From Sanders Camp
From: Michael Briggs
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:01 PM
To: Walker, Eric
Subject: ICYMI: Superdelegates will decide who wins the Democratic nomination — but not until the convention
New York Daily News: Superdelegates will decide who wins the Democratic nomination — but not until the convention
By Shaun King
Wow. This is incredibly interesting.
In May of 2008, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is currently the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton's campaign against Barack Obama. Even though the campaign was down on delegates, Wasserman Schultz actually said superdelegates should side with Clinton anyway, since she was the stronger candidate come the general election.
She said:
"Senator Clinton won last night. She will win next Tuesday. She will win in Puerto Rico. And the case needs to be made to the superdelegates — who, Governor, at the end of the day, that's who's going to decide this — that Hillary Clinton is the strongest potential nominee in the fall, and that's what we're going to — the case we're going to continue to make."
Well, here we are, eight years later, in May of 2016, and in virtually every single poll about the general election, Bernie Sanders outperforms Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.
Not only that, but Sanders outperforms Clinton with independent voters and young people by huge margins. Both demographics will be key come November.
In other words, it certainly appears that Bernie Sanders, and not Hillary Clinton, is the strongest Democratic candidate for the general election against Trump.
The truth is, again, that superdelegates are likely going to decide who is the Democratic nominee.
Let's do the math:
The nominee needs 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
Currently Hillary has 1,768 pledged delegates and Bernie has 1,494 for a difference of 274 delegates.
930 delegates remain.
Hillary Clinton needs 615 pledged delegates to cross the threshold she needs. That's a bit more than 65% of the delegates and she is not predicted to win even one of the remaining states by that margin.
In other words, after the final primaries are held in June, Hillary Clinton will not have won enough delegates to be the nominee.
The superdelegates will have to decide.
In many ways, the choice comes down to either the evident reality that Sanders performs better against Trump than Clinton or loyalty to the candidate who is clearly preferred by party insiders.
In response to this line of thinking, Clinton loyalists like to say that she's ahead of Sanders by 3 million votes, but upon closer inspection, that's actually not true at all.
In 12 states where Bernie won, they held caucuses in which individual votes are not tallied in the same way as they are in closed primaries.
For instance, in Washington state, which has nearly 7.1 million people, Bernie won 72.7% of the vote there, but not one single vote is counted toward the numbers where Clinton claims a 3 million vote lead over him.
In Alaska, Bernie won 81% of the vote, but not a single vote is counted toward this tally that the Clinton campaign leans on so heavily. The same is true for Maine. There, Bernie won by 29%, but because all three are caucus states, the vote tallies aren't even included.
This means we really don't know the vote difference between Clinton and Sanders.
The Clinton campaign knows this. Their friends in the media know this, but they continue to allow the campaign to tout that 3 million number even though they know full well that it's not accurate. The Democratic primaries and caucuses simply don't have accurate popular vote totals.
Not only that, but an even bigger lie has been told to the public about superdelegates.
The popular trope among Hillary supporters now is that she earned them because she won certain states or is ahead in the popular vote. That's a complete farce.
There were 359 superdelegates who pledged their vote to Hillary Clinton before even a single vote had been cast. That represents 68% of the superdelegates who have pledged to support her.
They didn't pledge their support to her because she was ahead in the popular vote or because she won Texas and Georgia. They pledged their support to her nearly a year ago. They believed then that she was such a strong candidate that it was a safe bet for them to throw their vote to her.
It's likely that they never imagined that Bernie Sanders would win 21 primaries and caucuses with 9 still remaining. Nobody could've predicted that.
It's likely that they never imagined that Donald Trump would not only become the Republican nominee, but that he would actually resonate with millions of Americans.
So, even as Bernie began to win state after state after state, superdelegates who had already pledged their public loyalty to Clinton no longer supported the actual will of the voters in their own states.
Right now, in spite of the shocking success of Bernie's campaign, 93% of superdelegates who have made their votes clear are backing Clinton. Again, the hype about them supporting Clinton because of the popular vote is a lie.
If 93% of them were supporting Bernie right now in addition to those already in his camp, Bernie would have 2,019 delegates and Hillary would have 1,807.
To say that the presence and intentions of these superdelegates hasn't made a difference is simply disingenuous. They are included in almost every public tally and makes it seem as if Hillary Clinton simply can't be beat.
I've said it before and I'll say it again — Hillary Clinton is going to absolutely struggle against Donald Trump.
It was a mistake for the superdelegates to pledge their support to her before anyone ever voted. It was a mistake to make a former Co-Chair of her campaign the Chair of the DNC. And it would be a mistake for the superdelegates, who don't actually get to make their intentions official until July, to blindly stick with Clinton when the polls show the trouble that's ahead.
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Here's the rush:
>>> Hillary Clinton pked up a narrow win in Kentucky last night, while Bernie Sanders pulled off a win in Oregon.
[4:18:48 PM]
Nders campaign is looking into the possibility of a recount in Kentucky. This, as the divide in the democratic party seems to be growing after chaos at the Nevada convention over the weekend. Bernie Sanders in the state says the process was rigged against them. Sanders has been clear in condemning threats and violence,dmc Debbie Wasserman Hultz.
>> The fact that the Sanders campaign has issued a but in tween condemnation of violence and frustration over the pcess seems to excuse their supporters' actions which is unacceptable.
>> Short time later, Sanders spoke directly to docratic party leadership.
>> Let me also say a word to the leadership of the democratic party. Open the doors. Let the people in! The other optio for the democratic party, which I see as a very sad and tragic option, is to choose to maintain its status quo structure.
>> Meanwhile, Donald Trump is weighing in on all of this today on Twitter, saying, Bernie Sanders is being treated badly by the Democrats, the system is rigged against him. Many of his disenfranchised fans are for me. We have both covered today. Kelly o'donnell is with the Sanders campaign in Vallejo, California. We're going to start with Kelly. Kelly, the Sanders campaign, I wonder what their thinking is after combination of the results last night and what appeared to be vis a vis.
[4:20:55 PM]
>> Reporter: They'reying to go forward that they haven't been respected, and it bubbled up over the weekend. It has been a strain throughout the process. As you mentioned, Bernie Sanders is already on stage in San Jose, we skipped ahead to his next stop where he'll be later this evening. You see some of the preparationsgoing on. I can tell you that there has been this frustration that there are many Sanders voters we've talked over the months who feel that the party has sort of given a nod to Hillary Clinton early on, not taking Bernie Sanders seriously enough, and although he has been able to produce big crowds consistently and a verysizable vote margin, of course, Hillary Clinton remains significantly out front when it comes to the overall vote and delegate count. So there is this frustration. You could hear it today from Jeff weaver, the Bernie Sanders campaign manager, when he was a guest on Ms in. Bc, talking about a real sore point between his campaign and the leadership of the democratic national committee.
>> The chairwoman of the democratic national committee, I mean, it has been clear from the get go that she has been working against Bernie Sanders. I mean, there is no doubt about it.
>> You think she is greasing the skids for Hillary Clinton?
>> No, I don't really know what her motivation is. It has been clear a pattern of conduct from the beginning of the campaign that has been a hostile to Bernie Sanders, and his supporters, and really, you know, she has become a divisive figure in the party.
>> Reporter: And of course, Debbie Wasserman Schultz says the DNC remains neutral. That she has not done anything to tip the scales in the favor of Hillary Clinton. At the same time, more largely, you do get from some democratic office holders a frustration that Sanders is new to the party, of course, he has served in office as an independent for a very long time, and there are questions about whether Sanders continued place in this race could hurt Democrats in the fall.
[4:22:55 PM]
Not only Clinton, should she be the nominee, but down ballot as well. So the tension is real, and it continues to be sort of the scab kind of broken open again whennew events take place. We'll see more going forward.
>> Let's turn to Kristin Welker now. Kristin, after the beef was kind of escalating and folks from the DNC on the news and Sanders campaign, Robby Mook, theClinton camp put out a statement, saying we want to have nothing do with this. Let's talk about something else.
