC VIDEO: Trump Won't Let Anyone See His "Beautiful" Tax Returns
Donald Trump's refusal to release his tax returns, as well as his false claim that voters would learn nothing from them anyway, demonstrates he is not being honest with the American people and is unfit to occupy the White House.
While he previously didn't have any problems releasing his "beautiful" tax returns, Trump is now backtracking on his commitment. The American people ought to know whether Trump has been paying his fair share and how much he would benefit from his own reckless tax plan.
WATCH


There's still a few people who haven't chipped in. Please do so ASAP!
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 11:25 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Wei, Shu-Yen; Jefferson, Deshundra; Freundlich, Christina; Palermo, Rachel; Garcia, Walter; Helmstetter, TJ; Walker, Eric
Subject: RE: Walsh's Birthday Celebration
Reminding everyone to contribute. We will celebrate tomorrow afternoon at check-out. Thanks!
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 12:14 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Wei, Shu-Yen; Jefferson, Deshundra; Freundlich, Christina; Palermo, Rachel; Garcia, Walter; Helmstetter, TJ; Walker, Eric
Subject: Walsh's Birthday Celebration
Hey everyone!
If you didn't already know, Tom is celebrating a birthday this weekend! Since he's out today, we're going to celebrate when he returns on Monday. As usual, please contribute $5 in cash, paypal (jennampric@gmail.com
) or venmo (@Jenna-Price-2) so Rachel and I can coordinate the celebration.
Thanks!
Jenna Price
Democratic National Committee
pricej@dnc.org
215-578-9696
[SigDems]


Bernie 2016 (also not loaded on FEC yet)
Raised: $26,938,507
Spent: $38,602,749
COH: $5,796,719
From: Miller, Lindsey
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 3:46 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: May Fundraising Numbers
Hillary for America (not loaded on FEC yet)
Raised: $25,050,449
Spent: $23,864,888
COH: $30,156,932
Debt: $612,248


Watch here
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 8:50 PM
To: Comm_D
Cc: DJTspeaks
Subject: Video Request: Gingrich on Fox News
Was On O'Reilly


Thx
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:07 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: for ny times?
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:02 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: for ny times?
Punt to NV state party
And then give them this quote:
"We're confident that Democrats will be united and energized at our convention and throughout the general election. In primary contests across the country, a vast majority of Democratic voters have made it clear that they believe our primary process has unified the party, and most are excited about both of our candidates. At the same time, our candidates have each said they will work hard to make sure that Donald Trump and his dangerous and divisive policies never set foot in the Oval Office. We know what's at stake, and that the American people can't afford a Republican like Trump in office who would drag our country backwards."


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Hillary for America Press
>
Date: Monday, May 9, 2016
Subject: Sperling and Sullivan Call Out Trump for Reckless Economic Policies; HFA Releases Video Recap of Trump's Riskiest Economic Proposals
To: Hillary for America Press
>
[H logo.png]
Sperling and Sullivan Call Out Trump for Reckless Economic Policies;
HFA Releases Video Recap of Trump's Riskiest Economic Proposals
Monday, the former director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling and Hillary for America senior policy adviser Jake Sullivan called out Donald Trump for his reckless economic policies, including his plan to hand trillions in tax breaks to millionaires.  Audio available HERE
.
"Trump's plan would cut millionaires' taxes to the lowest level in modern history. In fact, there's a technical term for Trump's tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires: Yuge. This is a tax plan by the billionaire, for the billionaires... Trump will keep trying to bob and weave. But the problem for him is that his proposal is right there in black and white. It has four full pages of detail. In fact, it's one of the only detailed policy proposals he's put forward in this campaign." - senior policy advisor Jake Sullivan
"This is the most risky, reckless and regressive tax proposal ever put forward by a major presidential candidate, and there is not even much disagreement on these basic numbers....  If you look at the Tax Policy Center's analysis, they find that the top 1% would get 40% of the tax cut.  The top 0.1%, people making over 5.2 million dollars, would get 18%.  So let me give a sense for what this means on how Donald Trump prioritizes the most extremely well-off: the top 0.1% would get more of a tax cut than the bottom 60% of workers combined." - former director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling
"To emphasize, it's not just that his tax policy would be an enormous boon for the most well-off people on Wall Street at the expense of the middle class - he is affirmatively signaling that he would unravel the Dodd-Frank protections that have been put in to ensure we would never have a financial crisis again.  That is an extraordinary signal to send, that a Trump presidency would mean more capacity to go back to the type of reckless behavior that most responsible people believe we can never allow again." - former director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling
A video released by Hillary for America recapped Trump's plan to hand trillions in tax breaks to millionaires and his proposal to do away with the federal floor for the minimum wage entirely.  Video available HERE
.
Trumponomics
:
As the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump is trying to make Americans believe his economic policies have undergone a makeover. But his risky plan would hand trillions in tax breaks to millionaires and he says that there should not be a federal floor for the minimum wage. Quite simply, American families cannot afford Donald Trump as president.
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7:00pm-9:00pm CBS hit is not doable. We are going to be at jfk and on a flight.
Garret Bonosky
Deputy Director
Office of the Chair
Democratic National Committee
On May 2, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Banfill, Ryan
> wrote:
Bumping to you for availability ... Note Dan Raviv CBS Radio interview added
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Manriquez, Pablo"
>
Date: May 2, 2016 at 3:19:42 PM EDT
To: "Miranda, Luis"
>, "Paustenbach, Mark"
>, "Walker, Eric"
>, Ryan Banfill
>
Subject: Re: DWS tomorrow in NYC
Just added her usual CBS Radio interview with Dan Raviv. I really need some guidance here on which of these I’m locking in and which I’m pitching elsewhere...
On May 2, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
Starting the chain. Let me know what we can do and I’ll start locking them in.
OPEN - Fox News Latino Election Invite with Henry Munoz
6AM hour - CNN New Day
7PM hour - Fox News Super Tues Special
7-9PM hours - CBS radio interview
8:35PM - Fox News Radio hit
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


Outgoing call to +1 (202) 383-6017 (Other)
Duration: 20 Minutes 59 Seconds
+1 (202) 383-6017
Other:  +1 (202) 383-6017
Microsoft Lync


Fyi - the video has about 2700 views so far. Nice job matt.
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:25 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: coverage of HB2 reel

This Supercut of Conservatives Slamming NC's Bathroom Bill Shows How Extreme HB 2 Really Is - WATCH
When you have conservative commentators like Kathleen Parker, Chris Wallace, Hugh Hewitt, and Juan Williams saying you've gone too far, you might want to look at your life and look at your choices.
A video created by the DNC shows that it's not only Democrats who are opposing the Republican-backed HB 2 in North Carolina. Many well-known conservative pundits have described the state's so-called "bathroom bill" as "a solution in search of a problem." However, that hasn't stopped Republican Governor Pat McCrory, who remains firmly entrenched in his support for one of the most anti-LGBT pieces of legislation in the U.S. ever passed.
Watch the supercut of conservatives blasting HB 2, below. It would be delicious if the situation in North Carolina wasn't so dire.