Sarge sent around article version earlier. Some direct quotes below. Won’t say who his economic advisors are.
Highlights of Donald Trump’s Interview on Taxes, Debt and the Fed
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal on Monday. Mr. Trump discussed his views on fiscal and monetary policy and attempted to quiet jitters over remarks he’s made in recent days suggesting he would renegotiate U.S. debt in an economic downturn and saying rich people might pay higher taxes. Here are highlights, lightly edited for clarity and length.
ON MR. TRUMP’S TAX PROPOSAL
The Wall Street Journal:  And are you going to be changing your proposal?  I’ve heard some talk that you might alter some of the — they key features of it.
Donald Trump:  Always possible to change.  I always believe in flexibility and remaining flexible.  It’s going to change anyway because when you start negotiating the plan, you know — although [President Barack] Obama would use executive orders, right?  But when you start negotiating the plan, there’s always going to be give and take, but this is the proposal and it’s been very well received.
WSJ: How should the public and the voters know what your core beliefs on taxes are?
Mr. Trump:  Well, my core beliefs are I want a major tax cut, and I’m only being honest with people.  You can’t just say, “This is what my plan will be,” and you know, you have to get — you have to negotiate this with many other people and those many other people are congressmen and senators, etc., and you know, everybody knows that you have to do that.  So — but I put in a proposal that’s the biggest tax cut of anybody by far and — but I also know there will be give and take, because it’s something that has to be (inaudible) negotiated.
WSJ:  What makes you think that Democrats will be willing to negotiate on this when they say taxes should go up on high income people not — up not down, just less than you want them to go down?
Mr. Trump:  Well, they may go up on high-income people, based on my proposal.  In other words, at the proposal level, not at the — where they are now level.
WSJ:  Right, but Democrats want to start with today and raise taxes from that.  What makes you think that they’ll say…
Mr. Trump:  Well, it’s — like I said there, it will be give and take and they’re going to want other things having nothing to do with this.  And they’re going to want things having absolutely nothing to do with this but that they’ll consider important.So, it’s all very — it’s one very big, very complex proposal into a negotiation.
ON TAX BREAKS
WSJ: What tax breaks on high-income people should go away?
Mr. Trump:  Well, we’re getting carried interest taken out.  I’m taking the carried interest out.
WSJ:  Right, but those people would still be able to reduce — I mean, they’re paying 23.8% now and they’d pay 15% in the…
Mr. Trump:  It would be carried interest.
WSJ:  Right, but they’d pay 15% because they’d be business income.
Mr. Trump:  You’re right.  Depending on what the final deal is. But what I’m going to do and what my priority is going to be is business and middle income.
ON U.S. TAX RATES
Mr. Trump:  No. 1, you — you do have to reduce taxes and — you know, again, we’re the highest in the world — highest taxes in the world.
WSJ:  Well, we’re highest tax in the corporate rate, but I mean, overall, taxes are…
Mr. Trump:  But — well, I’m saying corporate rate, we’re the highest.  And — and if you look — and the other thing that has to be done is simplification.  You look at tax returns today and — and you know, you have to be — you have to be No. 1 in your class at the Wharton School of Finance [at the University of Pennsylvania] to understand what’s going on.  Honestly, it’s — it’s a ridiculous situation with the complexity and what they’ve allowed to happen.
WSJ: And so in that negotiation [on taxes], what’s your red line? What are the things that you couldn’t give up on?
Mr. Trump: I never talked about a red line. I never talked about a red line. You don’t know. You may give up on certain things that you wouldn’t think of now, but you’ll get something in other negotiation having to do with another subject. So you really can’t talk about a red line. You don’t know what that might be.
ON U.S. DEBT
Mr. Trump:  I’m only saying you can buy back. Look, this isn’t a real estate deal where you can go in and buy out a mortgage at a big discount because the market crashes, OK?  This is the United States government.  The bonds are absolutely sacred.  But when you can do, and all I said, is that you can — I’m surprised this has been getting — has this been getting a lot of publicity?  I haven’t…
WSJ:  Yes, in the financial press, sure.
Mr. Trump:  Oh really?  I’m surprised because I think it was clear.  I’m saying if interest rates go up, you can buy debt at a discount on the market — just on the market.  You just buy back debt on — at a discount.
WSJ:  And so the U.S. government should spend its money to go buy back its bonds and…
Mr. Trump:  Well, if they can make good deals.  If they can buy the — if they can buy the debt back at good deals, you could buy it back in the market. And if rates go up, you’ll always — you’re always given that opportunity.  But no, I’m not talking about negotiating with — with people that own the debt or creditors or anything like that.
ON FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRWOMAN JANET YELLEN AND INTEREST RATES
WSJ:  And you’ve talked about replacing Yellen.  Who — what kind of person would you replace her with?
Mr. Trump:  Well, I am a low-interest rate person.  But, obviously, if inflation rears its ugly head, you can no longer — you know, you have to do something about that.  And, one of the things you’re doing about that is raising interest rates is slowing things down.
But, I am a low-interest rate person generally speaking.  But I would replace — I mean, look, she’s got a term to go.
WSJ:  Mm-hmm.
Mr. Trump: I have great respect for her.  I don’t know her but I have great respect for her.  But I would imagine that we would put a Republican in that position. But I’m somebody that — while we can do it, as an example right now, if interest rates went up, our economy is not doing well at all.
And it’s going to hurt the economy very badly.  If interest rates went up, it would be a disaster.  If the value of the dollar goes up, it would be, at this point, not a very good thing.
ON HIS POLICY ADVISORS
WSJ:  And do you know – besides [Larry] Kudlow, who else is advising you on taxes?
Mr. Trump:  We’ve got new — sorry, really good people.  I have good law firms representing me and very good people.
WSJ:  Great.  Thanks so much.  Anything you want to add?
Mr. Trump:  Thank you very much.  No.  Just — I would like you to straighten it out because somebody said they didn’t understand the debt portion of it. Obviously you’re not going to have talks with creditors.  So, it’s good if you, you know, I’m glad you called about that.  OK?


Bumping this
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 5:42 PM
To: RR2
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom
Subject: RE: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 5:02 PM
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom
Subject: RE: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
Ready for research.
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 5:00 PM
To: Jefferson, Deshundra; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom
Subject: RE: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
Change last line to end with clearly lacks the judgment and temperament
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From: "Jefferson, Deshundra"
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Date: 05/18/2016 16:54 (GMT-05:00)
To: "Paustenbach, Mark"
>, "Miranda, Luis"
>, "Walker, Eric"
>, "Walsh, Tom"
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Subject: RE: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
Huffington Post is interested in doing a story. Can I forward our statement to RR2?
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 3:58 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom
Subject: RE: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
Mark, Luis: Any comments?
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:52 PM
To: Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Walsh, Tom
Subject: Trump’s message to black America: Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq
Donald Trump has put down the dog whistle in favor of a megaphone. In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Donald Trump equated Ferguson and Oakland to Iraq, claiming both cities are “among the most dangerous in the world.” Equating these two American cities to a war zone is meant to stoke fear of living in black communities, and further highlights his callous disregard for the African-American community.
Trump hasn’t shied away from using race as a wedge issue during his presidential bid. He immediately launched into a verbal tirade against Mexican immigrants, calling them criminals, drug dealers and rapists when he launched his campaign.
He was slow to distance himself David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who endorsed the campaign, during a Meet the Press interview. Trump also vowed to ban Muslims from entering the United States within his first 100 days in office, and claimed that thousands of Muslims were cheering as the World Trade Center fell during September 11.
Trump’s latest message to black America that Ferguson and Oakland are the new Iraq is yet another example of his dangerous and divisive race-baiting. We’re not sure how much lower Trump can sink, but he clearly lacks the judgment and temperament necessary to lead.
[SigDems]
Deshundra Jefferson, Southern Regional Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
JeffersonD@dnc.org
| (202) 863-8112


This is the tweet they’re referencing:
Trump: “Sheldon Adelson Is Looking To Give Big Dollars To Rubio Because He Feels He Can Mold Him Into His Perfect Little Puppet. I Agree!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 10/13/15
]
From: Berns, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:26 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: FLAG: NYT: Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump

Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump
10:07 pm ET
Thomas Kaplan
and
Maggie Haberman
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.”
Mr. Adelson made the comments while at a gala dinner in Manhattan for the World Values Network, a Jewish organization.
Mr. Trump went after Mr. Adelson on Twitter in October, writing that the donor wanted to make Senator Marco Rubio of Florida “his perfect little puppet.” But Mr. Trump also courted him; the two men met in December. Mr. Adelson later said they discussed Israel, and that he found Mr. Trump to be “very charming.” Mr. Adelson ultimately stayed neutral through the past few months of nominating contests.
Mr. Adelson said on Thursday that he had spoken to Mr. Trump recently, but did not elaborate about the timing or nature of their communication. He told another journalist that he thinks that Mr. Trump “will be good for Israel.”
Also on Thursday Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, whose family helped finance a “super PAC” devoted solely to stopping Donald J. Trump, will endorse the Republican Party’s standard-bearer at an Omaha rally on Friday, an aide confirmed.
Taylor Gage, a spokesman for the governor, said Mr. Ricketts would appear and give remarks at the event with Mr. Trump.
The governor “has said for months that he would support the Republican nominee,” Mr. Gage said.
Members of the Ricketts family donated millions of dollars to the Our Principles PAC and seeded its earliest efforts at denying Mr. Trump the nomination. The PAC is still active, but it spent lightly in the Indiana primary, which Mr. Trump won soundly on Tuesday night.
Mr. Trump also won support from a former rival and the former Texas governor, Rick Perry, who told CNN on Thursday that he would try to help Mr. Trump and was open to being his vice-presidential nominee.
Mr. Perry had carved out early territory in the presidential race last summer by describing Mr. Trump as a “cancer on conservatism.” But Mr. Trump essentially rolled over him, claiming him as an early victim of his own candidacy.
Mr. Perry told CNN he would do everything he could to help Mr. Trump.
Those endorsements came on the same day that the House speaker, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, said he was not prepared to support the nominee yet. Mary Matalin, a former adviser to Dick Cheney, told Bloomberg Politics that she had switched her registration to Libertarian.
In West Virginia, Ebullient Donald Trump Takes On Everything From Hillary Clinton to Hair Spray
10:14 pm ET
By
Nick Corasaniti
[Donald J. Drumpf wore a miners hard hat during a speech in Charleston, W.V., on Thursday.]
Donald J. Drumpf wore a miners hard hat during a speech in Charleston, W.V., on Thursday. Ty Wright for The New York Times
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – For his first act as the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump strode on stage, extended his arms and conducted the crowd through a chorus of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
“We need to put our miners back to work!” he shouted Thursday to the crowd of more than 12,000 in the sunken, cavernous concrete Civic Center here. Hundreds of miners invited by the campaign to sit behind his podium rose in an extended standing ovation.
What followed, in his first campaign event as the last candidate standing in the Republican nomination process, was a Trump rally evolving for the general election, still retaining the energetic, fervent and free-flowing style that endeared him to voters and vaulted him to victory.
Gone was “lyin’ Ted,” but replaced in equal vitriol with “crooked Hillary.” Mr. Trump spent extended riffs going after Hillary Clinton, repeatedly referencing her comments about wanting to put the coal industry out of business (her campaign says she misspoke). He called the Clinton Foundation “disgusting,” referred to the investigation into her emails as secretary of state and Bill Clinton’s role in creating the North American Free Trade Agreement, and made a thinly veiled joke about Mr. Clinton’s infidelities.
“The Clinton administration, of which Hillary was definitely a part,” Mr. Trump said, continuing, “she was a part of almost everything. Almost, I say, not everything. Almost.”
.@realDonaldTrump
, conducting the rest of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" -- the song he walked out to in WV tonight
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) 10:00 PM - 5 May 2016
· Charleston, WV, United States
He paused for a beat, as the crowd grew into a mix of laughter and cheers.
“Terrible,” Mr. Trump said, a wry joking tone in his voice. “I didn’t think the people of West Virginia thought about that. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Terrible, terrible people.”
Also gone were his complaints about the system being rigged against his candidacy, although for that he gave an honest answer. “I used to say it’s a rigged system, but now I don’t say it anymore because I won,” he said. “I don’t care.”
And gone were the repeated boasts of being self-funding.
“By the way, for the general election, I’m going to help raise money for the party,” he said.
Notably, he made no reference of the speaker of the House, Paul D. Ryan, who hours before the event said he was “not ready” to endorse Mr. Trump.
But over all, the candidate was in good spirits, relishing his victory and buoyed by the feverish crowd, which shrieked its support at every applause break in his speech.
Mr. Trump even donned a hard hat after receiving the endorsement of the West Virginia Coal Association, miming using a pick and shovel, before taking it off and risking his carefully crafted hair.
“You know you’re not allowed to hair spray anymore because it affects the ozone,” he said.
He added, in an allusion perhaps to his campaign’s overall slogan: “Hair spray’s not like it used to be. It used to be real good.”
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Thanks for sending.  How can they get away with saying  are accusations were found "wholly inns curate" when the findings agree exactly with what we said in December?
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On Apr 29, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 7:01 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: The Hill - Sanders drops lawsuit against DNC
April 29, 2016, 05:14 pm
Sanders drops lawsuit against DNC
By Ben Kamisar
THE HILL
Bernie Sanders
' campaign is dropping its lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee for restricting access to its voter files.
The move came Friday after an independent investigation into Democratic presidential campaigns' handling of party voter data.
The Sanders team said the investigation vindicated them and showed no evidence that they improperly accessed information belonging to Hillary Clinton
's campaign.
"An independent investigation of the firewall failures in the DNC’s shared voter file database has definitively confirmed that the original claims by the DNC and the Clinton campaign were wholly inaccurate," the campaign said in a statement.
"The Sanders campaign never 'stole' any voter file data; the Sanders campaign never 'exported' any unauthorized voter file data; and the Sanders campaign certainly never had access to the Clinton campaign’s 'strategic road map.'
The withdrawal of the lawsuits ends a months-long fight between Sanders and the Democratic party.
In December, the DNC alleged that Sanders staffers had improperly accessed Clinton's campaign information. A Sanders aide at the time denied wrongdoing, saying they had only tried to document the security error to alert the DNC. That initial finding prompted the party to briefly block the Sanders campaign's access to party files and data.
The Sanders campaign cried foul, accusing the DNC of tipping the scales to help front-runner Clinton less than two months before the Iowa caucuses.
The DNC rejected those charges, arguing they were acting to keep campaign data secure.
The final results of the investigation on Friday were not made public.
But Sanders' campaign claimed the investigation showed the unauthorized access came from "the DNC's security failures" and that only four campaign staffers, including one who was immediately fired, were aware they could access some of Clinton's data for a one-hour window.
The DNC said the investigation confirmed what they first learned.
“The forensic analysis conducted by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike confirmed that the DNC’s initial findings, which were the basis of the temporary shutdown in December, were accurate," said DNC communications director Luis Miranda in a statement.
"The audit confirmed that one campaign gained unauthorized access to the data of another, and the audit further confirmed that the results of those searches were saved within the system and that data was exported. Following the conclusion of the audit that confirmed the DNC's original findings, the Sanders campaign withdrew its lawsuit."
The DNC also provided a timeline that notes that the four Sanders staffers "conducted 25 searches using proprietary Hillary for America score data across 11 states."
Both sides acknowledge that one summary sheet with data related to New Hampshire appeared to have been saved off-site, but the Sanders campaign argued that the file did not exist on their computers and was never seen by any Sanders staffer.
Sanders sits far behind Hillary Clinton in the delegate count and is effectively unable to steal the lead from her without convincing large numbers of superdelegates to switch their support.