>> Reporter: I think you're right. They feel they've got to walk a fine line right now in terms of their public posture towards this and what they have to say about senator Sanders and his campaign, because they don't want to alienate his voters. They see him as critical to unifying the party. What you're hearing publicly from the Clinton campaign, a note of optimism that they'll be able to unify and an acknowledgment they'll be an important part of the process. They do want to allow him to have an impact on the party's platform. Listen to what Brian Fallon had to say from the Clinton campaign earlier today.
>> We're going to have a very open process with respect to the platform and all of the considerations that go into how we put this convention together. This is really an opportunity to bring the party together and I think the convention process, the planning process, and the platform development process should all be conductedaccordingly to give everybody a full hearing, make sure that the committee make ups that make up the determinations like going into the platform arerepresentative so will is an open diverse set of viewpoints that go into that.
>> Reporter: Chris, privately, campaign officials are also very insistent it is up to senator Sanders to take the first step toward rallying his supporters. They point to what happened in 2008, when then senator Clinton helped to unify her supporters around then senator Obama.
[4:24:59 PM]
And they're calling for a similar process this time around. But they also know that it is important that she has a strong finish states like New Jersey and California.I've been talking to campaign officials today who say you can expect her to campaign vigorously in those states. You can expect her to spend a whole lot of time in those states to determine if they're going to go up with ads, but see it as important so she looks strong heading into the convention and no doubt she is in fact the party's nominee, not only in terms of the math, but in terms of the optics, Chris.
>> Kristin Welker, live in Brooklyn. Thank you very much.
>>> Joining our panel, Kasie hunt, you've spent a lot of time with the Sanders campaign. There seems to be a good cop/bad cop role.
>> Yes.
>> The institutional democratic party has definitely taken a harsher line. The campaign has taken a less and less critical line, because I think they are clearly terrified of alienating -- remember, he has gotten about 45% of the voters of the democratic party. We're not talking Rand Paul, 15%, 18%. We're talking a sizable minority of the party.
>> And the section of it that is frankly the most excited to be out there voting, supporting, not necessarily a democratic candidate, but involved in the democratic process right now. I think there has been a little bit of private friction, because I think in some points, this has been handled not necessarily in the most graceful of ways to put it diplomatically I would say. But they feel they have to be very careful in how --
>> The Clinton folks.
>> The Clinton folks feel very -- they really do not -- you will a he notice, every time there is a reason for the Sanders campaign to get set off, they'll take the opportunity, so better to not give them the opportunities to do so.
>> I have not, for a campaign that had been for a certain point, you know, there had been attacks, Hillary Clinton hasn't done much to go after Bernie Sanders.
[4:27:08 PM]
>> That's absolutely right. Kasie, air absolutely right, there has been tension between the DNC and campaign over these issues and some of the messaging around those issues in particular. I would say this. I think that Hillary Clinton's campaign unders this. They understand that the Republican party now is seeing, this this friction and is capitalizing on it. And what they don't want is to have them to give them this talking point, this ongoing talking point that they can use. That's one thing. The other thing is, she is taking incoming from both sides, which is not helping her. It is one thing to take it from the Republicans, but to also take it from Bernie at this late stage is problematic.
>> Although I will say, we were going back on the tape eight years ago and you have situation where exactly eight years ago, it was the point, it was the same thing, and I think it was Obama won Oregon and Hillary won Kentucky and it was right around then that Hillary made the comments that were widely criticized, well, you in never know what happens, look what happened to rfk, he was murdered in California. What are you saying. Obviously she understood quickly she was not trying to suggest that, but you never know. So there is precedent for this.
>> Of course. I mean, look, a lot of people are saying like I can't believe how divided the democratic party, compared to the Republicans. It is just because twocandidates are still running. There is reason for the Clinton campaign to be worried about not getting all of Sanders voters. And that's legitimate. But I mean, it is the second that Sanders drops out and Clinton clinches the nomination and she is the nominee, I think that you'll very quickly see a lot of coalescing around her and I think you might see in some of the head to head polls between trump and Clinton, Clinton might get a --
>> She will, absolutely.
>> Because a lot of people are saying they're undecided because they don't want to be --
>> Let me say this. Two big differences, someone who has moved through the circles, which its own kind of subculture, you know, Ben Ginsberg made this analogy.
[4:29:17 PM]
The difference eight years ago, Sanders and Clinton don't have equal levels, in the way that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton did. Also, Barack Obama and HillaryClinton, it wasn't a massively substantive ideological battle between them, in some ways the sanders/clinton fight is more ideological. What is your sense how thatequates in terms of coming together?
>> Well, I think what's so important now, Bernie Sanders should condemn more strongly the violence and actions of the Bernie bros and the overall sexism that has permeated. Like, he needs to be a leader from the top and say had is unacceptable and show a clear contrast to Donald Trump. That would win him a lot ofgoodwill down the road. Also, it is an important character test for him.
>> I just want to say about that, which I agree. I think that the statement yesterday was not condemntory enough, yes, but, sort of. We should be clear about this.There is 9 people voting for Bernie Sanders. There is people online who say mean stuff, and people call -- like, this is in no means representative. There is a strain, I think you're right, of his most devoted supporters, and a subsection of them that really is, they feel like they're at war.
>> He could set an example.
>> Yeah, he could have.
>> Versus what Donald Trump is doing.
>> And one of Bernie Sanders' own supporters, Lucy flores, an advocate for him, had a statement that was more condemned this more strongly than Bernie Sanders did, and raised some of the issues. Because some of the reason why this blew up so much, Barbara boxer.
>> There is a few different things getting run together. Person lifting the chair, a scuffle, there was, I mean, because it is important in terms of the range of things.People yelling rude things and people actually physically swinging, the death threats, but to me, those were the -- those, like, should be hung in public, it's like there is just no space in any universe of any kind of righteous politics saying that.
[4:31:23 PM]
>> I agree wise, the majority of the supporters are not engaging this way, the bottom line, there is a segment that is, and they're saying, I mean, I've been on the receiving end of it, many reporterers, especially women reporters, this is what is disturbing, those of us on the receiving end of it, it is there as a gender basedforum of this type of attacks. That's problematic. I think that what while he can still make his point, he had some very valid points about money and politics, but he can make those points while condemning that strain within his support base.
>> I would also say there is a line that separates people and I think this goes to your point about war. People who feel like they're at war. Bernie Sanders has been saying this a revolution. Some people have interpreted that as a nice line, good rally. Of some people think they're revolutionaries. They take it literally. In the same way some tea partiers did, and continue to. That leads to extreme asures.
>> Condemned for the target language, so the left has a responsibility to do the very same thing.
>> Let me say this also. In terms of when you talk about tea parties and Ron Paul, right, those people didn't feel like we've got to make sure the Republican party wins in the end. Let me also say, they were very effective. They may not have helped the party as a partceed, but you can be sure the Ron Paul agenda moved through, and the tea party agenda, very much moved to the mainstream. So sometimes there is a difference between what will most effectively implant your I'd logical vision and what will win the party elections in the short-term. . It is possible that people most committed to Sanders' version are act anything some senserationally insofar as they think the implantation is overriding.
>> I think there is a serious question, the democratic party should grapple with more Bradley. We've seen it play out really since 2010, where essentially the ruling kind of majority of the Republican party ignored the needs and focus of the base, the people voting for them.
[4:33:34 PM]
The Democrats, I mean, you can watch kind of Hillary Clinton become in many ways, is she the chamber of commerce candidate of 2016. Potentially. Does that put her and others who support her --
>> There is a danger of that division opening up in the dooep party.
>>> Still to come, continued fallout over "The New York Times" piece how trump treats women, now his daughter weighing
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:28 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: msnbc right now
Can we pull the commentary segment right now on msnbc? Talking about the DNC and the relationship between the DNC and the Clinton campaign
With rush transcript please once it wraps up.
Christina Freundlich
DNC Deputy National Press Secretary
314-302-0602


