Thanks for writing, John. I'm on the road today and I'm routing this to our communications team.
Thanks for the request,
Ryan
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2016, at 3:02 PM, John Hines
> wrote:
I received your contact information from Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s press person.
I am a political reporter for the cable news channel One America News.  Am working on negative story on Sen. Cruz.  When he was a practicing attorney, he defending a Chinese Tire company that had stolen trade secrets from an America tire company.  As a result, the American tire company went out of business.  The name of the CEO of the American company is Jordan Fischman, whom I have spoken to.
The question the story raises is…is this the sort of person you want as President—someone who defended a Chinese company that had stolen trade secrets against an American one that ended up out of business as a result.
Just need some kind of a comment from someone at the DNC raising the issue of the morals and ethics of someone who would do something like this.
The interview would be short three to five minutes, and it would need to be on camera.
We are located at 101 Constitution NW, just off Capitol Hill, so we can travel quickly to any location convenient for you.
Thank you!
Very respectfully,
—John
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Thank you. The money laundering accusation from Sanders came today, and some state parties clearly told Politico they're not happy with the arrangement...specifically they claim they're losing donors who max out by not getting to keep that money.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Alvillar, Raul
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:51 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Maureen Garde; Dacey, Amy
Subject: RE: Can we use John Zody for TV tomorrow?
I just talked to him last week.  He didn't mention anything to me.  Let us check really quick.
Raul Alvillar
National Political Director
Democratic National Committee
Tele. 202.863.8000
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:33 PM
To: Maureen Garde; Alvillar, Raul; Dacey, Amy
Subject: FW: Can we use John Zody for TV tomorrow?
Do we know if the Indiana State Chair is in a good place on the Victory Fund before we book them? Any concerns with helping them get on air? Given the Sanders claim of money laundering I don't want to help book if they're one of the parties that are complaining off  the record.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:31 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Can we use John Zody for TV tomorrow?
Thinking specifically about Morning Joe
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