Watch
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 6:25 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: video request: Gingrich on WSB-TV
Was on at 6:07pm

__________
Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
weis@dnc.org


Thanks Erik. Is there a way we can lay a marker down in terms of dates so we don't come down to the wire again? It's hard for any network to get traction on these tight turnarounds, and it isn't great for us either. Should we consider a deadline or at least suggest that we have a next round of conversations by x date and shoot to have it finalized no less than 10 days out, for example? It could be used as an excuse for either of the campaigns to back out, which can be good or bad.
From: Erik Smith
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 2:25 PM
To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Dacey, Amy; Miranda, Luis; Lindsey Reynolds; Lisa Garcia; Tracie Pough
Subject: update on May debate...
I know you guys haven't heard from me in a while, but Jess and I have been trying to move the ball forward without much success.
Enclosed is our update:
Sanders:  I have been in touch with Sanders telling them we would like to work with them to schedule a DNC-sponsored debate.  Mark Longabaugh responded with the following last week:  "Erik, let me get with the team and discuss.  Thanks for reaching out.  Best, Mark"
Clinton:  Charlie told me the Clinton position is they will not participate in any debate without DNC sponsorship.  They want the May debate to be scheduled and coordinated by the DNC.  I have not shared that with Sanders camp yet, I'm waiting on them to come back after they discuss internally.
Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks,
Erik


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Ok. Thanks. Please also send to Asia and Hilary in case they can make it on
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-------- Original message --------
From: Kate Houghton
Date: 04/23/2016 8:41 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis"
, "Paustenbach, Mark"
, "Walker, Eric"
, Geoff Burgan
, Ryan Banfill
Cc: "Bonosky, Garret"
, Anna Stolitzka
Subject: Prep with DWS
Will be at 8am tomorrow. Garret will send a dial in.


DNC Talking Points: 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.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


DNC Talking Points on the Ted Cruz / Carly Fiorina Ticket
*         This is a desperate attempt by a desperate campaign to change the narrative after netting only a single delegate in last night's contests.
*         By selecting a VP candidate when he is less than halfway to the nomination, Ted Cruz is even more delusional than John Kasich, who has only won his home state, and Marco Rubio, who gave a victory speech after a third place finish in Iowa.
*         It's fitting that Senator Cruz, best known for shutting down the U.S. government, would select Carly Fiorina as his VP, best known for almost shutting down a great U.S. company.
*         As CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina:
o   Cut HP's stock value in half
o   Laid off 30,000 workers
after an ill-advised merger with Compaq
o   Outsourced American jobs
to other countries
o   Sold computer equipment to Iran
in violation of U.S. sanctions
o   Received a $40 million golden parachute
upon being fired
o   Earned status
as one of the "Worst American CEOs of all Time"
*         Don't be fooled: Cruz and Fiorina are not "outsiders." Cruz has been in politics for decades and has collected a government paycheck since 1999, and Fiorina is only an "outsider" because California voters overwhelmingly rejected her candidacy, even in a banner year for Republicans.
Here's what some others have had to say about Fiorina's disastrous tenure at HP:
"A consummate self-promoter, Fiorina was busy pontificating on the lecture circuit and posing for magazine covers while her company floundered. She paid herself handsome bonuses and perks while laying off thousands of employees to cut costs. The merger Fiorina orchestrated with Compaq in 2002 was widely seen as a failure. She was ousted in 2005." -CNBC Portfolio's list of worst CEOs of all time
"The stock price dropped by 50% only to rally 10% on the announcement of her firing. She fired 28,000 people before she herself was fired, departing with the 21 million dollar golden parachute that is financing her campaign." -Arianna Packard, granddaughter of the late HP co-founder David Packard
"She walked into a fundamentally sound, healthy, vibrant company and had a disastrous tour of duty. She sliced shareholder wealth in half and had a reign of terror that was infamous for its scapegoating, finger-pointing culture." -Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Yale School of Management
"Call her the anti-Steve Jobs. During her 1999-2005 tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina proved that she could reverse decades of geek goodwill and alienate customers like no one else. She oversaw the spin-off of HP's well-respected instruments and medical equipment business, outsourced its beloved calculator division, then issued 7,000 pink slips. Under Fiorina's tenure, HP brought in more profits from printer ink than PCs." -InfoWorld in their rankings of the worst tech flops off all time
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


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Begin forwarded message:
From: "ted@tedcruz.org
"
>
Date: April 26, 2016 at 2:43:30 PM EDT
To: Eric Bennett
>
Subject: URGENT: Trump's bullying
Reply-To: ted@tedcruz.org
BREAKING: Delegates being "Watched" in Indiana Eric -- I don't have much time to explain. In case you missed Ken's email yesterday, there's already been a huge response to our Delegate Defense HOTLINE.
BREAKING: Delegates being "Watched" in Indiana
[Cruz  For President]
Eric -- I don't have much time to explain.
In case you missed Ken's email yesterday, there's already been a huge response to our Delegate Defense HOTLINE.
Reports keep coming in from across the country of bullying phone calls, frightening emails, and threatening social media posts...
Eric, I need your help to defend delegates from this intimidation that is beneath the office for which Donald Trump seeks.
You see: Donald Trump has a consistent pattern of inciting violence. This election is unlike any we've ever seen...the future of our nation is at stake and tensions are high. So, we have no choice but to take these threats seriously.
Please if you have any information -- call the Delegate Defense HOTLINE at (832)-290-7368 to report any harassment or potential attacks.
And even more importantly, due to the overwhelming response will you please stop and chip in $50 or $35 in the next 24 hours to help us keep the line open!?
URGENT: Support the Delegate Defense Fund >>
I wish I could go into more detail, but I can't -- to keep from further endangering the identity and safety of the threatened delegates.
Eric, instead of playing by the rules, Donald Trump and his goon squad have decided their best path to power is to intimidate opponents and harass our delegates.
Will you join me today to ensure we put an end to Donald's bullying style politics?
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 henchmen.
That's why I'm counting on you to help me protect our delegates from these unseemly threats.
Will you help?
For liberty,
[Ted  Cruz]
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Def something to keep an eye on.....
National Hispanic Conference Season Is Coming, But Will Trump Show Up?
Adrian Carrasquillo
BuzzFeed News Reporter
The next two months will be instructive on whether the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will seek to engage communities he has angered - like Latinos.
In the next two months, Trump will likely have opportunities to speak at the national conferences for major Hispanic organizations like the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
Already this weekend, Trump (and Hillary Clinton) will send video messages for the meeting of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) in Anaheim, the largest Hispanic evangelical group in the nation.
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, the NHCLC leader, said that while he "completely repudiates the rhetorical hyperbole and demagoguery" employed by Trump "about Latinos, immigrants and Mexicans," it is critical for the candidate to speak to the Hispanic community and for organizations to invite him.
That's the plan at NALEO and LULAC, who have sent formal invitations to the candidates, but who have had difficulties getting responses from the Trump campaign.
"We think it's important for anyone who wants to be president to speak to the constituency of NALEO," said Arturo Vargas, its executive director of the conference which begins June 23 in Washington, D.C. "The men and women at the front lines of America's challenges, to create a partnership with the people the running school districts, cities, and counties."
LULAC envisions a grand plan: partnering with Univision so that its influential anchor, Jorge Ramos, can interview the nominees individually at a town hall during its conference being held in Washington this July, according to sources with knowledge of the plan.
That pitch presents an obstacle. Although LULAC is the oldest Hispanic organization in the nation, the candidate butted heads with Ramos last summer, speaking over him, refusing to answer his questions, and kicking him out of a press conference, where he snapped "Go back to Univision!"
"With Ramos doing the questioning it won't just be a free pass to talk to the community," said Brent Wilkes, LULAC executive director.
Not everyone is doing backflips to get Trump to speak. NCLR, the civil rights organization that has blasted Republicans for blocking immigration legislation and drawn Obama's ire for labeling him the "deporter-in-chief," is holding a board meeting in two weeks to decide whether it wants to invite Trump at its conference in Orlando in late July.
The conversation - expected to be a "spirited" one - will center on whether Trump should have to answer for the comments he has made, viewed as
offensive, or whether the organization should even extend its platform to him at all.
"It's a dilemma, no question," said NCLR's Lisa Navarrete.
This point of view is perhaps unique to Trump, but not exclusive to NCLR, said Rev. Rodriguez.
"These are great organizations for our community but some demagoguery out of the Trump campaign has been so negative to the Latino community, that outside of faith groups, some groups have told me 'God bless you, but we won't provide space for him in our events,'" he said.
"To say there's bad water would be an understatement."
--
Walter Garcia
Western Regional Press Secretary
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