Hey, Gents.
Sam and I are working on a story for next week's issue about where the Democrats go next after we all felt the Bern. Is it possible that we can get the Chair for an interview? We could do in person or by phone-whatever is easiest for her. We've seen him-and his supporters-move the Party in a pretty significant way that could have re-allignment issues for a generation. The story will be a significant part of next week's magazine (read between the lines), which goes to print on Wednesday of next week.
Can we hop on the line to chat today?
Thanks,
Phil
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Philip Elliott
TIME
philip.elliott@time.com
202.861.4012 (d)
202.531.9208 (m)
@philip_elliott


I'm McGood with this. Luis/mark?
On May 9, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Helmstetter, TJ
> wrote:
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Happystate Democratic Party to Protest Trump-Ryan Tax Plans
Despite their personal disagreements, Donald Trump and Paul Ryan share an agenda. An agenda for the top 1% that harms ordinary Americans, an agenda that guts funding for women’s health and eliminates a woman’s right to choose, an agenda that puts our nation at risk, an agenda that is xenophobic and anti-immigrant, and an agenda that destroys our economy.
Tomorrow, the Happystate Democratic Party will hold a press conference to discuss how the Trump-Ryan tax plan does not hold up to scrutiny and would set back our economic recovery while harming American families. A group of Happystate residents will hold signs and chant. Photographers and camera crews encouraged to attend.
WHO:                    Happystate Democratic Party chairman Ronald McDonald
Happystate state Senator Grimace
Happystate single mom Birdie, who will discuss the impact of Trump-Ryan policies on her children
WHEN:                  TOMORROW (Wednesday), May 11, at 11AM EST
WHERE:                Fun Park
123 Main Street
Pleasanttown, Happystate
RSVP:                    Hamburgler@HappystateDems.org
###
TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8022 – desk
973.464.9224 – cell
HelmstetterT@DNC.org


--ANALYSIS -- ABC's RICK KLEIN: If it's over - and it is indeed over, for almost all intents and purposes - why is the Bern still being felt this intensely? Hillary Clinton's campaign expects to lose Tuesday's West Virginia primary handily, probably by a larger gap than it lost Indiana a week ago. Clinton won both of those states against Barack Obama back in 2008; it might be said that they like underdogs, but it can't be said that they won't vote for a Clinton. Clinton didn't contest those states with advertising, and her coal comments surely hurt her in West Virginia. But going dark was her choice, just as her campaign is deciding to start advertising again in primary races, in Kentucky. Then there are new Quinnipiac polling numbers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida - showing tight Trump-Clinton contests in each, and Sanders a slightly better matchup for Democrats. Clinton may be ready to move on to the general election, but Democratic Party voters aren't quite there yet.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


Watch here
From: "Vinocur, Claire"
>
Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:51 PM
To: Comm_D
>
Subject: Video request: Katrina Pierson on CNN now
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From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 12:30 PM
To: Walker, Eric; Garcia, Walter
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark; RR2; Ryan Banfill (ryban1001@gmail.com)
Subject: FOR REVIEW: Statement on Older Americans Month
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2016
Contact - DNC Press 202-863-8148
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz's Statement on Older Americans Month
Washington, DC - In recognition of Older Americans Month, which begins today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement:
"Simply put, seniors are an incredibly important part of our country, and that's precisely why the Democratic Party has always stood with them. By championing the Social Security Act, Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act of 1965, and the Affordable Care Act, the Democratic Party has a long and extensive history of advocating for the protections and retirement security that seniors deserve. In my capacity as a member of Congress who represents many South Florida retired and older Americans, I have been proud to carry on that tradition by fighting for seniors' health care and economic security day after day. Let there be no doubt: at a time when far too many of my Republican counterparts want to slash critical programs that seniors depend on, the Democratic Party will continue to be a champion for advocate for the dignity older Americans have earned through a lifetime of hard work." not just during the month of May, but every month of the year."
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Walter Garcia
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Email: GarciaW@dnc.org
Twitter: @WalterGarcia231


Got it-protestors still not here yet.
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Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:19 AM
To: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: I left my phone in office so just grab me whenever
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202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