FYI --
From: Ngoc Nguyen
To: Ngoc Nguyen
Subject: California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton Statement on Former Gov. Pete Wilson Endorsing Ted Cruz
For immediate release: Saturday, April 30, 2016
Media contact: Michael Soller, California Democratic Party: (916) 503-8480 press line / (213) 446-1851 cell, michael@cadem.org
California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton Statement on Former Gov. Pete Wilson Endorsing Ted Cruz
“Former California Governor Pete Wilson, who was the champion of the mean-spirited and unconstitutional Proposition 187, has endorsed Ted Cruz for president. Gov. Wilson can explain to Sen. Cruz the benefits of having strong anti-immigration policies in California -- they have worked so well for the Republican Party here.”
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PRIEBUS SAYS TRUMP IS “TRYING” WITH LATINOS AND DOESN’T SUPPORT HIS MUSLIM BAN: “‘It’s not something that I believe in or our party believes in,’ Priebus said of the Muslim ban. ‘I believe our party is the party of the open door. Our party is the party of opportunity and freedom and equality and it always will remain such.’ A longtime Ryan ally, Priebus said he thought the Speaker was ‘being honest about how he feels’ about Trump, while expressing confidence that Ryan will ultimately back the party’s nominee… Asked about Trump’s tweet of a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo, which provoked an internet backlash, Priebus said he thinks that was an effort on Trump’s part to broaden his appeal. ‘He’s trying,’ Priebus said with a laugh. ‘Honestly I think he’s trying. And I honestly think he understands that building and unifying and growing the party is the only way we’re going to win.’” [TIME, 5/6/16
]
TRUMP’S IDEA TO CUT NATIONAL DEBT - GET CREDITORS TO ACCEPT LESS: “Asked whether the United States needed to pay its debts in full, or whether he could negotiate a partial repayment, Mr. Trump told the cable network CNBC, ‘I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal.’… Such remarks by a major presidential candidate have no modern precedent. The United States government is able to borrow money at very low interest rates because Treasury securities are regarded as a safe investment, and any cracks in investor confidence have a long history of costing American taxpayers a lot of money.” [New York Times, 5/6/16
]
TRUMP WON’T ANNOUNCE VP UNTIL CONVENTION: “Donald Trump is suggesting that he will name his vice presidential pick at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July. Speaking in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Trump said that it was still early in the process to select a running mate. ‘It is early - we just won yesterday,’ Trump said. ‘I will announce it at the convention. A lot of people are interested.’” [AP, 5/5/16
]
GOP WOMEN FACE A TOUGH CHOICE WITH TRUMP: “Think the gender gap was big in 2012? Just wait for 2016. Since Donald Trump announced his candidacy last year, he has insulted the appearance of former GOP rival Carly Fiorina; made implicit references to Megyn Kelly's menstrual cycle; gone after Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi; and suggested Hillary Clinton wouldn't get ‘5 percent’ in the polls if she weren't a woman… ‘There's so many conservative women out there right now who I think are grappling with this issue,’ said Sabrina Schaeffer, executive director of the Independent Women's Forum.” [CBS News, 5/6/16
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HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED - GOP OFFICIALS ENDORSE “THE NOMINEE” WITHOUT USING TRUMP’S NAME: “The entirety of American political journalism right now is working diligently to ask every single Republican politician, operative, interest group, and commentator in the country the same question: Do you support Donald Trump?... The more interesting figures are those mainstream politicians who’ve lent their support to the presumptive nominee but either don’t know, or are unwilling to say, the presumptive nominee’s name… Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts: ‘I intend to support the nominee.’ South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott: ‘I’ve always said I would support the nominee, and nothing has changed.’ This is a party that bashes President Obama and Hillary Clinton for being unable to say the name of the enemy, but many of its leading members can’t even say the name of their party’s own standard-bearer.” [Slate, 5/6/16
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ENDORSEMENT TRACKER - SHELDON ADELSON: “The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee. ‘Yes, I’m a Republican, he’s a Republican,’ Mr. Adelson said in a brief interview. ‘He’s our nominee. Whoever the nominee would turn out to be, any one of the 17 - he was one of the 17. He won fair and square.’” [New York Times, 5/6/16
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MIKE PENCE ENDORSES TRUMP AFTER FIRST BACKING CRUZ LAST WEEK: “Less than a week after proclaiming to Indiana voters that he would vote for Ted Cruz in his state's primary - a tepid endorsement that featured high praise for Donald Trump - Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has made it official: He is all in for the presumptive Republican nominee. ‘I’m fully supportive of our presumptive nominee, and I do think Donald Trump will do well in the State of Indiana,’ Pence told reporters, according to Indianapolis' Fox affiliate. ‘I’m going to campaign hard for the Republican nominee because Indiana needs a partner in the White House.’” [Politico, 5/6/16
]
CHENEY WILL SUPPORT TRUMP: “Former Vice President Dick Cheney will support Donald Trump, he told CNN Friday, an important move as the presumptive Republican nominee is encountering intense resistance from senior members of his own party. Cheney told CNN Special Correspondent Jamie Gangel that he has always supported the GOP nominee and will do so this year as well.” [CNN, 5/6/16
]
NON-ENDORSEMENT TRACKER - LARRY HOGAN: “‘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, a popular Republican in a strongly Democratic state, told reporters. ‘And I’m not going to take any more stupid questions about Donald Trump.’ On Wednesday, the Democratic Governors Association tagged Hogan as part of the ‘Silent 9,’ a group of Republican governors it says have refused to say whether they will support Trump. The label is the latest attempt by Democrats to try to force uncommitted Republicans to take a stance on the controversial presumptive nominee.” [Washington Post, 5/6/16
]
TRUMP RESPONDS TO PAUL RYAN’S NON-ENDORSEMENT: “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. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!” [Donald Trump, Donald J. Trump for President, Statement, 5/5/16
]
GRAHAM WON’T ENDORSE TRUMP: “Graham says in a statement Friday he ‘cannot in good conscience support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief.’ South Carolina's senior senator also says he will join a growing list of veteran Republicans, including both Presidents Bush, Mitt Romney, John McCain and others, now declining to attend the party's convention this summer in Cleveland, Ohio.” [CNN, 5/6/16
]
JEB! WON’T VOTE FOR TRUMP: “Donald Trump has not demonstrated that temperament or strength of character. He has not displayed a respect for the Constitution. And, he is not a consistent conservative. These are all reasons why I cannot support his candidacy.” [Jeb Bush, Facebook, 5/6/16
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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016
5:00 PM Rally in Omaha, NE [Trump Campaign], and 6:00 PM Rally/Fundraiser for Chris Christie in Lawrenceville, NJ [invite], and 10:00 PM Rally in Eugene, OR [OPB]
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016
3:00 PM Rally Spokane, WA [seattletimes.com], Rally Puget Sound Region, WA [Seattletimes.com], and 6:00 PM Rally near Vancouver, WA [seattletimes.com].
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MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016
Possible Capitol Hill Visit [Politico].
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Thanks, Mark, will do!
Francesca Chambers
White House Correspondent
Daily Mail | 51 Astor Place, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
M: +1 913 755 8280
E: francesca.chambers@mailonline.com
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 7:42 PM
To: Francesca Chambers
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: Preparations for Trump?
Hey Francesca,
Tomorrow works well.
Call any time.
Best,
Mark
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
On May 22, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Francesca Chambers
> wrote:
Yes, that would be very helpful. Sorry, meant to reply all! He was on the original message!
Mark are you able to talk on the phone tomorrow or Tuesday on background perhaps? I'll be in LA but happy to work around your schedule.
Francesca Chambers
White House Correspondent
Daily Mail | 51 Astor Place, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
M: +1 913 755 8280
E: francesca.chambers@mailonline.com
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 7:17 PM
To: Francesca Chambers
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: Preparations for Trump?
Plus Mark who can give you background on coordinated campaigns already coming together.
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S(r)4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: Francesca Chambers
>
Date: 05/22/2016 19:01 (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis"
>
Subject: RE: Preparations for Trump?
Hey there,
Reupping this. Heard elsewhere DNC has already begun hiring field organizers in key states, etc. - would love to do a story on that.
Francesca Chambers
White House Correspondent
Daily Mail | 51 Astor Place, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
M: +1 913 755 8280
E: francesca.chambers@mailonline.com
From: Francesca Chambers
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 4:43 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; 'Miranda, Luis'
Subject: Preparations for Trump?
Hey guys,
Happy Sunday.
I didn't get a chance to write about the charirwoman's comments at the Alaska convention this morning - I'm stretched thin, filling in for our reporter who normally covers the Sunday shows while she's on vacation and on a flight to Puerto Rico to cover the election - but I'd really like to do a piece working off of her speech that details what the DNC is doing to prepare for Trump.
If there's anything you could share, I'd be happy to do this over email or over the phone. The piece I have in mind would strictly deal with what the national party is doing so it can be prepared unlike Republicans, as the chairwoman mentioned.
Thanks, please let me know if this is something you can help with, or if you have any other story ideas for me. My colleague comes back Tuesday, so I'll be back on my own beat and on the hunt for good content!
Francesca Chambers
White House Correspondent
Daily Mail | 51 Astor Place, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
M: +1 913 755 8280
E: francesca.chambers@mailonline.com
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DNC Talking Points
Cruz Out, Trump is the GOP
May 3, 2016
Topline Message:
*         The results of the primaries in Indiana are the culmination of a disastrous week for the Republican Party.
*         With Ted Cruz's capitulation, the GOP's problems now extend far beyond their convention.
*         Donald Trump simply doesn't have the judgment or temperament to be President, and the American people know it.
*         Ted Cruz may have been the least-liked politician in Washington, but Trump is one of the least liked men in America, and Democrats will hold him accountable for his offensive rhetoric, dangerous ideas, and lack of judgment every single day between today and November 8th.
*         In Indiana, like in other primaries over the past few weeks, the vast majority of Democratic primary voters said our primary had energized them, and majorities would support either one of our strong candidates. A majority of Republicans, on the other hand, conceded that their primary has been divisive and 53% said they feel betrayed by the Republican Party.
*         The next President of the United States will be nominated at our Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Republicans Had Their Worst Week Ever
*         In just seven days, Republicans saw their former House Speaker call one of their candidates 'Lucifer in the flesh,' watched a desperate, mathematically-eliminated campaign announce a Vice Presidential pick and get ridiculed for it, and then kicked off the Indiana primaries with accusations that Ted Cruz's father was tied to Lee Harvey Oswald. That last allegation was made by Dangerous Donald Trump based on a tabloid story he saw in the National Enquirer.
*         Now the GOP is stuck with the tabloid-touting reality TV star as their presumptive nominee, a divisive candidate whose ugly campaign rhetoric is tied to dangerous proposals that would drag America backwards and make our country less safe.
*         More than 7 out of 10 Democrats are energized by our primary. Last week, in Connecticut and Pennsylvania respectively, 67% and 71% of Democrats reported feeling energized by our primary. Today in Indiana it was three-quarters of Democratic voters who said our primary has energized our party, and a majority of Democrats who voted today expressed support for either one of our candidates.
*         In Indiana, exit polls showed that 53 percent of Republican primary voters say they feel betrayed by the Republican Party. A majority of Republicans concede that their primary has been divisive, and easily a third of Republicans would prefer to stay home or support an alternative candidate than vote for Trump in November.
*         And the Republican Party is less popular than it's been in more than two decades.
A Crisis of Their Own Making
*         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. Democrats won't hesitate to fight for the vast majority of the American people, who share our values of inclusion, hard work, dignity and opportunity for all, and we'll hold Republicans on the ballot at every level accountable for their standard bearer.
*         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.
o   Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Sunday said that he's troubled by the fact that Donald Trump doesn't listen to anyone, and raised serious questions about Trump on foreign policy. Between his contradictions and threatening our most important alliances, Donald Trump would put our country on a dangerous path.
Democrats Will be United
*         Democrats will emerge united from our primary and our convention.
*         Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been clear they'll work hard in November to ensure we don't let a Republican like Trump drag our country backward.
*         While we recognize that any campaign will see the intensity level rise down the stretch, we expect our candidates to maintain a tone that helps us build toward the general election.
*         Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have drawn sharp differences with one another, but overwhelmingly they've been focused on substance and how to best move America forward.
*         Because the Party's platform is a statement of our values, the DNC is committed to an open, inclusive and representative process. Both of our campaigns will be represented on the Platform Drafting Committee, and just as we did in 2008 and 2012, the public will have opportunities to participate.
*         Democrats know that we're stronger when more voices are heard, and when we stand together to move our country forward, we'll see that in Philadelphia at our convention.
Dangerous Donald Trump is Reckless, Lacks the Temperament and Judgment to Serve
*         The Economy: Trump's unfounded predictions
of recession and warnings against investing in the stock market are reckless, and economists have already predicted his policies could start an international trade war and cause a global recession.
*         Foreign Policy: Trump's threat to pull back from our most important military alliances
in NATO sends a dangerous message, which is particularly troubling in light of his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
*         Nuclear Proliferation: Trump has refused to say he wouldn't use nuclear weapons on European territory, then suggested South Korea
and Japan should either develop nuclear weapons or pay the United States for protection against North Korea.
*         On abortion: Trump has taken multiple positions on abortion - from a dangerous and offensive call to punish women who get an abortion, to saying he would allow states to restrict women's rights, to saying abortion laws are set but he would eliminate them with judicial appointments.
The GOP's Problem with Women Voters
*         All of the Republican candidates have made it clear that the GOP doesn't stand with women.
*         Donald Trump is viewed unfavorably by 7 out of 10 women after an ugly primary in which he has regularly made offensive comments and shown a deep disrespect for women.
*         John Kasich said that he wants to see Roe v. Wade repealed, and when asked what kind of punishment that would lead to, he evaded the question by saying that it should be left to the states.
*         Ted Cruz said that even if a woman has been brutally raped, she should be forced to carry the pregnancy caused by her attacker to term.
*         In the past, the Republican candidates have opposed ensuring equal pay, family leave, and voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
*         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. All of the Republican presidential candidates would stand against protections that ensure greater equality in the workplace.
*         John Kasich has consistently belittled women and said that we don't need workplace protections, just a 'change of heart' among major employers.
*         Ted Cruz voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act three times and ridiculed the legislation as a 'show vote.'
*         Donald Trump stated that women would have pay equity if they did 'as good a job' as men.
Advantage, Democrats
*         Democrats are winning where it matters.
*         Hillary Clinton has earned more votes, well over 12 million - and far ahead of Donald Trump - while Bernie Sanders has  earned more than 9 million votes (well ahead of Ted Cruz and John Kasich), while also garnering more than seven million individual campaign contributions from low dollar donors.
*         If there is an enthusiasm gap, it clearly favors Democrats.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @LuisMiranda