I just said to mark offline that I don't think it would be appropriate for us to do a blast about a candidates spouse -- especially for a candidate who dropped out. That's not the work we do, even if it was just a reaction.
And come to think of it, it was a reaction to something about Hillary. Not about democrats.
_____________________________
From: Dillon, Lauren
>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Mary Pat Christie / Eye roll
To: Paustenbach, Mark
>
Cc: Walker, Eric
>, Miranda, Luis
>, Freundlich, Christina
>
Seems like more of a tweet than a blast
I also don't think she really rolled here eyes, she was just looking around.
Let me know if you need video to pull or if you are going to use the clips that are already out there.
> On Apr 27, 2016, at 6:42 AM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
>
> DWS wants to blast out a gif of Mary Pat Christie rolling her eyes last night at the Trump rally.
>
>
> Mark Paustenbach
> National Press Secretary &
> Deputy Communications Director
> Democratic National Committee
> 202.863.8148
> paustenbachm@dnc.org


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To: Brinster, Jeremy
Subject: NEWS: Sanders Statement on Deportations
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“I recently met a young Salvadoran woman who came to the United States on her own at the age of 15 to flee gangs trying to recruit her. I’ve also spoken with many children who have told me with tears streaming down their faces that they live in daily fear that their parents will be taken away.
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From: Wannat, Joseph
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 12:36 PM
To: DNC Press
Subject: Interview request
Hello,
I would like to put an interview request in for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz or Mayor Rybak to come on with Jesse Watters for our political special called Watters World which will air May 14th at 8pm and discuss the upcoming election.   Jesse is in New York, but we can accommodate on Satellite remote.
Thank you very much
Joe Wannat
Fox News Channel
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From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 9:39 AM
To: Price, Jenna; Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: NC Voting Rights Press Call Today at 9:00 AM ET
Video: Can we have an FTP link for the call clipped to when it actually started (around 9:20)?
NC Radio station said they missed the call but would like to run some comments.
Thanks!
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 8:59 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: NC Voting Rights Press Call Today at 9:00 AM ET
Starting soon.
From: Price, Jenna
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:22 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: NC Voting Rights Press Call Today at 9:00 AM ET
Participant Dial In
(888) 710-8192
Conference ID
1920715
Jenna Price
Democratic National Committee
pricej@dnc.org
215-578-9696
[SigDems]


Not in the habit of doing 30 min interviews. Lots of opportunity for a slip, and then it becomes “DNC official says X” and it’s an issue
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 2:43 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walker, Eric
Cc: Price, Jenna; Jefferson, Deshundra
Subject: Request - PRATT//SIRIUS XM//MAGGIE LINTON//1 or 3 JUNE
WHO:                         Pratt Wiley and Maggie Linton
WHAT:                      30 minute live radio interview on SIRIUS XM’s “Urban” channel show “The Maggie Linton Show” to discuss the state of voter expansion in the 2016 race.
WHEN:                      There are available hit times of which we can chose one. They are 1 June (11a, 11:30a ET), 3 June  (11a, 11:30a ET).
WHERE:                    SIRUS XM DC Bureau
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


No but adding Mark in case he's heard from them.
Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S®4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: April Mellody
Date: 05/21/2016 12:26 (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis"
Subject: On another topic...
Did Time magazine reach out to you about the convention by any chance?


Good for research
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:04 PM
To: Walker, Eric; RR2
Subject: RE: for research: Donald Trump was cheerleader-in-chief for a housing market crash so he could make money
Also fyi on NBC, in which I told her this timeline is fine -- I'll have a clearer ETA by this afternoon - if it's not posted today I can get it up first thing this weekend or Monday, depending on when the editors think it'll make a bigger splash
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:50 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina; RR2
Subject: RE: for research: Donald Trump was cheerleader-in-chief for a housing market crash so he could make money
Okay. Pulled the research clips, pulled the sentence saying that he has been saying this for a long time, included the full story below and made a small edit to quote. Research?
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:45 AM
To: Walker, Eric; RR2
Subject: RE: for research: Donald Trump was cheerleader-in-chief for a housing market crash so he could make money
Lets take out the research portion. NBC is going to write this up exclusively, yay!
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:44 AM
To: RR2
Subject: for research: Donald Trump was cheerleader-in-chief for a housing market crash so he could make money
SL: Donald Trump was cheerleader-in-chief for a housing market crash so he could make money
Body: Yesterday, CNN revealed that Trump was hoping for a housing crash so that he could benefit financially.
"I sort of hope that happens," Trump said in 2006
, predicting the 2008 housing crash that cost millions of Americans their homes, savings and jobs.
"Cheerleading for a recession that cost millions of Americans their homes, jobs and savings shows how little regard Donald Trump has for working people in this country. Until Trump releases his tax returns, there's no telling how much he pocketed while families were suffering through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression." - DNC National Press Secretary Mark Paustenbach
CNN: Donald Trump in 2006: I 'sort of hope' real estate market tanks
Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008 and millions of Americans lost their homes, Donald Trump said he was hoping for a crash.
"I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy," Trump said in a 2006 audiobook from Trump University, answering a question about "gloomy predictions that the real estate market is heading for a spectacular crash."
The U.S. housing bubble burst two years later, triggering the stock market crash of 2008 that plunged the U.S. economy into a deep recession, leaving millions of Americans unemployed.
Trump was speaking with Jon Ward, a marketing consultant who "masterminded all the initial education programs for Trump University," according to his website. The audiobook is available on iTunes.
"If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you know you can make a lot of money," Trump said in the 2006 audio book, "How to Build a Fortune." "If you're in a good cash position -- which I'm in a good cash position today -- then people like me would go in and buy like crazy."
The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
Few, including Trump, predicted the 2008 crash or the magnitude of the recession that would ensue.
"I'm not a believer that the interest market -- that the real estate market is going to take a big hit," Trump said in the same interview.
But Trump's comments in the audio book, a project of his Trump University -- which is currently facing three lawsuits representing thousands of former students -- underscore the challenges the billionaire and presumptive Republican nominee will increasingly face in the general election as comments from his life before politics return to haunt him.
Trump has come under fire for a slew of remarks he made before entering the presidential fray last year, from misogynistic comments about women to statements on certain issues that undercut his current policy positions.
But in beating back such criticism, Trump has sought to convince voters that, despite his multiple flirtations with running for president over the last two decades, he never planned to run for president, "Don't forget, I was never going to run for office," he has said.
Trump, who has staked his candidacy on his wealth and business acumen, has also been unabashed about prioritizing his business interests above all else -- even when it has involved helping politicians with policy positions antithetical to his own.
He defended his hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to Democrats by saying that he "got along with everybody" in order to boost his business.
Trump has also defended the bankruptcies several of his businesses have undergone, saying he has "taken advantage of the laws of this country," even as thousands of his employees lost their jobs as a result.
And he has also defended manufacturing much of his merchandise abroad, including in countries like China.
But as he launched his presidential bid last June, Trump flipped the script and struck a decisively populist tone --pledging take on very same self-interested maneuvers of businesses that he also employed -- and vowed to compel U.S. businesses to manufacture in the U.S. and slammed the influence of special interests in Washington.
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