RAC is fine – do you think you could weigh in quickly before Shabbos? Want to work on this a little over the weekend. Sorry for the late notice. Thanks
From: Steven Paikowsky
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 3:51 PM
To: Weinberg, Aaron
Cc: Sarah Arkin; Walker, Eric; Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Banfill, Ryan
Subject: Re: response to anti-semitism against jewish reporters by trump supporters
agreed
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Weinberg, Aaron
> wrote:
Yes, I will take a look after Shabbat. Might we want to consider including the RAC too?
Aaron
Aaron Weinberg
Director of Jewish Engagement
Democratic National Committee
Cell: 847.848.2968
-Sent from my iPhone
On May 20, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Sarah Arkin
> wrote:
Yes. Will look over the weekend
Sent from my iPhone
On May 20, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
Hey everyone – there’s been a lot of press on this and I think there’s an opportunity for us to weigh in.
Bit late in the day for this, so I’d like to roll this out on Monday. Want to get thoughts from this group first, then I will take to ADL / NJDC / Bend the Arc
Thanks – let me know.
DNC Chair, Jewish Community Leaders Denounce Anti-Semitic Vitriol Against Jewish Reporters in 2016 campaign
Today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined with Jewish community leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, the National Jewish Democratic Council, and Bend the Arc to denounce anti-Semitic vitriol against Jewish reporters in the 2016 campaign.
Throughout the 2016 campaign, journalists reporting on Donald Trump’s candidacy have been met with hatred and vitriol inspired by the Republican nominee.  In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently reported on Trump’s inspiring of white supremacists in a story titled: “White Nationalists See Advancement Through Donald Trump’s Candidacy
.” Whether it’s Trump’s campaign manager assaulting a female reporter, or Donald Trump commanding the crowd to direct their anger towards the press during his rallies, it’s clear Trump’s supporters derive this kind of violent behavior and extreme rhetoric towards the press from the man standing behind the podium.
Furthermore, the Trump camp has shown no remorse or sympathy for reporters who are subjected to abuse by Trump supporters. When GQ reporter Julia Ioffe received
hateful messages in response to a profile she penned about Melania Trump, Ms. Trump blamed the reporter, saying she “provoked
” the anti-Semitic abuse. Mr. Trump declined
to denounce the followers who flooded that reporter with invective, saying he had “no message,” for them. According to Politico, Jewish leaders on both sides of the aisle were dismayed by Trump’s refusal to combat
Yesterday, Robert Kagan wrote this in the Washington Post about the fascist threat posed by Trump’s candidacy
: “A mass political movement is thus a powerful and, to those who would oppose it, frightening weapon. When controlled and directed by a single leader, it can be aimed at whomever the leader chooses.”
Predictably, when Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times, tweeted out a passage from that op-ed, he was treated to similar anti-Semitic abuse
from Trump supporters.
This is unacceptable. Until Trump makes a forceful denouncement of the anti-Semitic vitriol his supporters have directed at Jews and Jewish reporters, he is condoning his followers’ comments.
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


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From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:13 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: HRC on CNN at 1pm today
*         EgyptAir, terror possible, reminder of loss in battle against terror, what is your message / what is response?
o   It does appear that it was an act of terrorism, investigation will have to determine how
o   Shines a bright light on threats we face from terror groups
o   Reinforces need for smart, steady, American leadership, working with allies/partners
o   We have to have a concerted effort, bring domestic resources, airport security, world depends upon air travel
o   Fight against ISIS in Syria/Iraq needs to be intensified, along line of plan I've been outlining for months
*         Criticism that threat is growing under Obama, are things worse now?
o   We have to take historic view, we've been able to defeat al Qaeda in large measure, which was responsible for worst attacks
o   We have to deal with threats as they come, but we've succeeded in making it harder for them to operate from stronghold
o   We need to work closely with Europe and convince them to do more, we were in constant dialogue with them while I was SecState
o   We have to put everything we can toward goal of defeating ISIS
*         How do you fight perception that we're weak?
o   Trump says a lot of things that are provocative, that make important task of defeating terrorism more difficult, like his plan to bar all Muslims, some of whom are among our strongest allies in this fight
*         But Trump message resonates, Comey said he can't vet
o   He has said all Muslims-Nobel prize winners, entertainers, sports stars, new London mayor
o   Trump said he'd make an exception-whole approach is wrongheaded
o   Trump has attacked our ally, Great Britain, praised NK dictator, said we should pull out of NATO, said more countries should have nukes
o   Unpredictable and dangerous rhetoric
o   We have been effective in taking out ISIS leadership, going after funding, we've taken back Ramadi
*         Do you think Trump is qualified to be president
o   No I do not. [first time she's said it. this was 100% preplanned and came off as such]
o   Whether it is [all FP rhetoric], his statements are dangerous and so are the consequences of his policies.
o   We have seen how Trump is essentially being used as a recruiter for the cause of terrorism
o   This isn't just him saying things off the cuff, it's a pattern that has gone on for months
o   I was part of OBL raid decision-those decisions had to be carefully parsed
o   We need steadiness as well as strength and smarts
*         Trump couldn't make OBL raid decision?
o   He could, but perhaps on evidence that wasn't clear
*         If you're the nominee
o   It's done, there's no way I won't be
o   [on NV] what I saw was disturbing
o   I'm confident we'll be unified from experience, I went all the way back in '08
o   Just as I did with Obama, when it was much closer, I withdrew and endorsed Obama
o   Our differences pale in comparison to nominee of Republican party
*         Why don't you reach out directly to Sanders, he says it's your job to do the unification?
o   I've said many times to his supporters what I just said to you
o   I will do my part, but Sanders needs to do his part
o   We went to Unity NH together, spoke together, reached out to each other's supporters
o   Sanders said the other day he'd do everything possible to defeat Trump
o   The threat he poses is so dramatic to our democracy, our economy
*         Direct conversations with Sanders?
o   He knows what I'm saying
*         Sanders VP, any chance?
o   I'm not going to get into that, that's something down the road
o   I think what brings us together is Trump
o   [is he in consideration] I'm not going to answer that
*         Trump said he'd get heavily personal with you and your husband, you said you wouldn't go there, but that's what Jeb Bush, others said
o   Not concerned, people can judge his campaign for what it is
o   I'm not running against him so much as for the future of this country
o   I'm confident we'll lay out my record of accomplishments, my ideas, my vision, that's the campaign I intend to run
*         But Trump way is working, took out field
o   I've gotten 2 million votes
o   His opponents couldn't criticize him because they agreed with him on most issues-they all want to criminalize abortion
o   If you pick a fight with a bully, you'll be pulled down to their level
o   [but at some point you have to stand up to a bully] that's what this campaign is doing
o   It's not about me, it's about what he says about other people-women, immigrants, muslims, a reporter with disabilities
o   I'm going after him on divisive and dangerous statements
*         Do you ever feel compelled to defend your honor or that of your husband?
o   No, that's exactly what he's fishing for
*         Future of party, where does it end up?
o   We are going to come together
o   Doesn't mean we won't have vigorous discussion and debate
o   We'll have a great convention in Philadelphia and then take the case to Nov
o   Trump fails all three tests presidents need to pass
*         When you started this campaign, you talked about grandchild and mother. What do you think when you think about your inspiration, you've never faced an opponent like Trump, what advice?
o   Everyone gets knocked around, the real test is getting back up
o   Mother's life much harder than mine
o   At stake is are we going to reconfirm the promise of America
o
From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 1:43 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: HRC on CNN at 1pm today
About to happen. Thanks!
From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:18 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: HRC on CNN at 1pm today
h/t Hendricks


For Planning Purposes Only
May 4, 2016
Contact: Matt Farrauto - 505-235-0419
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
TOMORROW, May 5 at 11:00 AM ET: Press Call  with Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan and  NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer Discussing the Dangerous Trump-Christie Education Agenda
Governor Christie won't be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week this week. His education agenda has been marked by severe cuts to state aid for education, reneging on state pension payments and repeatedly attacking teachers and teachers' unions. Now, he is campaigning for Donald Trump, who shares the similar ideas for shaping our children's future.
Tomorrow,  Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan and  NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer will hold a media call at 11 AM to discuss the Trump-Christie agenda and its hostility toward educators.
WHO:  Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan and  NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer
WHAT: Press call on the Trump-Christie education agenda, in light of Teacher Appreciation Week
WHEN: TOMORROW, May 5 at 11 AM
Please RSVP to weis@dnc.org
for dial-in information
###