Yes, let's put it on the future list. And this is a good one to  put others out too, so let's propose Mark and Eric at some point as well.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:30 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: DNC Press; Miranda, Luis; Ryan Banfill (ryban1001@gmail.com); Banfill, Ryan
Subject: Re: Interview Request
Cool, perhaps consider rescheduling. Espuelas has been very good to us in the past, especially on Hispanic airwaves.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 4, 2016, at 3:22 PM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
I'll get back to her and decline.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: DNC Press
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:21 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Manriquez, Pablo; Ryan Banfill (ryban1001@gmail.com
); Banfill, Ryan
Subject: FW: Interview Request
FYI-
From: Caldwell, Traci
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:05 PM
To: DNC Press
Subject: Interview Request
Good Afternoon
Is. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz available for an interview tomorrow morning with Fernando Espuelas on Matter of Fact?  We tape the show at the Newseum and can do the interview anytime between 9am-11am.  It will take about 10 minutes for the interview and we have a make-up artist on site.
Rep. Wasserman Schultz has been a guest on the show before.  Thanks for your consideration!
Best,
Traci Caldwell
matteroffact.tv
202-365-3726 (cell)


also just added polling numbers that indicate Americans strongly oppose Trump or Cruz picking the next Justice.
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:35 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom; Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: RR2
Subject: RE: FOR REVIEW: -- Senate Judiciary Misses Key Milestone Under GOP Obstruction
Added in a sentence on Grassley admitting that it would be a gamble to let Trump pick the next Supreme Court Justice. Also added in some polling numbers - let me know if that's what you had in mind or if you wanted something different.
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 12:13 PM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom; Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: RR2
Subject: FOR REVIEW: -- Senate Judiciary Misses Key Milestone Under GOP Obstruction
SL: Senate Judiciary Misses Key Milestone Under GOP Obstruction
It's been 44 days of Republican obstruction since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Garland to the Supreme Court, meaning that this week marked the average amount of time it takes the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on a nominee to the Supreme Court. That's an unprecedented failure on the part of Republican Senators to do their job.
The Constitution is clear: it's the President's job to nominate Supreme Court justices, and it's the Senate's job to advise and consent, giving a nominee a fair consideration with a hearing and vote. Not in our modern political system has it taken this long to fulfill a Supreme Court vacancy, let alone refuse to give the nominee a fair hearing a vote.
Ironically, the obstruction comes as And yet, some Republican lawmakers are still refusing to acknowledge Trump
as their standard bearer baron for the Republican party, even as he tightens his grip on the GOP nomination. It's striking that even as they tacitly acknowledge that Trump lacks the judgment and temperament to serve as President, the and the one they are waiting for to Republican Senators are refusing to do their own job in order to hand Trump the responsibility to nominate a Supreme Court justice. Yesterday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley even admitted
that it would be "a gamble" to let Trump fill the vacancy.
That disconnect is partly why the American people are increasingly opposed to the Republican obstruction, and want Republican Senators to do their job and allow a hearing and a vote.
*         52% of voters
now believe Republican Senators should do their job and vote on the nomination of Chief Judge Garland this year, up from 43% in February.
*         Americans overwhelmingly oppose
Donald Trump or Ted Cruz making the next appointment, with 62% saying they do not trust Trump and 57% saying they do not trust Cruz to nominate a Supreme Court justice.
*         Vulnerable Republican Senators are also starting to see the negative effects of their unprecedented obstruction. In New Hampshire, Senator Kelly Ayotte's support for the Republican leadership's refusal to consider Chief Judge Garland has hurt her in the eyes of voters, with her net favorability rating dropping
13 points since February. In Ohio, 59% of voters
have an unfavorable opinion of Senator Rob Portman's decision to block Chief Judge Garland's nomination. And in Pennsylvania, 62% of voters
want the Senate to hold hearings and a vote on the nomination, corresponding to a rise in Senator Pat Toomey's unfavorability rating
.
Republicans have chosen to play politics rather than do their jobs and fulfill the most basic constitutional requirements. The gridlock and dysfunction coming from Republicans in the Senate is exactly why the American people are tired of Washington. And their message couldn't be clearer: stop the obstruction and do your job.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


In line with what we’re saying.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: Hillary for America Press
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 12:35 PM
To: Hillary for America Press
Subject: The Trump Tax Plan -- By the Billionaire, For the Billionaires
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The Trump Tax Plan -- By the Billionaire, For the Billionaires
Tax plan Trump called “tremendous” and “inspiring” will add $34 trillion to the debt, at the expense of working families, seniors, and economy
The trillions in tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires and corporations laid out in Donald Trump’s tax plan would be an enormous boon for the top one percent of earners, made at the expense of working families, seniors and the health of our economy.
Trump extensively praised the plan when he released it, calling it “inspiring,” “tremendous” and saying it would lead to an “amazing” tax code. Now, after a little pressure, he says he’s going to revisit his tax plan. But his risky and regressive tax proposal
is laid out on his website, in black and white, and has been available since last year for anyone to see.
Trump’s plan would increase the national debt by $34 trillion and cut millionaires’ taxes to the lowest level in modern history as a share of their incomes, while one analysis found middle class families could lose more than $2,000 a year with all the cuts needed to pay for it.
Read the fact sheet below for the details of Trump’s tax plan:
FACT SHEET: Trump’s Risky and Regressive Tax Plan Slashes Taxes for Millionaires and Corporations
Donald Trump wants to run the American economy like the companies he drove in and out of bankruptcy: running up debt by the billions, and running it into the ground. His tax plan
would slash tax rates for millionaires, billionaires, and the largest corporations – adding $34 trillion to our national debt over 20 years
according to independent, non-partisan experts. His plan would provide a tax cut of $1.3 million per year
for multimillionaires in the top 0.1%, giving them a raise of $100,000 per month, and shower $3 trillion
on millionaires and billionaires over the next 10 years. And ordinary families would be left holding the bag, with the top 0.1% of taxpayers getting more relief than the bottom 60% combined.
Trump’s proposal is a plan for the billionaires, by the billionaire. Despite his attempt at a general election “makeover,” his tax plan shows how unreliable and unready Trump is to manage the largest economy in the world, and make sure the tax code is not rigged for the wealthy and big corporations:
*   Trump’s tax plan would be great for Trump – slashing taxes for millionaires by $3 trillion, and giving multi-millionaires a raise of $100,000 per month: Trump and his tax plan are a perfect example of a rigged system that showers millionaires and billionaires with tax breaks they do not need. His plan would
give $3 trillion over 10 years or more than 35% of its tax breaks to millionaires, enough money to ensure Medicare and Social Security’s solvency for the next 75 years, repair our ailing infrastructure, or raise every person now living in poverty up to the poverty line. Trump would
give multi-millionaires in the top 0.1% like himself a raise of $1.3 million a year, or $100,000 a month.
*   Trump is right to call himself the “king of debt,” because his tax plan would add $34 trillion to the debt over the next two decades: The independent, non-partisan Tax Policy Center analyzed Trump’s tax plan and found
: “Including interest costs, the proposal would add $11.2 trillion to the national debt by 2026 and $34.1 trillion by 2036 . . . . Assuming the tax cuts are not offset by spending cuts, the national debt would rise by an estimated 39 percent of GDP in 2026 and by nearly 80 percent of GDP by 2036.” Americans worried about whether he is prepared to lead our economy should take him seriously when he says
, “I am the king of debt. I do love debt. I love debt and I love playing with it.”
*   Trump’s tax plan provides more than $3 trillion in tax breaks for corporations – and slashes tax rates on hedge funds and Wall Street money managers by one-third: Trump’s tax plan slashes corporate tax rates, cutting
taxes for corporations by more than $3 trillion over 10 years. Additionally, despite claims to the contrary, the plan gives an even bigger tax break to hedge funds and Wall Street money managers that today benefit from the “carried interest” loophole, which can allow them to pay lower rates than middle-class families. That is because the plan lowers tax rates on their kind of business - as the Tax Policy Center describes
, “carried interest would be taxed at a much lower rate than under current law…because the entities that earn carried interest income are organized as partnerships…Under the Trump plan, that income would be taxed at a top rate of 15 percent, a reduction of more than one-third.”
*   Trump’s tax breaks for millionaires would leave working families holding the bag: Under Trump’s plan, the top 0.1% of taxpayers, the wealthiest 1 out of every 1,000, earning multiple millions of dollars a year on average, would get more tax relief than the bottom 60% of taxpayers combined. One analysis
found that the net effect of Trump’s enormous tax cuts for the wealthiest and the spending cuts that could be needed to pay for them would leave working families far worse off: a middle class family would lose, not gain, more than $2,000.
Trump’s tax plan and irresponsible statements clearly demonstrate the risk a Trump presidency would bring to working families. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, will bring America together to expand and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, rein in risk on Wall Street, close special tax breaks for the wealthiest and largest corporations, and create good-paying jobs with rising incomes for middle-class families. She believes that instead of showering tax cuts on the most fortunate and leaving ordinary Americans to fend for themselves, we need to break down barriers and build an economy where we can grow together.
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- @MiraLuisDC
From: Reif, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 2:10 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Digital Surrogates memo
Hi Luis - Matt mentioned that you were looking for a version of the attached digital surrogates memo that people could look at from their phones, so below is all of the content from the memo with links. Let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks much,
Eric
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race you all to the bridge… or pods?
On Apr 27, 2016, at 4:57 PM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
This is a story all about how the meeting got pushed back to whenever this insane speech is over.
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:56 PM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric; Comm_D
Subject: RE: check out pushed back until 5pm