Okay - rachel or jenna send out ASAP please.
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 3:06 PM
To: Walker, Eric; Palermo, Rachel; CommsApproval_D; Helmstetter, TJ
Cc: RR2
Subject: RE: For research approval: Excerpts from press call with Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Pete Aguilar, and Gun Violence Experts discussing Donald Trump and the NRA
good
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:55 PM
To: Palermo, Rachel; CommsApproval_D; Helmstetter, TJ
Cc: RR2
Subject: RE: For research approval: Excerpts from press call with Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Pete Aguilar, and Gun Violence Experts discussing Donald Trump and the NRA
I'm good. Adding research. We should get this out before Trump stops speaking.
From: Palermo, Rachel
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:53 PM
To: CommsApproval_D; Helmstetter, TJ
Subject: For comms approval: Excerpts from press call with Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Pete Aguilar, and Gun Violence Experts discussing Donald Trump and the NRA
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2016
Contact: DNC Press - 202-863-8148
Excerpts from DNC Press Call with Reps. Elizabeth Esty, Pete Aguilar, Brady Campaign President Dan Gross, and Gun Violence Prevention Advocates discussing Donald Trump at the NRA Leadership Forum
This morning, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Brady Campaign President Dan Gross, and gun violence prevention advocates held a conference call to discuss Donald Trump's appearance at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum.
Below find excerpts as prepared for delivery.
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5)
Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut is in my district. I am sickened and horrified that in the three-and-a-half years since those shootings, nothing has been done to combat gun violence. I lay the blame on the NRA and the Members of Congress who are beholden to them.
Despite the fact that 90 percent of Americans supported action on gun reform after the Newtown tragedy, the NRA and their allies worked to defeat the bill by spreading rumors and falsehoods. Meanwhile, news of shootings across the country still dominate the headlines.
Both of our Democratic presidential candidates have proposed solutions to address this crisis, and President Obama's executive actions earlier this year addresses this crisis by expanding background checks,  effectively enforcing the laws already on the books, increasing mental health treatment, and funding research for gun safety technology.
Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
...
We have held so many moments of silence for those lost to gun violence. We have prayed for their families, and we have vowed to take steps so that this would never happen again. Our words are empty if our actions don't back them up.
No single reform could have stopped the tragedy that unfolded in San Bernardino, but that's not an excuse to ignore the need for a national discussion around gun safety.
...
I don't know how officials at the NRA or the Republican Party sleep at night, knowing that we can and should do more to protect our communities. There's an emptiness to our unanswered prayers for change when we don't take steps to work for the type of change that we want. I don't want to hold another moment of silence - I want Congress to work towards a sensible solution and I want the Republican Party to realize that they answer to the American public, not the NRA.
Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign
...As the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump has made gun violence in America a campaign trail punchline. In January, the front runner speculated that he could "stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody" without hurting his popularity.
...
Make no mistake: this presidential election represents a critical crossroads for this issue and for our collective safety. Lives are literally at stake. The choice between Democrats and Donald Trump will be a referendum on gun violence in America - and the result will make a big difference either helping to fight or fuel the problem.
...
As he prepares to address the National Rifle Association as today's keynote speaker, I challenge Donald Trump to stand by the 74% of NRA members who want expanded Brady background checks and I call on him to support Senator Schumer's recently introduced Brady Bill 2.0 that expands background checks to all gun sales.
Po Murray, Chair of the Newtown Action Alliance
I have lived in Sandy Hook for 17 years. I am a mother of 4 children, all graduates of Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter lived in my neighborhood. I lost my neighbors and our children's teachers. The entire community was and continues to be heartbroken. We made a promise to take action to end gun violence.
...
Donald Trump appeals to the worst elements in our country. If he were elected president, we should be afraid of the toxic combustion that could result from his hateful rhetoric plus his reckless views on guns.
...
It's crystal clear that Donald Trump stands with the NRA and the gun industry---not the families of Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Columbine or others impacted by gun violence. America will not be great without meaningful common sense gun measures. More and more American families are touched by gun violence every single day. We need the voters to elect a President who will prioritize and lead on the issue of gun violence prevention to make America safe again.
Tom Mauser, father of Columbine victim Daniel Mauser and spokesman for Colorado Ceasefire
What's most disturbing to me about Donald Trump is his view on background checks. At Columbine, where my son was killed, background checks were an important issue.
...
What are we going to do about the 33,000 plus gun deaths and 70,000 plus gun injuries that we suffer every year?
...
I'm looking forward to an election where we really put the question to him: why do you not support the 90 percent of Americans, Mr. Trump, that support stronger background checks?


Hey Team they went to WH first and then will come to us.
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:09 AM
To: Gomez, Bridgette
Cc: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: RE: Update on Action this morning
Who is that?
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Gomez, Bridgette
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:05 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: RE: Update on Action this morning
Mally (Malbert) Smith
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:57 AM
To: Gomez, Bridgette
Cc: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: RE: Update on Action this morning
By the way, who is Mali Smith?
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Gomez, Bridgette
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:48 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: Update on Action this morning
Hey Luis,
We still expect them to arrive around 10am, but I did want to share that Lindsey sent Mali Smith to see me this morning and shared they want me to go down to speak to the protesters.  I shared that you will be going down to speak with them.  He didn't know that you would be the lead, so he just shared they may want me to join you as well. So just a heads up.
Thanks,
Bridgette
Bridgette Gomez
Hispanic Outreach Director
Democratic National Committee
430 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 863-8028
Cell: (602) 818-4134
Email: gomezb@dnc.org


She's now free at 5pm today so I added it to your calendars. Jenna will grab her when she arrives. Thanks!
--
[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041


"Do you like that plane, Wolf?" -Tom Walsh
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:26 PM
To: Regional Press
Subject:
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


Re-upping this - never sent it out on Friday but this can also work as a first day of recess hit for Congress.
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:47 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
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 47 days of Republican obstruction since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Garland to the Supreme Court, meaning that this last 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. Last week, 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


Hey Luis,
Great seeing you, albeit briefly, at the MSNBC party on Saturday night!
Any chance you're in town and free for coffee on Friday? I have to hit the trail again over the weekend but I'd really like to touch base before I go.
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For Planning Purposes
April 26, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
TODAY, April 26th at 10:00 AM ET: Democrats Host Media Call To Discuss Disastrous GOP Field and Kasich’s Hypocrisy in Indiana & Ohio
Following an unusual agreement between Ted Cruz and John Kasich to divide efforts to slow the momentum of Donald Trump, Kasich canceled all events in Indiana. However, Kasich will still hold a private fundraiser on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kasich continues to neglect his responsibilities in his home state of Ohio, and he refuses to reimburse the taxpayers for exorbitant security detail costs related to his campaign. In fact, he won’t even release the full amount the taxpayers are on the hook for.
Today, Indiana Democratic Party Chair John Zody and Ohio Democratic Party Chair David A. Pepper will host a media call to discuss the disastrous Republican field ahead of Indiana’s Republican primary election next week.
WHO: Indiana Democratic Party Chair John Zody and Ohio Democratic Party Chair David A. Pepper
WHAT: Media Call
WHEN: TODAY, April 26th at 10:00 AM ET
RSVP: Please email Jenna Price, PriceJ@dnc.org
for dial-in information
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Does she needs to be on a landline?  She will be going to the airport at this time.
On Apr 26, 2016, at 3:31 PM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
Request is the same but the call will only be on the election results, as Trump cancelled tomorrow’s foreign policy speech .
What:                   POST-PRIMARY PRESS CALL
When:                  Tomorrow, 27 April, 10:45AM EST – 11:15AM EST
Where:                 Up to Chair
Format:                Live
Who:                     National and Regional Media
Topic:                    The results of the previous night’s primary contests
Staff:                    Luis/Mark


TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 -
NEW YORK, NY
Trump Tower
9:00 PM
Mr. Trump will be making post-election remarks the night of the Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island primaries.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 -
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
6:00 PM
Doors open at 3:00 PM.


Watch here
From: "Manriquez, Pablo"
>
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 5:37 PM
To: "Crystal, Andy"
>
Cc: Comm_D
>
Subject: Re: Video Request: MSNBC just now
Graphic showed most Indiana Republicans don't trust GOP. Good stuff!
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Crystal, Andy
> wrote:
Showed exit polls saying the GOP was divided. Thanks!


Took parts out. Luis/mark is this good to go to national and lgbt?
Donald Trump's position on transgender rights is incoherent, not "nuanced"
VOX // GERMAN LOPEZ
The Washington Post picked an interesting word
to describe Donald Trump's new position on legal protections for transgender people: "nuanced."
A better word, however, might be "incoherent."
Trans people are "a very, very small portion of the population, but as I said, you have to protect everybody, including small portions of the population," Trump told the Post. But he added that it should be left to the states, most of which he said would "make the right decisions." So he would rescind the Obama administration's guidelines
telling federally funded schools to respect the rights of trans people, including their right to use a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
In other words, Trump thinks trans people should be protected by the law, but he wants to take away the only federal policy clearly doing just that in public schools. Pressed on this incoherent position, he invoked the old mantra of "states' rights."
As a concept, leaving something to the states makes sense if there's something local and state governments can do better than the federal government, or if it would be too burdensome or unwieldy for the federal government to get involved. A good example of that: fire departments. There's really no reason to think a federal fire department would be particularly more effective in a big city or county than a local one. (Obviously, some exceptions may apply with wildfires and in sparsely populated or low-income areas.)
Discrimination in schools is not one of those issues. The history and current experience make that very clear.
...
We have seen how this plays out already - in the 1960s, when the federal government had to step in to force schools to stop discriminating against black people. It's one of the big reasons the Civil Rights Act passed in the first place.
Similarly, the federal government passed Title IX in the 1970s after it became clear that states were failing to ensure equal opportunities for women in schools.
Now the country is seeing the same kind of failure with trans people. For one, most states do not have explicit anti-discrimination protections for trans people in the workplace, housing, education, or public accommodations (hotels, restaurants, and other places that serve the public). So it's not explicitly illegal under most states' laws to fire, evict, or refuse service to someone entirely because she's trans.
...
In fact, some states are actively discriminating against trans people. That's what North Carolina did when it passed a law
that banned local nondiscrimination ordinances that include sexual orientation and gender identity, and banned trans people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity in schools and government buildings.
Some people might wonder why denying trans people access to the bathroom for their gender identity is discrimination. It's simple: Forcing trans people to use the bathroom that doesn't align with their gender identity acts as a reminder that, as far as society has come on some LGBTQ issues, it's still not completely willing to accept trans people and their identities - even if trans people pose no danger to anyone else
. So to trans people, this is just another slight by society. And it's a slight most states allow - and that North Carolina explicitly embraced.
This is why the Obama administration got involved. If the country believes that anti-LGBTQ discrimination should be illegal (and majorities do in every state
), but states aren't stopping that discrimination from happening, it makes sense for the federal government - which has historically done this when states fail - to intervene, especially in schools the federal government funds. That's exactly what happened.