Hi David,
Do you want to do the post-Super Tuesday recap segment tomorrow on NTN24 (Spanish) at 8AM with Diana Castaneda? Let me know and I’ll lock it in and connect you two
Pablo
On Apr 26, 2016, at 5:40 PM, david@ferreirastrategies.com
wrote:
Sure.  I follow the elections and can talk generally about them, but my core competency is economic policy.  Feel free to utilize me if you think I’m the right fit for an interview.  Happy to do what I can for the Party and to support the President.
Here are some clips of past interviews -
Discussion on ACA and Small Businesses

Small Minority Businesses Hit by Recession

What’s Next After Obama’s Speech to Wall Street

From: "Manriquez, Pablo"
>
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 5:08 PM
To: David Ferreira
>
Cc: Luis Miranda
>
Subject: Re: Connecting you...
Great, thanks guys!  David - For awareness, right now we’re booking lots of strategists on CNBC and Fox Biz if you’re up for that. Spanish-language side there’s a lot we can do too. Let me see what comes up next week!
Pablo
On Apr 26, 2016, at 5:05 PM, david@ferreirastrategies.com
wrote:
Hello Pablo and thanks for the referral Luis.
I'm a general economic/business issues consultant formerly VP of GR at the Hispanic Chamber where I built that department from scratch.
Solid Dem and big ACA supporter.  I'm good in English and Spanish.  Also, I'm quite decent at point-counterpoint interviews where policy is involved.
Happy to help should you need me.
D.
202.494.6098 cell
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 26, 2016, at 4:59 PM, Miranda, Luis
> wrote:
Pablo, meet David. David meet Pablo. Pablo is our lead booker at the DNC and we’ve been getting more requests from the business channels so I suggested to him that we should put you in the rotation. Pablo, below is David’s bio.
David D. Ferreira is the founder and principal of Ferreira Strategies LLC, a full service government relations firm based in Washington, DC. Mr. Ferreira is an accomplished government affairs and legislative policy specialist with over 15 years of expertise in public policy advocacy as well as federal appropriations, infrastructure authorizations, and legislative and political process/strategy.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Ferreira was Vice President for Government Relations at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity, Mr. Ferreira oversaw all areas of government relations: policy formulation and advocacy, drafting and managing legislation, communications with Congress and government agencies, and successfully securing federal appropriations for the organization.
Over the years, Mr. Ferreira has served as a regular commentator on public policy and legislative issues with frequent appearances on outlets like NPR, Wall Street Journal, AP, Routers, CNN, Univision and Telemundo. Mr. Ferreira also helped negotiate and manage the 2008 Democratic Presidential Debate in Las Vegas NV.
Prior to joining the USHCC in 2006, Mr. Ferreira was a Senior Advisor and Legislative Director for Congressman Joe Baca (D-CA). In this role, he successfully directed the Congressman’s efforts on his priority legislative projects and secured federal resources for the Congressional District through federal appropriations and authorizations.
Mr. Ferreira was also a White House appointee in the Clinton Administration, serving as Special Assistant for budget and appropriations to the Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this capacity he was responsible for aiding the CFO on appropriations and budget, and Congressional. These duties included aiding in the overall formulation of the DOE budget, the appeal of the OMB passback, and the process of external coordination with House Appropriations Committee staff.
Prior to his appointment in the Clinton Administration, Mr. Ferreira served as Legislative Assistant for appropriations to former Congressman Esteban Torres, a senior appropriator and the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Operations subcommittee.
In his personal capacity, Mr. Ferreira was involved with then Senator Obama’s presidential campaign. As an early supporter, he was also a founding member and leader within Latinos for Obama. Mr. Ferreira worked closely with the campaign, field, political and policy staffs to provide knowledge and expertise on Hispanic and small business issues. Those efforts stretched into aiding the Presidential Transition Team on issues related to small business and financial services.
In previous campaign cycles Mr. Ferreira has served as a GOTV consultant for the Democratic National Committee, was a founding member of Latinos for Dean, and has been involved in many other campaigns.
A native of Puerto Rico, Mr. Ferreira received his Bachelors degree of International Affairs from the George Washington University. He was a founding board member of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association, and is a member of various civic groups.
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC
Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: pablo@dnc.org
web: democrats.org
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


He's doubling down on the women's card. Says the only thing Clinton has going for her is that she's a woman and complains she's always talking about the woman card.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 28, 2016, at 07:20, Polson, Jonathan
> wrote:
Watch here
From: Kauffman, Nathan
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:48 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video request: trump on TODAY at 7
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump
)
4/28/16, 6:47 AM
I will be interviewed on the @TODAYshow
at 7:00 A.M. this morning. Enjoy!
Download
the Twitter app
Sent from my iPhone


Dole alone in not shunning GOP convention
By Ben Kamisar
Only one former Republican presidential nominee is slated to attend this summer's GOP convention, leaving the party with few elders to preach unity around presumptive nominee Donald Trump
.
Bob Dole, the party's 1996 nominee who lost to President Bill Clinton
, has confirmed he expects to attend the convention. His law firm Alston & Bird plans to hold a reception at the event.
ADVERTISEMENT
Both George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush announced Wednesday night that they would not attend the Cleveland convention, while Sen. John McCain
(R-Ariz.) revealed weeks ago he will skip it.
Aides to Mitt Romney confirmed to The Hill on Thursday that he too would not attend.
The lack of former nominees reflects the divisions between establishment party leaders and Trump, who Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus referred to Tuesday as the party's "presumptive nominee."
"It sends the message that there's a split in the Republican Party at the highest levels on their disapproval for Trump. That isn't helpful for enthusiasm," GOP strategist Ron Bonjean said.
"It's very clear that this is because they disagree with Trump on his policies and politics, and they don't want to be associated with him either for political or legacy reasons."
Trump has certainly not played nice with the three most recent nominees. He warred with Romney earlier this year after the 2012 GOP nominee bashed Trump in a speech.
Last summer, he mocked McCain's war hero status. And earlier this year, he blamed George W. Bush for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
While an aide to George H.W. Bush noted that the former president's mobility issues would prevent him from attending, other aides didn't specifically elaborate on why the former candidates wouldn't be traveling to Cleveland.
Romney's absence breaks a long trend of former nominees handing the torch off to the party's new standard bearer.
The the most recent previous nominee has spoken to the convention audience in each of the last five conventions.
The only one not to attend personally was President Bush in 2008, as he was in the midst of responding to Hurricane Gustav.
TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8022 - desk
973.464.9224 - cell
HelmstetterT@DNC.org