From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:56 PM
To: Walker, Eric; Comm_D
Subject: RE: check out pushed back until 5pm
Are we holding off until the Carleton speech is over?
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:32 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: check out pushed back until 5pm
Until Boxer call & Cruz rally are finished. Thanks all
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


DONALD TRUMP
Posts "Happy Cinco de Mayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!
"
Tries to convince Bernie Sanders to run as an Independent
.
Will not be attending the Alvarez/Khan fight tonight
.
Names Steven Mnuchin as National Finance Chairman
.
Responds to Speaker Paul Ryan, does not support agenda
.
Dan Scavino tweets political cartoon with "HILLARY wins - ISIS wins."


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


Watch here
From: "Garcia, Walter"
>
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 12:11 PM
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: VIDEO REQUEST: POTUS speech at Rutgers
[     Mark Knoller (@markknoller
)
5/15/16, 10:47 AM
Air Force One wheels up as Pres Obama heads to NJ to deliver Commencement Address at @RutgersU
. Its 250th Anniversary.
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I agree I think this accomplishes what we need
Sent from my iPhone
On May 17, 2016, at 1:31 PM, Tracie Pough
> wrote:
The second statement will make this go on longer and open DWS and the DNC up for more criticism.
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:19 PM
To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Miranda, Luis; Banfill, Ryan; Tracie Pough; Dacey, Amy
Subject: FOR REVIEW: DNC Statement on Nevada Democratic Party Letter
The main difference between the two statements is the portion in yellow in the second one.
VERSION 1: MEASURED
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
DNC Statement on Nevada Democratic Party Letter
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz today issued the following statement on a letter from the Nevada Democratic Party regarding threatening and violent behavior among some participants around their state party convention this weekend:
“We are deeply concerned about the troubling details laid out in the letter from the Nevada Democratic Party. We will be reaching out to the leadership of both of our campaigns to ask them to stand with the Democratic Party in denouncing the type of behavior on display over the weekend in Las Vegas. Our democracy is undermined any time threats, intimidation, physical violence or damage to property are present. If there are legitimate concerns, they must be addressed in an orderly, civil and peaceful manner.
“The rules governing the Democratic Party delegate selection process have been in place for decades and the specific procedures for this cycle were agreed upon in 2014. In Nevada on Saturday, the state party’s credentials committee was made up of an equal number of members representing both campaigns. That’s a testament to our party’s fundamental belief in being inclusive, open to the public, and transparent. The process for nominating a Democratic Presidential candidate is not something taken lightly, it is a four-year endeavor that is closely scrutinized and determined in public forums, just as it has been in past election cycles. There is no excuse for what happened in Nevada, and it is incumbent upon all of us in positions of leadership to speak out.”
###
VERSION 2: FORTHRIGHT AND THOUGHTFUL
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
DNC Statement on Nevada Democratic Party Letter
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz today issued the following statement on a letter from the Nevada Democratic Party regarding threatening and violent behavior among some participants around their state party convention this weekend:
“We are deeply concerned about the troubling details laid out in the letter from the Nevada Democratic Party. We will be reaching out to the leadership of both of our campaigns to ask them to stand with the Democratic Party in denouncing the type of behavior on display over the weekend in Las Vegas. Our democracy is undermined any time threats, intimidation, physical violence or damage to property are present. If there are legitimate concerns, they must be addressed in an orderly, civil and peaceful manner.
“We are also asking both campaigns to be forthright and thoughtful in their characterization of the primary process. The rules governing the Democratic Party delegate selection process have been in place for decades and the specific procedures for this cycle were agreed upon in 2014. In Nevada on Saturday, the state party’s credentials committee was made up of an equal number of members representing both campaigns. That’s a testament to our fundamental belief in being inclusive, open to the public, and transparent. The process for nominating a Democratic Presidential candidate is not something taken lightly, it is a four-year endeavor that is closely scrutinized and determined in public forums just as it has been in past election cycles. There is no excuse for what happened in Nevada, and it is incumbent upon all of us in positions of leadership to speak out.”
###


*         I feel good tomorrow if turnout is high, message is resonating
*         disputes that HRC has 2.7 million more votes because he doesn't think all caucus states have been counted
*         do you believe person who has most votes/delegates will be nominee?
o   I believe that this campaign is about the message
o   if we're behind in pledged delegates, it's very hard for us
o   we're the stronger campaign in taking on Trump or any republican, and Democrats care about that more than anything
o   superdelegates voted for HRC before I even announced, those people have a right to rethink decision that they made
*         how hard will you press that case?
o   issue is 5 states tomorrow, 10 states including largest in country
o   going to talk about middle class decline etc
*         you got hit for saying poor people don't vote
o   Clinton campaign has a Super PAC, 30 people on the internet making a big deal of everything I saw
o   low income people not voting in large numbers, I want that to change
*         what have you succeeded / failed at in turning out voters who don't vote
o   it's very difficult
o   so many middle class people turn on the TV, see nothing being talked about that improves their life, see Congress talking about tax breaks for billionaires, candidates taking millions from special interests
*         John Fetterman in PA endorsed you, has similar ideas, you haven't endorsed him or anything
o   I don't know much about him, etc
*         you built this movement, raised more than anyone
o   HRC has raised more, we don't have a Super Pac
*         campaigns like yours have faded away in the past, what would you do after?
o   it'll be a lot easier to mobilize / endure if I'm elected president
*         will you encourage your supporters to vote for HRC if you don't win nomination?
o   we're not a movement where I can snap my fingers and tell you what to do, you make your decisions yourself
o   if we lose and HRC wins, it's incumbent upon her to tell people who have serious misgivings about her Wall St $, etc, that she thinks the US should take on private insurance companies and pass Medicare for all, tuition free public colleges, she's going to have to explain to millions of young people that climate change is not going to be solved by incrementalism, pass a carbon tax.
o   incumbent upon HRC to present an agenda for working class, not just wealthy
*         Tim Robbins, Rosario Dawson have said things-what role do *you* have if HRC in nominee
o   good question, I work with GOP in Senate, have seen what they do in the House
o   GOP has moved so far to the right, unrecognizable, don't believe in climate change, want to end ACA
o   I will do everything in my power to make sure no Republican gets into the WH
*         how will you make sure you can implement CIR where undocumented immigrants like my parents aren't treated as second-class citizens
o   many are exploited now, by employers, living in shadows, I believe we need CIR
o   I will use exec powers if Congress don't act to make your parents safe
o   I disagree with Obama, will end deportations
*         how will you actually work with Congress
o   actually passed more amendments with Republicans than anyone else
o   passed comprehensive vets legislation with bipartisan support
*         OFA didn't do a whole lot, what could you do?
o   I talked to Obama about this, it is tough
o   President can help bring ordinary people together in grassroots, pressure Congress
o   because Obama is such a decent guy, he actually believed he could negotiate in good faith with Republicans-he was wrong, they never had any intention of doing so, it took Obama years to learn that. he knows it now. I will know that when I get there
*         soda tax opposition, we have a lot of constraints, so what would you do to fund pre-school?
o   I believe absolutely, priority is to establish high quality pre-K in every state
o   at time of massive income inequality, soda tax hurts the poor the most
o   it has to be funded in a progressive way
*         collateral consequences to incarceration
o   we should be embarrassed by how many people we have in jail
o   [mass incarceration platform]
*         voting for crime bill mistake?
o   this question has been asked literally a million times
o   it had bad provisions, it also had VAWA, ban on assault weapons
*         worst vote?
o   I shouldn't have voted to deregulate derivatives
o   HRC supported DOMA
*         under current law can US strike ISIS anywhere in the world?
o   no, I am confident we'll get new AUMF
o   I will not get us involved in perpetual warfare in Middle East
*         would you keep kill list as President?
o   we have right to defend ourselves, has to be done constitutionally
*         is what is being done now constitutional?
o   in general, yes
*         are 250 special operators to Syria permissible?
o   yes, bottom line is ISIS must be destroyed, not through American troops on ground
*         how will you fight for abortion access in every state?
o   totally support women's right to choose, expand planned parenthood
o   republicans totally hypocritical
*         SCOTUS TX law would gut Roe, how big a deal?
o   of course it's a big deal, why it goes without saying I'll nominee people to SCOTUS who will overturn CU and support Roe
*         HRC ticket / administration, or her on your ticket?
o   let me answer that exactly as you knew I would
o   we'll take a look at the end of the process
From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 8:03 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: Sanders MSNBC Town Hall
just started