Luis
You were excellent on CNN this morning. Your message was strong and confident.
Sean got caught up in trivia and sounded defensive.
It really was an excellent segment for you and Democrats!
Best,
Robert
Sent from my iPad


More good news out of Nevada – we’re continuing to increase our voter registration lead over Rs
From: Stewart Boss
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 8:17 PM
To: Stewart Boss
Subject: Ralston Reports: Democrats double Republicans in voter reg last month, ominous sign for GOP
Ralston Reports: Democrats double Republicans in voter reg last month, ominous sign for GOP
by Jon Ralston
Mon, 05/02/2016
I have said and written many times that registration is not destiny. But those numbers mean something -- and 2016 is starting to look like 2012 and 2008 in Nevada, presidential years in which the Democrats did very well.
The latest numbers show the Democrats padded their statewide lead by about 5,000 voters in April, out-registering Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin. This came despite the herculean efforts of the conservative registration outfit, Engage NV, which is trying to make up for the biennial ineptitude of the state GOP and a surging Democratic Party eager to atone for the 2014 wipeout.
The numbers tell an ominous story for the GOP:
► Democrats now have a 64,635-voter lead over the GOP, or more than 5 percent (40-35). Democrats have added 47,606 voters this year; Republicans have added 30,583. Thus, the Democrats have increased their lead by about 17,000 voters. So the Democrats, mostly because of same-day registration for the Feb. 20 presidential caucus, have made up for recent losses because of voter roll attrition. These gains have been felt in congressional districts and legislative districts, too, widening Democratic leads or cutting into GOP edges. (See below.) For instance, in Clark County, the Democrats now have a nearly 113,000-voter edge -- that's a 13 percentage point edge.
► In 2012, when President Obama won the state, the Democrats led by only 37,000 voters at this point; they ended up with a 90,000-voter edge by Election Day. In 2008, when Obama won the state, Democrats had a 51,000-voter edge at this point; they ended up with a 100,000-voter lead by Election Day. Republicans can point to Rep. Joe Heck and Sen. Dean Heller holding on despite the Democratic wave in 2012, but flawed Democratic contenders helped. And look how far ahead of those 2008 and 2012 paces the Democrats are.
Smart Republicans are worried about this trend, whether it is caused by Donald Trump or the Reid Machine or some combination thereof. The GOP can hold out hope that the growing nonpartisan registration, now at almost 19 percent, might favor their slate. But as Harry Reid seeks to go out with a bang, these numbers indicate the Democrats' chances of winning Nevada in the presidential race, keeping Reid's seat, taking two competitive congressional seats from the GOP and turning the Legislature blue again are not pie in the sky.
Some of the breakdowns in key areas:
Clark County - Democratic gain of 5,645
End of March: 12.6% (107,091) advantage
End of April: 12.9% (112,822) advantage
Washoe County - Democratic loss of 49
End of March: 2.2% (5,184) disadvantage
End of April: 2.2% (5,231) disadvantage
Congressional District Highlights
Congressional District 3 – Democratic gain of 1,049
End of March: 1.0% (3,274) advantage
End of April: 1.3% (4,350) advantage
Congressional District 4 - Democratic gain of 1,514
End of March: 9.7% (30,392) advantage
End of April: 10.0% (31,923) advantage
Senate District Highlights
Senate District 5 – Democratic gain of 192
End of March: 5.1% (3,165) advantage
End of April: 5.3% (3,367) advantage
Senate District 6 – Democratic gain of 286
End of March: 5.2% (3,370) advantage
End of April: 5.5% (3,656) advantage
Senate District 15 – Democratic gain of 29
End of March: 2.3% (1,755) disadvantage
End of April: 2.3% (1,730) disadvantage
State Assembly District Highlights
Assembly District 5 – Democratic Gain of 179
End of March: 6.6% (1,892) advantage
End of April: 7.0% (2,070) advantage
Assembly District 8 – Democratic gain of 157
End of March: 14.8% (3,694) advantage
End of April: 15.0% (3,849) advantage
Assembly District 9 - Democratic gain of 157
End of March: 7.3% (2,120) advantage
End of April: 7.6% (2,284) advantage
Assembly District 10 - Democratic gain of 268
End of March: 23.7% (5,225) advantage
End of April: 24.2% (5,494) advantage
Assembly District 21 - Democratic gain of 96
End of March: 7.2% (2,109) advantage
End of April: 7.4% (2,210) advantage
Assembly District 29 - Democratic gain of 96
End of March: 3.2% (1,056) advantage
End of April: 3.4% (1,157) advantage
Assembly District 34 - Democratic gain of 157
End of March: 12.8% (3,784) advantage
End of April: 13.1% (3,939) advantage
Assembly District 35 - Democratic gain of 174
End of March: 5.3% (1,741) advantage
End of April: 5.7% (1,918) advantage
Assembly District 41 - Democratic gain of 145
End of March: 7.2% (2,129) advantage
End of April: 7.5% (2,274) advantage

--
Stewart Boss
Press Secretary
Nevada State Democratic Party
(704) 733-0313
@stew_boss


Rowanne (Trump called her Rosanne tweet) Brewer Lane interview: Watch here
From: Kane, Michael
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 7:11 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video request: Trump on Fox and Friends
FYI I don't think Trump himself wasn't on, but he was referring to this
Wow, Rosanne Brewer Lane, the most prominently depicted women in the failing @nytimes story yesterday,is on @foxandfriends saying Times lied