Luis and Walker,
Attached you'll find a memo on the coverage that we've gotten vis-à-vis the Texas Dems press call that I helped with earlier today.
Have asked Video Team to look for clips, so if they find any, I'll make sure to include in an updated version tomorrow.
Thx!
--
Walter Garcia
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
GarciaW@dnc.org
@WalterGarcia231
[SigDems]


just bashing the hell out of trump. about 3-4 mins ago


Start by sending them this:
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
DNC Statement on Nevada Democratic Party Letter
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz today issued the following statement on a letter from the Nevada Democratic Party regarding threatening and violent behavior among some participants around their state party convention this weekend:
“We are deeply concerned about the troubling details laid out in the letter from the Nevada Democratic Party. We will be reaching out to the leadership of both of our campaigns to ask them to stand with the Democratic Party in denouncing and taking steps to prevent the type of behavior on display over the weekend in Las Vegas. Our democracy is undermined any time threats, intimidation, physical violence or damage to property are present. If there are legitimate concerns, they must be addressed in an orderly, civil and peaceful manner.
“The rules governing the Democratic Party delegate selection process have been in place for decades and the specific procedures for this cycle were agreed upon in 2014. In Nevada on Saturday, the state party’s credentials committee was made up of an equal number of members representing both campaigns. That’s a testament to our party’s fundamental belief in being inclusive, open to the public, and transparent. The process for nominating a Democratic Presidential candidate is not something taken lightly, it is a four-year endeavor that is closely scrutinized and determined in public forums, just as it has been in past election cycles. There is no excuse for what happened in Nevada, and it is incumbent upon all of us in positions of leadership to speak out.”
###
________________________________
From: Davis, Marilyn
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 7:02 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Patrice Taylor; Pratt Wiley
Subject: Fwd: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call - AGENDA
Hi all,
Do we have talking points that we can share with the Caucus and Council chairs?
Please advise.
Marilyn D. Davis
National Director of Community Engagement
Democratic National Convention
M: 609-218-3254
Twitter: @marilynddavis
Facebook.com/marilynddavis
Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Scott, Jillian"
>
Date: May 17, 2016 at 4:52:35 PM EDT
To: Bel Leong-Hong
>
Cc: "Davis, Marilyn"
>, Pratt Wiley
>
Subject: RE: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call  - AGENDA
Thank you for your question Bel. We are working on reaching out to the appropriate staff to answer your question and will circle back. Talk to you @ 6PM. Thank you again.
Jillian
From: Bel Leong-Hong
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:14 PM
To: Scott, Jillian; Earl Fowlkes; iymartinez@prodigy.net
; Virgie M Rollins; lottiehs@yahoo.com
Cc: Davis, Marilyn; Thompson, Dejuana; Gregory Hinton; Gomez, Bridgette; Khan, Ali; Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Pratt Wiley; Bel Leong-Hong
Subject: RE: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call - AGENDA
Jillian, could we talk about the violence that arose last night at the Nevada convention?  The death threats to Nevada Party Chair and to her family, and the threat of violence at the convention is concerning….
Thank you for your support!
Bel Leong-Hong
Chair, DNC AAPI Caucus
DNC Executive Committee
bel@kaiglobal.com
bel@asianamdems.org
301-948-1682
(cell)  240 401 2572
From: Scott, Jillian
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 2:47 PM
To: Earl Fowlkes
>; Bel Leong-Hong
>; iymartinez@prodigy.net
; Virgie M Rollins
>; lottiehs@yahoo.com
Cc: Davis, Marilyn
>; Thompson, Dejuana
>; Gregory Hinton
>; Gomez, Bridgette
>; Khan, Ali
>; Miranda, Luis
>; Palermo, Rachel
>; Pratt Wiley
>
Subject: RE: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call - AGENDA
DNC Caucus Chair’s Conference Call today @ 6PM-6:30PM
AGENDA
1.  Introduction – Marilyn Davis
2.  Voter Protection Update – Pratt Wiley
3.  Convention Caucus Agenda Update
4.  Communications messaging update – Luis Miranda
5.  Political Update Ali Khan
6.  DNC Updates – Marilyn Davis
*   CE Events
7.  Introduction of New CE team members
*   Dejuana Thompson, National Deputy Director of Community Engagement
*   Bridget Gomez, Hispanic Outreach Director
1.  Closing Remarks – Marilyn Davis
From: Scott, Jillian
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:34 PM
To: Earl Fowlkes; 'bel@kaiglobal.com
'; 'iymartinez@prodigy.net
'; 'Virgie M Rollins'; 'lottiehs@yahoo.com
'
Cc: Davis, Marilyn; Thompson, Dejuana; Gregory Hinton; Gomez, Bridgette; Khan, Ali; Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Pratt Wiley
Subject: RE: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call
Friendly Reminder about the call today @ 6PM (eastern time).
Good Afternoon Caucus Chairs,
I am sending a friendly reminder about our conference call today, Tuesday, May 17th @ 6PM-6:30PM eastern time.  Please find the conference call number below. The agenda is forthcoming . If there are any issues, comments, and/or concerns that you want us to address during this call please send them my way.
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,
Jillian Scott
201-696-2695
Conference Call Information:
866-810-8093 / Code: 816-697-0275
From: Scott, Jillian
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 12:37 PM
To: Earl Fowlkes; 'bel@kaiglobal.com
'; 'iymartinez@prodigy.net
'; 'Virgie M Rollins'; 'lottiehs@yahoo.com
'
Cc: Davis, Marilyn; Thompson, Dejuana; Gregory Hinton
Subject: RE: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call
Reminder email. Thank you all.
From: Scott, Jillian
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 3:34 PM
To: Earl Fowlkes; 'bel@kaiglobal.com
'; 'iymartinez@prodigy.net
'; 'Virgie M Rollins'; 'lottiehs@yahoo.com
'
Cc: Davis, Marilyn; Thompson, Dejuana; Gregory Hinton
Subject: DNC Caucus Chair's Conference Call
Good Afternoon Caucus Chairs,
I am sending a friendly reminder about our next conference call on Tuesday, May 17th @ 6PM-6:30PM eastern time.  Please find the conference call number and the conference call  kick-off email regarding these calls below.  As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,
Jillian Scott
Conference Call Information:
866-810-8093 / Code: 816-697-0275
DNC Caucus Chair’s Conference Calls:
Your monthly conference call will kick-off on Tuesday, April 12th @ 6PM – 6:30PM eastern time, and will be every 3rd Tuesday of the month @
6PM – 6:30PM eastern time moving forward. The conference call details are below. Thank you all again,  Have a wonderful weekend.
Conference Call Information:
866-810-8093 / Code: 816-697-0275
Jillian Scott
Democratic National Committee
Scottj@dnc.org
202-863-8105