Great!
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-------- Original message --------
From: "Manriquez, Pablo"
Date: 05/05/2016 12:53 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Dillon, Lauren"
, "Miranda, Luis"
Cc: "Paustenbach, Mark"
, "Freundlich, Christina"
Subject: DNC's (First) Weekly Segment on SIRIUS XM
Hi Team: I booked a weekly segment on “The Morning Briefing” of SIRIUSXM’s POTUS Channel. It will occur every Wednesday at 8:20AM EST and will run 7-8 minutes. We can shape this segment to be what we want it to be. Some options to consider:
*   Push oppo…craft a weekly hit job that Research and Comms agree on. This will require a process that makes sense…like agreeing on an oppo point in the Friday week ahead; locking in consensus with show producers on Monday morning; pulling the research on Monday afternoon; synthesizing toplines and briefing on Tuesday; and amplifting the segment on Weds (factivist, social?).
*   Reward/empower state parties…perhaps by booking a different state party talker every week to lend their local perspective on a national topic that relates to the general. This will require less process on our end as it will be up to State Party teams to deliver our TPs via a local perspectives.
*   Assign the segment to a specific DNC talker. SIRIUS feels that this option works best to curate an audience through a familiar voice they associate with our DNC brand. Given the ongoing nature of the POTUS Radio team’s commitment, if we go this way, we should assign the segment to someone who will never have another booking obligation in the 8:20AM EST slot. This, in effect, would be their show, their audience to build like Donna does on CNN.
Happy to discuss at tomorrow’s Week Ahead, but those are my thoughts. I’m negotiating similar segment cycles with SIRIUS’s “Urban” (topic: voting rights) and “Progress” (audiences: gay, afam), and will continue to expand as I connect with the rest of their producers next week.
To wit — Think of this as an opportunity to build the election’s finest broadcast messaging specialists around inter-departmental briefing processes that make sense. Here to help!
Pablo
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CAMPAIGN DELEGATE TEAM
(New York, NY) April 25th - Today, Donald J. Trump announced that he has hired Ken McKay as Senior Adviser to support the delegate operations team. Ken has formidable grassroots operations experience and is ideally positioned to further bolster the Trump campaign's field efforts.
Mr. Trump stated, "Ken has a proven track record in winning state political races. He will support our delegate operations team and bolster our ground game efforts. He brings tremendous experience to the job, and I know he is up to the task of working with my team."
On his announcement, Mr. McKay commented, "I am very honored to have the opportunity to work with Mr. Trump and such a resilient campaign. There is no question that he is the presumptive nominee, and will unify our party to take back the White House in November."
Previously, Mr. McKay has held several roles with the RNC and the Republican Governors Association including under former Chairmen and former presidential candidates, Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie.
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 9:29 AM
To: Roberts, Kelly; Sarge, Matthew
Cc: Comm_D
Subject: Re: Trump Campaign Hired Ken McKay
Thank you I will flag for the reporter working on this
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:24 AM -0700, "Roberts, Kelly"
> wrote:
Yet another dude in a senior position
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 25, 2016, at 09:14, Sarge, Matthew
> wrote:

Donald Trump is hiring his third campaign manager of a former rival, adding another veteran political operative to help fight for the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
Ken McKay joins as a senior adviser working on the team led by Trump convention manager Paul Manafort, aides told Bloomberg on Monday. A formal announcement was expected later Monday.
Their focus is on getting the upper hand on Senator Ted Cruz, who has been diminishing the power of Trump's victories by locking his own supporters into national delegate slots at state conventions.
The new hire comes at a crucial moment, as Cruz and John Kasich form an alliance to prevent Trump
, the front-runner, from getting the necessary 1,237 delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination by June 8.
Earlier in the presidential race, McKay served as campaign manager to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who dropped out and endorsed Trump in February. A week and a half ago, Trump picked up Rick Wiley, who managed Scott Walker's campaign before the Wisconsin governor left the race in September. And in late March, he snagged Ed Brookover, who was Ben Carson's campaign manager until the neurosurgeon dropped out.
McKay, a native of Rhode Island, ran gubernatorial races there for Donald Carcieri in 2002 and 2006, winning both. He was chief of staff at the Republican National Committee under Chairman Michael Steele from March 2009 to April 2010. He helped Florida Republican Rick Scott claim the governor's office in 2010, and served as political director at the Republican Governors Association under Christie's chairmanship in 2014 and 2015, helping usher in a wave of GOP governors nationwide.
"This is a serious strategist and tactician," said Curt Anderson, who was former presidential candidate Bobby Jindal's chief strategist but is now unaffiliated with any campaign. He has known McKay for about 15 years. "This is not a guy who wastes his time going on cable TV and running his mouth. Trump hiring Ken McKay is a bad thing for the Ted Cruz campaign, I can assure you of that."
Trump last week dominated the primary vote in home state of New York, picking up 90 delegates to Cruz's zero, while Cruz between March 22 and now has whisked up delegates in Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Maine, Utah and other states. Cruz lags Trump in the delegate count and is beyond the point where he could lock in the nomination with outright primary wins, but has used the local convention process to scoop delegates in states that have already held primaries and caucuses.
On Sunday night, strategists for Cruz and Kasich announced an alliance meant to thwart Trump in three more states: Cruz will stop competing in Oregon and New Mexico, clearing the path for Kasich, while Cruz will instead zoom in on Indiana, a more delegate-rich state where Cruz is within striking distance of Trump.
Trump in a statement late Sunday called the alliance "a horrible act of desperation from two campaigns who have horribly failed."
The next round of voting is Tuesday in Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Trump is expected to do well in all five.
In recent weeks, Trump has been on a hiring spree, collecting strategists sidelined as the GOP field winnowed from seventeen to three. While Trump continues to wield his anti-establishment hammer at rallies, saying he doesn't want his fans to "fall asleep," his strategists have turned their attention to wooing Republicans turned off by his unpredictability in closed door meetings. Last week, Trump dispatched Manafort, Wiley and Brookover to the Republican National Committee's Spring meeting at an oceanside resort in Florida to court party insiders, some of whom had reluctantly settled on Cruz as their candidate of last resort.


Hi all,
We are pulling down the caucus state check-in today.
Thanks,
Colby Moore
Executive Assistant to the National Political Director
Democratic National Committee
O: (202) 488-5044
C: (704) 430-7163
MooreC@dnc.org
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Good stuff from the DGA:
From: Jared Leopold
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:43 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: New DGA site on Trump and sitting govs
This is about to go out. Feel free to push wherever it's useful.