Sent from my phone.  Please excuse errors or brevity.
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From: "Freundlich, Christina"
>
Date: 5/16/16 7:02 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: Video request: Trump on Fox and Friends
[
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump
)
5/16/16, 7:00 AM
That was an amazing interview on @foxandfriends
- I hope the rest of the media picks it up to show how totally dishonest the @nytimes
is!
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I’m in favor
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:45 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: FW: ICYMI: Texas Democrats Hold Ted Cruz Accountable for His Lawlessness
Ok to FWD from us? Think it’d be a good idea. Lots of good coverage here.
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:38 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: FW: ICYMI: Texas Democrats Hold Ted Cruz Accountable for His Lawlessness
From: Press Texas Democratic Party
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:36 PM
To: Press Texas Democratic Party
Subject: ICYMI: Texas Democrats Hold Ted Cruz Accountable for His Lawlessness
[TX Dem logo.png]
For Immediate Release
April 26, 2016
Contact: Tariq Thowfeek, (832) 429-8217, press@txdemocrats.org
ICYMI: Texas Democrats Hold Ted Cruz Accountable for His Lawlessness
Austin, TX -- In case you missed it, yesterday, the Texas Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regarding Ted Cruz’s violation of federal election campaign laws.
Here’s what you need to know:
·         At a fundraiser for Ted Cruz, Keet Lewis, Cruz’s National Co-Chair asked attendees to contribute funds in unlimited amounts and make corporate contributions to a Super PAC, Stand for Truth PAC. That is against the law.
·         Cruz for President also decided to place and publicize a solicitation table for the Stand for Truth PAC at its own event, flagrantly disregarding the limits of the law.
·         Keet Lewis, Cruz for President campaign National Co-Chair stated, "If you hit your max then we have a table for you that is the unlimited table...It can take corporate dollars, it can take partnership dollars, and that’s the super PAC, Stand for Truth, so pick up some of that information." [Politico, April 7, 2016
]
Background:
·         Click here to listen to Ted Cruz Campaign official violating federal election laws in Dallas, Texas.
·         Click here to view the official Texas Democratic Party’s FEC Complaint against Senator Ted Cruz, Cruz for President, J. Keet Lewis, and Stand for Truth PAC.
Watch these clips:
·         [KTSM, April 25, 2016
]
·         [KTJL, April 25, 2016
]
·         [KWKT, April 25, 2016
]
·         [KMID, April 25, 2016
]
·         [KHOU, April 25, 2016
]
·         [KVUE, April 25, 2016
]
Read more:
·         “Texas Democrats allege Cruz campaign violated federal election laws during Dallas fundraiser” [Dallas Morning News, April 25, 2016
]
·         “Texas Dems file FEC complaint over Ted Cruz fundraiser” [Houston Chronicle, April 25, 2016
]
·         “Ted Cruz fundraiser subject of Texas Democrats’ ethics complaint” [Austin American-Statesman, April 25, 2016
]
·         “Texas Democrats File FEC Complaint Against Cruz” [Texas Tribune, April 25, 2016
]
·         “Texas Democratic Party Accuses Ted Cruz of Violating Election Campaign Laws” [Time Warner Cable, April 25, 2016
]
·         “O’Malley’s ‘Irish Wake’” [Politico, April 25, 2016
]
·         “Paxton Tries To Calm Tempest Over Tea Party IRS Remark” [Texas Tribune, April 25, 2016
]
·         Texas Take: April 26, 2016 [Houston Chronicle, April 26, 2016
]
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[Media preview]


For Immediate Release
May 9, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Weinberg Issues Statement on Governor Christie's Elevated Role in the Donald Trump Campaign
Trenton- Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg released the following statement in response to the announcement that Governor Christie would serve as transition chair in a hypothetical Trump administration:
"Despite suspending his failed presidential campaign, it appears that our governor will continue to travel around the country at the expense of New Jersey taxpayers focused on anything and everything but the job he was actually elected to do. I am calling on Governor Christie to disclose how much his travel will cost our state. Not only is he currently drawing a taxpayer salary for a job he does not do, he has the audacity to make us to foot the bill for his self-serving political agenda."
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after the break
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Dennis Hastert sentenced to 15 months for sexually abusing minors. But Cruz & GOP try to paint LGBT Americans as predators. #...
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From: "Helmstetter, TJ"
Date: 04/27/2016  3:24 PM  (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis"
Subject: For twitter
Thoughts?
Dennis Hastert sentenced to 15 months for sexually abusing minors. But Republicans say it’s transgender people who are predators. Huh.
TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8022 – desk
973.464.9224 – cell
HelmstetterT@DNC.org


DONALD TRUMP
Responds to Lindsey Graham, says he "has shown himself to be beyond rehabilitation
."
Promises teachers he will "make education a far more important component of our life
."
Criticizes Hillary Clinton for "constantly playing the women's card.
"
Receives endorsement from Rick Perry
.


New quote below. Ready for research.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 8, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
One add to the headline so people know what it's referring to. Adding research to move this along
On May 8, 2016, at 10:38 AM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
THOUGHTS IN CAPS
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
On May 8, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Garcia, Walter
> wrote:
SL: Senator McCain: "Oh, I don't know" if Trump should retract "rapists" comment
Body:
"Oh, I don't know." That was Senator John McCain's response THIS MORNING WHEN ASKED on CNN if he thought DONALD Trump should take back his comments calling Mexicans 'rapists.'
See the exchange below:
(Screenshot:
"By refusing to condemn Trump's unconscionable remarks, Senator McCain will own them from now until Election Day. The fact that Senator McCain is supporting Trump and standing by his discriminatory comments about Hispanic-Americans confirms that the GOP is now the party of Trump" -- DNC National Press Secretary Mark Paustenbach


Democrats agree...
"Republicans want an anti-woman, anti-Hispanic, anti-Muslim,
anti-immigrant billionaire." -- Democratic Leader Harry Reid
"@realDonaldTrump spews insults and lies because he can't
have an honest conversation about his dangerous vision for
America." -- Senator Elizabeth Warren
"People...don't expect half-baked notions coming out of the
White House. We can't afford that." -- President Obama
"It's up to us to make sure Trump doesn't become our next
president." -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
...we can't let Donald Trump become our next president.
Do you agree, too?

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Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Hates Gays, Loves Police-Dog Brutality
The Donald’s picks for the nation’s most august judicial body are just as nutty as his choices for, well, everything else.

Monica Lewinsky connections, Twitter celebrity status, relaxed views on police-dog brutality, and comparisons of gay sex to necrophilia—Donald Trump’s
list of potential Supreme Court nominees has it all.
On Wednesday afternoon, the real-estate mogul rolled out eleven names
of would-be members of the highest court in the land, and it was a veritable dream team
of conservative judiciary icons: Steven Colloton, Diana Sykes, Allison Eid, Raymond Gruender, Thomas Hardiman, Raymond Kethledge, Don Willett, Joan Larsen, Thomas Lee, William Pryor, and David Stras. (The list closely resembles one published
in March by The Daily Signal, the news site of the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation.)
The court currently has a vacancy, and President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland
, chief judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, for the spot. He is widely characterized as a middle-of-the-road, moderate justice, and a consensus candidate with whom GOPers could theoretically have made peace. The Daily Beast’s Jay Michaelson notes
that he is “relatively conservative on issues of criminal justice, relatively liberal on issues of administrative and constitutional law.”
Trump’s potential nominees? Not so much. One potential justice is an expert on Trump’s favorite conversation topic
: the scandals of Bill Clinton. Steven Colloton, a George W. Bush
appointee to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, got started in the world of conservative politicking when he was a lieutenant to Kenneth Starr on the independent investigation of the Clintons’ Whitewater investments. Starr found out about Bill Clinton’s sexual contact with Monica Lewinsky
while that investigation was underway. The progressive group People for the American Way pointed out
that Colloton dissented from a ruling that a city violated the Constitution by having its police dogs to bite and hold suspects without warning.
Another name on the list is William Pryor, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Pryor was previously floated as a potential SCOTUS pick by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. He is also the most likely name on the list to draw liberals’ intense ire. Democratic senator Chuck Schumer once called Pryor “ideological warrior
.” Pryor has stated that the right to have gay sex would lead down a dark path to legalizing bestiality and necrophilia. He has said that the
government
“should not be in the business of public education.” And he has called Roe v. Wade "the worst abomination of constitutional law in our history."
But it was the Trump’s inclusion of Don Willett, a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, that drew the the lion’s share of snarky takes on Wednesday afternoon. For years, Willett has been a conservative Twitter
icon for his oft-goofy tweets. “His humor is sometimes corny and often funny,” The New York Times reported in 2014, profiling
his Twitter feed.
And one thing he has really enjoyed doing lately is throwing shade at Donald Trump on social media. “Can’t wait till Trump rips off his face Mission Impossible-style & reveals a laughing Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” he tweeted in March, knocking Trump’s brand of conservatism.
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When asked about his inclusion on Trump’s list, Willett simply told reporters that he would exercise “judicial restraint
” on weighing in on the matter.