Thanks Mark. Adding some others who may be able to help answer the questions highlighted below.
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:03 AM
To: Walker, Eric
Subject: Fwd: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
Can you get back to Anita?
See her questions below.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Kumar, Anita"
>
Date: May 2, 2016 at 10:01:54 AM EDT
To: "Paustenbach, Mark"
>
Subject: Re: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
I know you're swamped but I'm going to be writing something soon -- and I wanted to know if you had any info for me?
Did joint fundraising committees exist before 2008?
Did others do them besides candidate Obama in 2008?
Any ideas how much money the previous committees have raised?
Is this an early start for you all this cycle?
Can you send me a copy of the letter you sent to the Sanders campaign?
On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Kumar, Anita
> wrote:
I'm looking for a copy of the letter you all sent to the Sanders campaign in response to his letter?
What's the ETA on my other questions.
Thanks!
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
Statement:
"The DNC offered to engage in the same joint fundraising efforts with all the major presidential candidates early in the cycle and we welcome the efforts of the candidates to help raise money for the DNC and state parties now to ensure we can build out the infrastructure to win in November." - Mark Paustenbach, DNC Press Secretary
On Background/Please Paraphrase:
First, the committees are not new. As I mentioned, the party set up joint fundraising committees with presidential candidates in 2008 and 2012.
Also, from our conversation, the money from the committees is used for critical investments in infrastructure, maintaining the DNC's national voter file, and bolstering our research, communications and digital capabilities, all of which will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November and help strengthen state parties across the country. You can find some of our efforts in the overview of our Democratic Victory Task Force report
that came out in November 2015.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
--
Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017
(office)
202-304-9868
(cell)
akumar@mcclatchydc.com
Twitter: @anitakumar01
--
Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017 (office)
202-304-9868 (cell)
akumar@mcclatchydc.com
Twitter: @anitakumar01


DAILY VIDEO UPDATE – 4/25/16
RNC
Interview: 4/24/2016: WFOR (CBS) - Miami, FL Sean Spicer sat down for an interview with Jim DeFede for Facing South Florida. In the interview, Spicer criticized Roger Stone’s comments about targeting delegates at the Republican Convention. [Part One
, Part Two
]
TED CRUZ
Commentary:4/25/2016: KMPH-FRES (FOX) - Fresno, CA reported on Sen. Ted Cruz and on Gov. John Kasich teaming up against Donald Trump to halt him from earning the GOP nomination. [Watch
]
4/25/2016: KKTV (CBS) - Colorado Springs, CO reported that Sen. Ted Cruz is telling his supporters in Oregon and New Mexico to support Gov. John Kasich. They have recently decided to team up to prevent Donald Trump from getting enough delegates to secure the nomination. [Watch
]
4/25/2016: WESH (NBC) - Orlando, FL reported that Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich are coordinating efforts to deny Donald Trump from securing a majority of delegates before the Republican Convention. [Watch
]
NIKKI HALEY
Commentary: 04/22/2016: WCSC (CBS) - Charleston, SC reported that Gov. Nikki Haley will testify before a congressional homeland security committee next week about the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees. [Watch
]
JOHN KASICH
Commentary: 4/24/2016: WBBM (CBS) - Chicago, IL reported that Gov. John Kasich is vetting potential vice president candidates. [Watch
]
4/25/2016: WESH (NBC) - Orlando, FL reported that Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich are coordinating efforts to deny Donald Trump from securing a majority of delegates before the Republican Convention. [Watch
]
RICK SCOTT
Commentary: 4/24/2016: Bay News 9 - Tampa Bay, FL reported that Gov. Rick Scott is telling Florida’s delegates to stay loyal to Donald Trump. [Watch
]
4/22/2016: WFTX (CBS) – Fort Myers, FL reported that when asked whether Gov. Rick Scott would support a bathroom bill in Florida, a spokesperson said Scott would review any legislation that passed his desk but is opposed to discrimination. [Watch
]
4/22/2016: WOFL (FOX) - Orlando, FL reported that the Florida Supreme Court suspended a law that requires women to wait 24-hours before receiving an abortion as it considers the lawsuit. Gov. Rick Scott signed the law last year. [WOFL
]
DONALD TRUMP
Commentary: 4/22/2016 KKCO (NBC) - Grand Junction, CO reported that Donald Trump responded to Sen. Ted Cruz’s and Gov. John Kasich’s recent decision to join forces to prevent him from getting enough delegates. [Watch
]
4/24/2016: WPLG (ABC) - Miami, FL the panel on This Week in South Florida discussed Paul Manafort’s comments that Donald Trump’s campaign so far has been an act. [Watch
]
4/25/2016: Central Florida News 13 - Orlando, FL reported that Donald Trump is accusing Sen. Ted Cruz of bribing delegates in Florida. [Watch
]
4/25/2016: CLTV - Chicago, IL reported that Donald Trump lashed out on twitter about the collaboration between Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich, but he said it just showed how weak their campaigns are compared to his. Trump also rejects to call to be more presidential because he says that would be too easy. [Watch
]


This hit earlier today but want to do anything here? he sounds like a complete moron.
From: Roberts, Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:25 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: WSJ: Highlights of Donald Trump’s Interview on Taxes, Debt and the Fed
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?


Thank you Courtney!
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> wrote:
Hi all,
Primaries are being held in Kentucky and Oregon today, and we wanted to share with you and your teams some topline information on their Delegate Selection processes.  On our side, there are 116 pledged delegates up for grabs today.  Below, please find a brief summary of the process; attached you will find the internal fact sheets for Kentucky and Oregon.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions!
KENTUCKY (Primary)
Polls open at 6 am EDT/CDT and close at 6 pm EDT/CDT.
Results can be found here:
There are a total of 55 pledged delegates that will be allocated proportionally based on Tuesday’s results.  A 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to received pledged delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.
The delegate breakdown is:
District-Level-37 delegates
PLEO-6 delegates
At-Large-12 delegates
In addition to the 55 pledged delegates, there are 5 unpledged delegates from Kentucky.
Republican Process
All 46 of Kentucky's delegates to the Republican National Convention are bound to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the March 5, 2016 Kentucky Presidential Caucuses.
The 46 delegates to the National Convention are to be allocated proportionally among those candidates receiving 5% or more of the statewide caucus vote.  The proportional delegate allocation shall be rounded to the nearest whole delegate. In the event that a delegate is unallocated due to mathematical rounding, the unallocated delegate vote shall be cast in favor of the candidate closest to the rounding threshold. In the event that delegates are over-allocated due to mathematical rounding, the over-allocated delegate shall be removed from the candidate furthest from the rounding threshold.
OREGON (Primary)
Oregon is 100% vote by mail.  Ballots must be received by 8:00pm PDT Election day.
Results can be found here-
Democratic Process
There are a total of 61 pledged delegates that will be allocated proportionally based on today’s results.  A 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to received pledged delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.
The delegate breakdown is:
District Level-41 delegates
PLEO- 7 delegates
At-Large-13 delegates
District level delegates are allocated based on the results in each Congressional District. The PLEO and At-Large delegates are allocated based on the statewide results.
In addition to the 61 pledged delegates, there are 13 unpledged delegates from Oregon.
Republican Process
All 28 of Oregon's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Presidential Primary. 28 (15 district, 10 at-large, 0 bonus, plus 3 party leader) delegates to the National Convention are to be bound to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Oregon's Republican Party, will attend the convention as bound delegates by virtue of their position.
This is a vote by mail primary. State election officials will be mailing ballots out to registered voters before the election; the voter has until 8 PM local time on the date of the Primary to return the completed ballot to either the county election office or a designated drop site -- postmarks do not count.