For Immediate Release:
May 4, 2016
Contact:
Jared Leopold, 202-772-5600
DGA Launches New Project to Track GOP Govs on Trump: 'The Silent 9'
New webpage spotlights 9 sitting GOP Govs refusal to announce support for Trump
Today, the Democratic Governors Association launched a new feature of the "Gov Trump Tracker" website to inform voters where their GOP governors stand on supporting Donald Trump for president.
The new webpage, entitled "Trump Tracker: The Silent 9
," highlights the group of 9 sitting Republican governors from across the country who have refused to answer if they would support Donald Trump on the ballot in November.
Last night, Trump became
the presumptive GOP presidential nominee in 2016.
But for months, Republican governors have been divided over Trump's candidacy. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, the Republican Governors Association Chair, has dodged questions
on if she supports Trump for more than two months.
Martinez is joined in the "Silent Nine" by governors John Kasich (R-OH), Matt Bevin (R-KY), Larry Hogan (R-MD), Rick Snyder (R-MI), Brian Sandoval (R-NV), Jack Dalrymple (R-ND), Dennis Daugaard (R-SD) and Bill Haslam (R-TN). The DGA will update the website as these governors declare clear positions on Trump's nomination.
"Last night, GOP governors watched as the Republican Party was transformed into the party of Donald Trump overnight," said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. "Now, Republican governors have nowhere left to hide on questions about Trump's candidacy. It's time for RGA Chair Susana Martinez and the rest of The Silent Nine to declare whether they support Donald Trump or not. This website will help citizens learn the truth on where their governors stand on Trump's candidacy."
The "Trump Tracker: Silent 9
" project is an addition to the DGA's original "Gov Trump Tracker" website launched in March. The site, www.GovTrumpTracker.com
, was designed to keep tabs on 2016 gubernatorial candidates who will now share a ballot with Trump.
The RGA Finance Chair, Fred Malek, told USA Today
in March that a Trump nomination "could imperil his party's chances of picking up Democratic governors' seats in Missouri, Montana, West Virginia, Vermont and New Hampshire."
Here is a break down by the numbers of where Republican governors stand on Trump:
*      THE SILENT NINE: 9 Republican governors refuse to say if they will support Trump as the nominee. These governors are from: NM, OH, KY, MD, MI, NV, ND, SD and TN.
*      WILL SUPPORT TRUMP: 21 Republican governors have said they would support Trump as their presidential nominee. These governors are from: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MS, NE, NJ, NC, OK, SC, TX, UT, WI, and WY.
*      Only 1 Republican - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker - has refused to support Trump in November.
###
--
Jared Leopold
Communications Director
Democratic Governors Association
W: 202-772-5612
C: 202-821-5466
Twitter: @jaredleopold
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Jared Leopold
Communications Director
Democratic Governors Association
W: 202-772-5612
C: 202-821-5466
Twitter: @jaredleopold


Watch here
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 4:30 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado on Inside Edition
Former Miss Universe Accuses Donald Trump of Fat Shaming: 'He Called Me Miss Piggy'
A former Miss Universe claims she was publicly humiliated by Donald Trump, who called her "Miss Piggy" after she had gained some weight.
Alicia Machado, a Venezuela native, was crowned Miss Universe in 1996 when she was just 19 years old. She is among the women featured in the controversial New York Times story about Trump's dealings with women.
She also believes the GOP frontrunner bullied her "all the time."
"For sure he is not a good person," Machado told Inside Edition.
In 1996, Trump had just taken over the Miss Universe pageant. His then wife, Marla Maples, was one of the hosts on the night Machado won the tiara.
But within a few months, she gained weight and rumors swirled that she could lose her crown.
Trump finally insisted she lost weight, calling her "an eating machine" on Howard Stern's radio show and took her to work out in a gym packed with media.
"She weighed 118 pounds or 117 pounds and she went to 160 or 170. So this is somebody that likes to eat," he said at the time.
Machado, who claims she gained closer to 15 pounds, says she felt publicly shamed and he called her "Miss Piggy."
She said it made her feel "so fat" that it made her "very depressed."
At the time Trump took Machado to the gym, he was asked by a reporter "What happens if Marla gains this kind of weight? Would you drop her?"
"Well, I'd probably do the same thing with her," he said. "I'd say 'start working out.' No, I wouldn't. Still a very interesting question."
Machado went on to become a big star of telenovelas. She was also the first Miss Universe to pose for Playboy magazine
in 2006.
The 39-year-old says her experience with Trump led to years of battling eating disorders and psychotherapy.
She is about to become an American citizen - just in time to vote in the presidential election
.
When asked if she would vote for Trump
, she laughed.


Okay. Jenna drafted yesterday so I just wanted to make sure we closed the loop on this.
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:24 PM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Price, Jenna; Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis
Subject: RE: Trump on Veterans Round Up
I think what HFA did is fine. They would have done a roundup if there were enough clips but they just sent out New Day + Military Times story
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:18 PM
To: Price, Jenna; Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric
Subject: RE: Trump on Veterans Round Up
Is this something we want to move forward with? HFA did a roundup on this already.
Most of the clips were McCain focused - I am hesitant to raise up McCain since his race is shaping up to be competitive.
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 12:49 PM
To: Freundlich, Christina
Subject: Trump on Veterans Round Up
SL: Donald Trump doesn't understand the issues that affect our veterans, nor does he seem to care
TOPPER:
Recently in an interview on New Day, Donald Trump declined to support the G.I. Bill outright. His comments were so offensive that 50 veterans, including some Republican Senators, called for an apology.
[SCREENSHOT]
For someone who promised their administration would treat veterans "really, really well" by raising $6 Million in missing donations, it comes at no surprise that Donald Trump would oppose legislation that has helped millions of veterans obtain jobs, housing, education and economic security.
Donald Trump's platform on veterans is as much of a failure as his policies on foreign affairs, as he continues to ignores the needs of Americans who have risked their lives to defend our country. Foreign policy experts and U.S. military leaders alike are "terrified, shocked and appalled
" by the idea of Trump as president.
But one thing is obvious: Donald Trump doesn't understand the issues that affect our veterans, nor does he seem to care. By putting his out-of-touch ideology ahead of the interests of veterans, once again, Trump has showed that he does not have the temperament or judgment to be president.
See what people are saying:
Donald Trump Doesn't Know What the GI Bill Is (or Anything Else)
HUFFINGTON POST // JON SOLTZ
...
Clearly, Donald Trump has no idea what the GI Bill is - landmark legislation (which was recently updated) that still provides education and job training opportunities to our veterans, so they can better compete with others in their generation who chose getting a degree, or an early start to their career, over military service. It's part of the compact we make with those who serve, and a promise on which we cannot afford to renege.
...
Maybe he cares so little about learning about what the GI Bill is, because he cares so little about veterans. Most of the money he raised "for veterans," when he bailed on a Republican debate, still hasn't been given to veterans' groups.
Regardless, like on pretty much every issue, Trump talks long and loud, to hide the fact that he is utterly and totally clueless. Whether it is his disastrously stupid idea to try to squirm our way out of repaying debt, or thinking you can cut the GI Bill because you're renegotiating trade deals, the amount of things that Trump doesn't know, and doesn't understand, could fill up the crumbling and decrepit Trump Taj Mahal.
Pathetic.
Trump faces mounting attacks on veterans issues
MILITARY TIMES // LEO SHANE III
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took heavy criticism over his treatment of veterans this weekend from Democrats and his own party.
"What he said about me, that's fine," McCain said. "I don't require any repair of that. But when he said 'I don't like people who were captured,' then there's a great body of American heroes that would like to see him retract that statement. "In a Sunday interview on CNN, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., expressed serious concerns about Trump as the next commander in chief, particularly in light of comments he made last fall mocking McCain for being captured during the Vietnam War.
McCain's comments come amid a flurry of high-profile party leaders who say they won't endorse the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Last week, Air Force Reserve veteran Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he would not back his one-time campaign trail rival and even would skip the Republican convention this summer.
Trump has repeatedly denied that his comments were a slight to prisoners of war, and maintained that veterans know he has the utmost respect for those who served in the military. McCain disagreed.


on at 8:15pm
Krauthammer says he does not trust Trump with access to Nuclear weapons. Goes on to say Trump live in the Twilight Zone.
On May 3, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Deutsch-Feldman, Ezra
> wrote:
Watch here:

Ezra
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 7:35 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Re: Video Request: Fox News Chain
sry meant 7:15-7:20
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2016, at 7:22 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
Video Request: 7:35 to 7:40 they walk through the Fox News exit poll which basically shows that Republicans are doomed and Democrats are excited. Segments ends at 7:40PM EST
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


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Hi everyone,
Attached is the script for a video we’re making for social this weekend, escalating Trump’s gross comments to some truly horrifying policy statements on women. The script is a bit long — so we’re going to try to limit some of these clips before we send a cut.
Let me know how it’s looking and thank you!