We're standardizing the briefings to make sure they all have the same format going forward.
-----Original Message-----
From: hrtsleeve@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 9:24 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: Kate Houghton; Miranda, Luis; Tracie Pough; Walker, Eric
Subject: Re: Briefings for today
Thank you. Please take a look at previous briefings so you can see how they normally flow. If you're already aware, please forgive the suggestion!
DWS
> On May 2, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Paustenbach, Mark
wrote:
>
> I will fill in missing elements and get to the team for uploading.
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Kate Houghton
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 9:09 AM
> To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
> Cc: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Tracie Pough; Walker, Eric
> Subject: Re: Briefings for today
>
> That’s actually the process but we need to find the template Sean used.  That’s part of the problem.
>
>> On May 2, 2016, at 9:05 AM, hrtsleeve@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Guys, as Ryan is just starting at the DNC today and is unfamiliar with our systems and processes, can you please handle the press briefings that I need until he onboards? I need complete briefings for the OTR meetings today and tomorrow and any press I'm doing. Thanks for your help. If these can be done and uploaded while I'm on the plane, so I can review them in flight, I'd appreciate it.
>>
>> DWS
>


Three signers is tough. Typically papers balk at even two. Does it have to be all three? What outlet will this be pitched to?
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:21 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Pratt Wiley
Subject: RE: Please read: My Vote, My Voice
This is the final version of North Carolina op-ed:
North Carolina had one of the strongest rates of voter participation in the nation before H.B. 589 was signed into law. The regressive law rolled back the early voting period, eliminated same-day registration, and imposed restrictive photo ID requirements.
While we are disappointed the U.S. District Court upheld H.B. 589, we are hopeful the courts and the American people will ultimately see these laws for what they truly are - a cynical political ploy to make it harder for women, people of color, students, the elderly and working families to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
When regressive state legislatures like the one in North Carolina, limit the ability of people to vote, we are hurting the low-wage workers with two jobs, the single mother who goes to work early each morning and picks up her children late at night, and the elderly widower without a car who relies on his adult children to get to the polls.
This purely partisan law was passed without any support from Democrats because its intent was clear from the very beginning - to systematically limit access to the polls in order to sway elections. Tellingly, the N.C. General Assembly waited until the U.S. Supreme Court had eliminated the pre-clearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act before advancing these discriminatory voter-suppression measures.
At the time this bill was passed, the North Carolina State Board of Elections identified only two instances of potential voter impersonation in a 14-year period. Senator Thom Tillis, then-North Carolina House Speaker, even acknowledged in an interview that fighting so-called voter fraud was not the primary reason for passing the bill.
Sadly, several other states have joined North Carolina in limiting individual's ability to vote.
In April, students at a Marquette University polling station in Wisconsin faced two-hour wait times just to cast a ballot. After the polls officially closed, a Wisconsin Republican Congressman bragged to a TV reporter that the state's restrictive photo ID law would help the GOP defeat Democrats in the fall.
In Texas, Senator Ted Cruz recently filed an amicus brief in support of the state's restrictive photo ID law. He also led the fight as Texas Solicitor General to limit voter registration efforts in communities of color by vigorously defending a discriminatory law against a civil rights lawsuit.
While Democrats have gone to court in Arizona to reverse this culture of discrimination and disenfranchisement, Republicans are going to court to defend laws designed to decrease voter turnout because they believe that when fewer people vote, they have a better chance of winning. Make no mistake, this is part of a consistent and concerted effort by Republicans to silence voters who do not agree with their agenda.
We expect that these laws, like the one passed here in North Carolina, will ultimately be declared unconstitutional, and will continue the fight at the Congressional level to restore the critical protections of the Voting Rights Act.
-- CBC Chairman Representative G.K. Butterfield
-- Representative David Price
-- Representative Alma Adams
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:14 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom
Subject: RE: Please read: My Vote, My Voice
Please hold off. They have more edits coming.
From: Jefferson, Deshundra
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:55 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom
Subject: Please read: My Vote, My Voice
Below is a LTE that I am submitting to The News & Observer on behalf of North Carolina's Democratic Congressional delegation. We are limited to 500 words.
North Carolina had one of the strongest rates of voter participation in the nation before H.B. 589 was signed into law. The law rolled back the early voting period, eliminated same-day registration, and imposed restrictive photo ID requirements.
While we are disappointed the U.S. District Court upheld H.B. 589, we are hopeful the courts and the American people will ultimately see these laws for what they truly are - a cynical political ploy to make it harder for women, people of color, students, the elderly and working families to cast a ballot. These groups of voters are the majority of Americans and represent the Democrat's core constituency.
When we limit the ways that people can vote, we are hurting the low-wage workers with two jobs, the single mother who goes to work early each morning and picks up her children late at night, and the elderly widower without a car who relies on his adult children to get to the polls.
This purely partisan law was passed without any support from Democrats because its intent was clear from the very beginning - to systematically limit access to the polls in order to sway elections. Tellingly, the General Assembly waited until the U.S. Supreme Court had eliminated the pre-clearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act before advancing these discriminatory voter-suppression measures.
At the time this bill was passed, the North Carolina State Board of Elections identified only two instances of potential voter impersonation in a 14-year period. Senator Thom Tillis, then-North Carolina House Speaker, even acknowledged in an interview that fighting so-called voter fraud was not the primary reason for passing the bill.
Sadly, several other states have joined North Carolina in making it harder to cast a vote.
In April, students at a Marquette University polling station in Wisconsin faced two-hour wait times just to cast a ballot. After the polls officially closed, a Wisconsin Republican Congressman bragged to a TV reporter that the state's restrictive photo ID law would help the GOP defeat Democrats in the fall.
In Texas, Senator Ted Cruz recently filed an amicus brief in support of the state's restrictive photo ID law. He also led the fight as Texas Solicitor General to limit voter registration efforts in communities of color, vigorously defending a discriminatory law against a civil rights lawsuit.
While Democrats have gone to court in Arizona to reverse this culture of discrimination and disenfranchisement, Republicans are going to court to defend laws designed to decrease voter turnout because they believe that when fewer people vote, they have a better chance of winning. Make no mistake, this is part of a consistent and concerted effort by Republicans to silence voters who do not agree with their agenda.
We expect that these laws, like the one passed here in North Carolina, will ultimately be declared unconstitutional, and will continue the fight at the Congressional level to restore the critical protections of the Voting Rights Act.
-- CBC Chairman Representative G.K. Butterfield
-- Representative David Price
-- Representative Alma Adams
[SigDems]
Deshundra Jefferson, Southern Regional Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
JeffersonD@dnc.org
| (202) 863-8112


Sean Spicer @seanspicer
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I thought it got lost in the server crash. Agree this will be good for recess but there are new poll numbers coming from allies today.
-------- Original message --------
From: "Crystal, Andy"
Date: 05/02/2016 9:03 AM (GMT-05:00)
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
Re-upping this – never sent it out on Friday but this can also work as a first day of recess hit for Congress.
From: Crystal, Andy
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:47 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
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 47 days of Republican obstruction since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Garland to the Supreme Court, meaning that this last 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. Last week, 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


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Friday, May 20, 2016 - Philadelphia (EST)
Staff on Ground:                     Kate Houghton
PA POLITICAL BRIEFING:   DUE 5/18/16 @ 10:15am EST
PA DNC BIOS: DUE 5/18/16 @ 10:15am EST
10:15am EST-10:30am EST  Drive Time to WAS Union Station
10:30am EST-10:55am EST  DO NOT SCHEDULE - Board Train
10:55am EST-12:29pm EST  to be booked - DWS/KH Acela to PHL - Acela 2110
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12:45pm EST-1:00pm EST    DWS/KH Taxi to Lunch (XX Minutes)
1:00pm EST-2:15pm EST      to be proposed - LUNCH - Leah Daughtry --- TBD
Staff: Kate Houghton
Briefing: Tracie Pough
2:30pm EST-3:30pm EST      REMARKS DNC ASDC Meeting --- TBD
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·         Speaking Length:
·         Q&A:  Yes/No
·         Post-Remarks:  ex: Press Gaggle/mix and mingle
Press:    OPEN/CLOSED
Sound:  Podium/Microphone/Teleprompter etc.
Room Setup:  Standing/Seated Event, Speaking during dinner, etc
Hold Space:
Attire: Business
Staff Attendees: Kate Houghton
Advance:
Briefing: Liana Guerra / Kate Houghton
Speech/Remarks Writer: Tom Walsh
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3:30pm EST-4:00pm EST      Drive Time to PHL Airport (21 Minutes)
4:00pm EST-5:00pm EST      DO NOT SCHEDULE - Check-in/Go through security/board plane
5:00pm EST-7:52pm EST      to be booked - DWS Flight to FLL - JetBlue 975
Depart PHL: 5:00pm EST
Arrive FLL: 7:52pm EST
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Seat:
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Seat:
7:52pm EST-8:00pm EST      DO NOT SCHEDULE - Deboard/Get Bags/Meet Driver
8:00pm EST-8:30pm EST      to be booked - Savoya to Drive DWS Home (25 Minutes)
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