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On now


Another one that I will keep off the record.
Raul Alvillar
National Political Director
Democratic National Committee
Tele. 202.863.8000
From: O'Keefe, Ed
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 2:48 PM
To: Alvillar, Raul
Subject: great seeing you
Raul:
It was great seeing you again over the weekend. I'm gone tomorrow through Monday in Guatemala, but we should meet up at some point after that to catch up and hear what y'all are planning and hearing, etc. as the convention and general election near. I'm especially eager to keep close tabs on Latino voter outreach, mobilization, registration, candidate recruitment, etc.
Let me know, keep in touch,
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
ed.okeefe@washpost.com
202.422.7376
Twitter: @edatpost
Instagram: @edatpost


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From: Julian Teixeira
>
Date: May 13, 2016 at 5:13:58 PM EDT
To: "commstable@allianceforcitizenship.org
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Subject: NCLR Decries Immigration Raids Targeting Refugee Women and Children
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          Contact:
May 13, 2016                                                                          Julian Teixeira
jteixeira@nclr.org
(202) 776-1812
NCLR Decries Immigration Raids Targeting Refugee Women and Children
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in response to recent news reports that the Obama administration will continue targeted raids as a strategy to deport Central American mothers and children who entered the United States after January 2014, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) condemned such practices as inhumane.
“While these may be intended as targeted actions seeking specific individuals, community raids have long been discredited as an ineffective and inhumane strategy. That the administration may have plans to continue them is inexplicable,” said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR. “Such raids spread fear across communities; they make parents afraid to send their children to school and undercut trust between law enforcement and the public. This makes us all less safe by deterring people from reporting crimes and other threats to public safety.”
“We are deeply concerned about the possibility that we could be placing people’s safety and lives at risk by deporting them. Many of these individuals have not had an adequate opportunity to apply for asylum or assert another claim that could protect them from removal. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: our government should not deport anyone who has a well-founded fear of persecution in their home countries. This is a right guaranteed by U.S. law, international agreements and, frankly, basic humanity,” continued Murguía.
“NCLR has endorsed steps taken in 2014 by the administration to strengthen support for legal service providers, and applauds the heroic efforts of legal organizations and individual lawyers who continue to volunteer their time and resources to provide legal counsel to those fleeing widespread violence in their home countries. There are other means and methods to address this issue and, certainly, employing tactics like raids that have long-term detrimental effects on our communities and the broader society should not be on the table,” Murguía concluded.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org
or follow along on Facebook
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Talking points as well.


If you want to grab coffee in the morning or late afternoon let me know. I'm going to try to do some sight seeing in the middle of the day but happy to sit down.
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From: Alex DeMarban
Date: 05/14/2016 22:00 (GMT-09:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis"
Subject: Re: DNC Chair
You are correct. There were at least 300 listening to her by my count.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 14, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Hey Alex, the room was packed during her speech. Not sure if you were there for her remarks. See attached picture and this tweet has the standing ovation she got at the end.

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From: "Miranda, Luis"
>
Date: 05/14/2016 21:01 (GMT-09:00)
To: alex@alaskadispatch.com
Subject: DNC Chair
For Immediate Release
May 14, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
Prepared Remarks for Delivery: DNC Chair Rep. Wasserman Schultz at Alaska State Convention
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Tonight, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed the Alaska State Convention. Below you will find excerpts as prepared for delivery:
“As chair of the DNC, I’ve committed myself to getting to know my fellow Democrats with visits to all fifty states – and I’ll be honest, it’s been a little easier to reach those lower forty-eight.
…
“But I know I’m not the only one here tonight who travelled a great distance to be at the convention – I understand there are even as many as 40 high school students coming all the way from Juneau, and who registered to be delegates – let’s give them a hand for being the future of our party.
;;“And let me just thank everyone else here who has travelled from across our country’s largest state to show your support.
“Your enthusiasm, energy, your commitment, and your dedication to our party will make all the difference on Election Day.
…
“So we’ve taken the 50-state strategy that Howard Dean pioneered when he was Chair of the National Party – and we’ve gone even further –
“Providing more funding; more infrastructure; more rocket fuel to keep the engines of our state parties firing on all cylinders and holding Republicans in office and in elections accountable.
“That means that here in Alaska the DNC helps fund direct mail campaigns to reach voters and help get them to the polls on Election Day.
“We fund salaries for critical staff under our state party partnerships. In fact, Kay Brown can tell you, she was one of the first State Party Partnership employees we ever hired.
“Since 2009, the DNC has directly provided the Alaska Democratic Party more than $625,000 in direct support.
“But it’s not just the funding -- the DNC has been out-pacing the GOP in how we offer direct support to our state parties with training, and bench-building; we share our deep research and communications capabilities in Alaska and across the country.
“Since 2013, we have quintupled the size of our digital team, to boost fundraising and provide training and support to our state parties.
“We’ve organized a team of experts in messaging, branding, and polling to review the way we communicate, and we’ve built an in-house Communications team to hold Republicans accountable every single day.
“We’ve built out a state-of-the-art media monitoring operation to track and inform our rapid response operation.
“Our teams are providing training, disseminating best practices, sharing technology and design assets, and building community among State Party staff and the rest of the Democratic family.
“And combined with our national, state-of-the-art voter file, which we’ve been building out for years, we have a real edge that’s going to help carry us to victory.
“And we’ve done it all while paying off more than $20 million in debt after winning the 2012 presidential election and re-electing Barack Obama.
“But of course, our number one advantage comes from our candidates, and the contrast they’re offering Alaska voters and the American people.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the two candidates at the top of our ticket.
“From Day One, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been running smart, substantive campaigns focused on the issues that matter.
“We’ve watched them engage honestly with voters, answer thoughtfully at town halls and debates, and deliver an aspirational message that speaks to the hopes and dreams of the American people…
“And no matter which one of our candidates becomes the nominee, we will be united coming out of our convention and headed toward Election Day.
“In the words of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ‘Trump will not be president.’
…
“At the DNC we are not going to make ) same mistake his Republican opponents made.
“We’re ready for Trump.
“Ready to hold him accountable for the damage he’s doing as a candidate and the damage he’s promising he would do as president.
“Just this week, Trump met with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to show that despite their nasty, mud-slinging primary, they’re getting ready to sing ‘kumbaya’ and give us everything they’ve got.
“And what they’ve got is the same old playbook: the same failed trickle-down economic policies that preceded the Great Recession under the last Republican president.
“So Trump isn’t something new – he’s just the old Republican brand, but with a little extra bronzer on – he’s that much move dangerous.
“He only looks out for himself. He lacks the temperament and judgment to be commander in chief. And every aspect of his presidency would harm our country and damage our standing in the world.
“Even as a candidate, Trump has damaged America’s relationships across the globe.
In the White House, he would make America less safe.
“He has no foreign policy experience – but don’t worry about that - he said he’ll rely on his ‘good brain,’ instead of listening to experts.
“He has a decades-long record of denigrating women, which is why seven out of ten women disapprove of his candidacy.
“He exploits racial anxieties and cultural fears. His rallies have sparked violence against people of color, protestors, and the media.
“Recent reports found that bullying at schools is on the rise as a result of his hateful rhetoric. He’s making our communities less safe and he’s only a candidate!
“And while he tries to paint a picture of his wealth and business success, his record is riddled with examples that he prefers to turn a quick buck even when it comes at the expense of workers.
“But much of this the same old playbook gave George W. Bush two terms, so we have to treat Trump’s candidacy as a real threat because it is!
…
“I’m inspired here tonight – I wish everyone could see how much dedication the Democrats of Alaska have.
“Don’t believe for a second that just because the pundits like to paint Alaska red and say it isn’t a battleground state means you’re sidelined.
“In every presidential election since 2000, the percentage of Alaskans casting their vote for the Democrat has increased – from 27% in 2000 to more than 40% in 2012.
“This has already been an exciting election year nationally – working together, I know we can Dump Trump and, eventually turn Alaska Blue.
“I know we can count on you to keep working hard throughout this election.
“So thank you for all you’ve done to support our party, and thank you for everything you will do to bring us all the way to victory in November.
“Now on to victory! Thank you, Alaska Democrats!”
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I'll take one of the shifts again, since my states are up
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:08 PM
To: Regional Press
Subject: 2 STAFFERS NEEDED FOR MONITORING TOMORROW
You know I appreciate you all and the hard work everyone puts in on this team. That said, the Hunger Games are back, or at least they can be! If members of our team don't volunteer to monitor we'll have to start assigning so that we have a balanced rotation.
So here are the details, we need 2 volunteers to monitor tomorrow from 8pm-midnight (or whenever coverage ends). If you haven't volunteered lately or at all, please sign up first. Otherwise we'll switch back to assigned rotations. Thanks Team.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


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Make America Great Again for the People It Was Great for Already
DONALD J. TRUMP has promised to Make America Great Again, and people have listened. He is the presumptive Republican nominee. He got there with that one consistent campaign imperative splashed across his website, on loud red baseball caps, on stickers, yard signs and other slogan-ready paraphernalia.
This is the one true, unwavering message Mr. Trump offers his supporters. He may avoid direct answers on his taxes
, but he has never backtracked on the need to return the country to its previous glory.
Which America is he promising to us? If you ask his supporters, they say
life has gotten worse for people like them over the last 50 years. It seems safe to assume that, in the eyes of Mr. Trump’s overwhelmingly
white male fans, America was greater a half-century ago. Indeed, it was pretty great — for them.
It’s not just that factory jobs were more plentiful or that women and minorities were largely kept from positions of power. Large national programs that radically changed the country kept America great specifically for white men. New Deal-era systems like Social Security and unemployment insurance; rules that demarcated minimum wages and maximum work hours and protected unionization; and the G.I. Bill at the end of World War II substantially transformed the country and created a booming middle class. But they all purposefully left out most women and minorities.
Social Security’s main program, which has become known by the name of the original bill, was old-age insurance. It was meant to ensure that old age wasn’t synonymous with poverty. The Social Security Act of 1935, which created this and other key programs, was groundbreaking: It is the most comprehensive and influential social program the country has ever enacted.
But it was implemented with enormous loopholes. To gain the votes of Southern Democrats who wanted to protect the Jim Crow structures of the South, agricultural and domestic workers were cut out. Given that more than 60 percent of the black labor force in the 1930s could be found in these jobs — including nearly 85 percent of black women — about two-thirds of all black people were denied, as Ira Katznelson writes in his book “When Affirmative Action Was White.” Those exclusions stood until the mid-1950s.
The political scientist Suzanne Mettler has shown in her work “Dividing Citizens” that women, who made up more than 90 percent of domestic workers at the time, were also cut out by the exclusion of “casual” or temporary workers. And these were the very workers who were making such low wages that saving for retirement was virtually impossible.
Unemployment insurance served as a true safety net, catching someone without work for the first time. But the same agricultural and domestic employee exclusions also applied. This program went even further, requiring a history of steady work before someone was laid off in order to get benefits — an advantage most black workers didn’t have.
Women, on the whole, fared even worse. “Policy makers operated on the assumption that the primary function of unemployment insurance was to replace the wages of male breadwinners, who were understood to earn a ‘family wage,’ ” Professor Mettler writes. Most women who worked were in intermittent or part-time jobs that didn’t qualify, nor did they make enough to meet the thresholds. Those who left work because of home obligations, such as raising children, were deemed to have left “voluntarily” and were ineligible.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which for the first time created a floor under wages and a roof over hours, ensuring that people weren’t worked to death for a pittance, again excluded farmworkers and maids. Domestic workers weren’t added until 1974, and only last year did home health aides get the same treatment
.
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Unionization created another economic foothold — but that, too, was mostly available to white men. The National Labor Relations Act enshrined a number of labor rights that significantly increased the movement: While just four million Americans were union members in 1929, by 1948 that reached 14.2 million. But the N.L.R.A. excluded agricultural and domestic workers. Women made up less than one-tenth of union members through 1940.
Perhaps no program was as important in creating the middle class of the 1950s and ’60s, though, as the G.I. Bill. The government spent more than $95 billion on it between 1944 and 1971, and millions of people used its benefits to buy homes, go to college, start businesses and find jobs. Women could get benefits if they served, but they made up just 400,000
out of the more than 16 million people who served during World War II.
Black men enlisted in great numbers; more than 900,000
of those who served in the war were African-American. And once they returned home, many of them applied for G.I. benefits. This time there were no formal exclusions. But the government handed implementation of the veterans’ programs down to states and localities, including those in the grips of Jim Crow.
Black veterans’ applications for business assistance were routinely denied. Those seeking a college education were crowded into limited slots in segregated institutions. Even though the mortgages were guaranteed, black borrowers had to get a bank to lend to them, and most refused. In the suburbs of New York and New Jersey, less than 100 of the 67,000 G.I. Bill-insured mortgages were for nonwhites. “The G.I. Bill did create a more middle-class society, but almost exclusively for whites,” Professor Katznelson writes.
Many of the barriers that were baked into government policy are now relics of the past. There are still enormous racial
and gender
wealth gaps across the country, but it’s no wonder that most minorities say
things have gotten better for them compared with a half-century ago.
Mr. Trump is no small-government Republican; he’s frequently said he wants to protect some of these same programs that once excluded so many Americans. For Mr. Trump it’s about whom the government helps, not whether the government helps at all. He is promising to make the country great again, for the people who had it pretty great in the first place.


Following up on this: Mark bcc’d the lists, but for some reason, talkingpoints showed up on the cc line. We even checked his sent mail, and talking points is bcc’d there. Is there an explanation for this? Thanks!
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Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: DNC Helpdesk
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:45 AM
To: Palermo, Rachel
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: [#PEA-304-60955]: Problem with talkingpoints list
He should be able to email the list now from his email. Please don't hesitate to let us know if he runs into any issues.
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From: "Bennett, Eric"
>
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:07 AM
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: RE: Video Request: Cruz in Indianapolis, IN
Flagging “major announcement” from Cruz today at 4 PM. Could be a major endorsement, like Pence, or a VP announcement.
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Last night was Donald Trump’s night. Today is Indiana’s day. Indiana has an opportunity to make a decision for the country.
I am thrilled that the people of Indiana will be making that choice. We’re barnstorming the state.
We’re making a major announcement at 4 PM.
Asked about what he looks for In a running mate, he or she should be prepared to step in.
Talks about how he’ll be focused on jobs, freedom and security.
On Trump winning majorities last night – I recognize that the NY executives and the lobbyists want the campaign to be over. I recognize that Donald Trump did well at home. Donald Trump and HRC are flip sides of the same coin. Hillary Clinton has made millions selling influence, Donald Trump, billions, buying influence.
Hits Donald Trump for agreeing with Hillary on taxes and Obamacare.
Cruz: It’ll be interesting to see what Trump will say in his FP speech. Calls on him to explain for support for wanting to be neutral between Israel and the Palestinians. Also hits Trump for supporting the Iran deal.
Trump campaign is being run by a Washington lobbyist that lobbied for Saudi Arabia that opposed moving the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Talks about how he messed up a basketball reference last night.
Cruz: The powerbrokers want this race to be over. They want this election to be between two rich Washington liberals.
People of Indiana have good judgment. Won’t make the decision to get behind a NY liberal
Hits Trump for not wanting to debate. Also criticizes networks for not calling for debates.
From: Bennett, Eric
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 9:43 AM
To: Research_D
Subject: Video Request: Cruz in Indianapolis, IN


Watch here
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:13 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Huckabee Sanders on CNN
Huckabee Sanders with Tapper:
-          Says HRC is playing the woman card because she doesn't have a record to run on
-          Cites positive reviews of Trump's speech from Corker and Bolton
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:09 PM
To: Research_D
Subject: Video Request: Huckabee Sanders on CNN
On now


For Immediate Release
May 4, 2016
Contact - DNC Press 202-863-8148
DNC Chair's Statement on Reports That John Kasich is Suspending his Campaign for President
"With Governor Kasich out of the race, any remaining hope the GOP had of concealing its true colors behind his comparatively friendly-faced candidacy has evaporated. But make no mistake, the extreme policies for which he has long fought, are virtually indistinguishable from those of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and the rest of the modern Republican Party.
"Under Kasich, Ohio's job growth has trailed the national average for 40 straight months. He promised to fight any federal increase in the minimum wage. And he has one of the most extreme anti-choice records of any governor in the country, having signed legislation that shut down half the abortion clinics in his state.
"For years, Republican leaders have employed a divisive political strategy to compel people to vote out of distrust, suspicion and hate - rewarding those at the top and denigrating women, minorities, the LGBT community and more in the process. The result is the cynical, divided, bickering Republican base we see now. Today, the only energy left in the Republican primary isn't for anything, it's against everything that doesn't line up with their extreme views. The obstruction and broken government we're seeing in Washington is the result.
"The contrast couldn't be more stark. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are fighting for the American people - for higher wages, for more opportunity, for a level playing field and for a brighter future. Our voters are energized, enthusiastic, and optimistic because our candidates are committed to moving America forward. And that's why we're going to win on Election Day in November."
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