Here is the updated studio log. Please refer to the tabs for the breakdowns. Also please note that this probably doesn’t actually include everything, since not everything makes it into my calendar. But for 2016 at least this is everything I have in my calendar. Thanks!
MM
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Mitch Malasky
Media Center Director
202 314 2259
malasky@dnc.org
From: "Palermo, Rachel"
>
Date: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 2:17 PM
To: Mitch Malasky
>
Subject: RE: Question on studio upgrade memo
Thanks. Adding Luis on here so just send it directly to us!
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Malasky, Mitch
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:17 PM
To: Palermo, Rachel
Subject: Re: Question on studio upgrade memo
I have one for 2015 which I can send when I get back from lunch. I can also update it to include 2016, should be able to do that by the end of the day. Thanks!
Mm
Sent from a mobile phone. Please excuse any typos
On Apr 25, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Palermo, Rachel
> wrote:
Can you send us the breakdown of who uses the studio between DNC, DCCC, and DSCC? We want to include that in our note to Amy and Lindsey.
Rachel
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Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041


Confirmed by the OC GOP he won't be there.
You scared him off, Walter.
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:55 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: EVENT UPDATE: RNC Chairman in OC tomorrow -- might not be happening after all
Well now......LAT hit got placed regardless! Hooray! As Claire mentioned, he's going to be there in spirit still.
Orange County Democrats to GOP: Bring it on
By SEEMA MEHTA
, LOS ANGELES TIMES
As national Republicans leaders prepare to open a training office in Orange County on Wednesday, Democrats are responding by noting that the one-time GOP stronghold is no longer the bastion of California conservatism it once was.
Republicans still hold an 8-point advantage over Democrats in the percentage of registered voters in the county, but that lead is about one-third what it was in 1992. And since Donald Trump
became a force in the presidential contest, twice as many Democrats have registered to vote than Republicans, according to the Democratic Party of Orange County.
"Although our local party has worked hard to make significant inroads with targeted registration programs the past several years, the truth is, Donald Trump has become our best marketing tool," said party Chairman Henry Vandermeir. "He's insulted pretty much every constituency in this county, which has helped drive Democratic registration to new highs."
Vandermeir made the comments on the eve of the opening of a Republican Leadership Initiative office in Stanton. The initiative was formed in 2015 to recruit and train field staffers to supplement party get-out-the-vote efforts in key states and has so far trained nearly 3,000 fellows.
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:02 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: EVENT UPDATE: RNC Chairman in OC tomorrow -- might not be happening after all
Just got off phone with CA reporter, who said that OC GOP Chairman told him Priebus' trip to OC was no longer happening.
Will look to get additional confirmation.


Outgoing call to +1 (773) 744-5699 (Other)
Duration: 11 Minutes 32 Seconds
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Microsoft Lync


This should actually be on dnc clips. It's an urgent request. Thanks!
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[DNC]
Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
PalermoR@dnc.org
202-863-8041
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 6:47 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: VIDEO REQUEST: CNN
Can I get the full segment on the forensic analyst saying Trump is definitely the voice on the phone and put on YouTube as Rapid Response?
Thanks,
Mark
CNN - U.S. Cable
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CNN 05/13/2016 04:05:02 PM: ...and never shy about sharing their opinions. dana bash, thank you so much. >>> i want to zero in on the recorded phone calls with "people" magazine, the voice inflection and the tone. a lot of people say it sounds like donald trump but the businessman, you just heard it, he insists it is not. drew griffin looked into this recorded call. drew, what have you learned? >> john, if this is not him, an audio expert we talked to this afternoon said it's a masterful job of sounding almost exactly like him. the fact is, the secret public relations man in donald trump's past may have never been a real secret. the ream amazing story of donald trump's old spokesman may be that it's been such an open secret for so long that it's hard to believe that anyone is still questioning it. >> what is your name? >> john miller. >> it was back in the 1980s when the flashy new york native needed to get news out. the newspaper reports it was common knowledge among new york reporters that trump just assumed a different name and handled the media calls himself, like this call from reporter sue at "people" magazine concerning his breakup with marla maples. >> what kind of comment is that? >> well, it just that he really decided that he wasn't -- he didn't want to make a commit. that he is coming out of a marriage and he thought it was too soon to make any commitment. >> so what is going to happen with she being asked to lea o is she going to be allowed to stay? >> well, he treats everybody well, you know, you don't know him. have you met him? >> yes. >> he's a good guy. he doesn't have a lot of options and frankly he gets called by everybody. he gets called by everybody in the book in terms of women. >> reporter: if that john miller sounds like trump, it's because audio forensic expert tom owen says, in his opinion, it is. >> i can conclude with a fair degree of scientific certainty that it is donald trump's voice. >> and then in the 1990s on ""larry king live,"" he couldn't use his bio metric analysis that he says would be absolutely certain, but based on pitch, tone, cadence and expertise, john miller and donald trump are one in the same. >> yes, it's my opinion that it's donald trump's voice. >> reporter: and admitted under oath in a 1990 court testimony, "i believe on occasion i've used that name." trump was confronted with the taped phone call and "the washington post" story on friday's "today" show. >> no, i don't think -- i don't know anything about it. you're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all. i have many, many people trying to imitate my voice and you can imagine that and this sounds like one of the scams, one of the many scams. it doesn't sound like me. >> john, why would he use fake names and fake public relations spokespersons in the first place? it was a way to deliver his tough positions on real estate deals, failures or even relationships without getting his hands dirty. and according to one trump biographer, it's a trick he may have learned from his dad fred trump who was also known in the new york real estate press as mr. green. john? >> one fewer spokesperson you have to hire, i suppose. drew griffin, thanks so much. >>> i want to talk more about this right now with political commentator amanda commentator ...
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


Full text here. This story does not make Bernie look good.
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Bernie Sanders’s Defiance Strains Ties With Top Democrats
·
By JEREMY W. PETERS and ALAN RAPPEPORT
MAY 18, 2016
WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders
’s relationship with the leadership of the Democratic Party and his colleagues on Capitol Hill was strained further on Wednesday as he and his campaign remained defiant over the way they say his success is being belittled and undermined by people in the party who are loyal toHillary Clinton
.
Whatever tolerance Democrats have for Mr. Sanders’s continuing his increasingly long-shot presidential bid was quickly evaporating, with some of his closest allies in the party suggesting his efforts to rein in his most unruly supporters was half-hearted.
“Bernie and I have known each other for a long time,” said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the minority leader and one of Mr. Sanders’ best friends in the Senate. “And I believe he is better than this.”
Vice President Joe Biden also weighed in, saying that while Mr. Sanders is “a good guy,” he needed “to be more aggressive in speaking out.”
The dispute centered around the Democratic state convention in Nevada over the weekend in which Mr. Sanders was denied the delegates he thought he had earned, a development that infuriated his supporters there and led some to throw chairs and later threaten the state party chairwoman.
The Democratic Party of Nevada pushed back against the Sanders campaign’s criticism that the process wrongly deprived him of delegates, saying that “simple math” dictated the outcome and that Mr. Sanders was simply outnumbered. “Bernie Sanders’s campaign was not organized,” the party said in a statement, noting that nearly 500 of his seats at the convention were vacant because his supporters had failed to show up.
National party leaders, such as the Democratic National Committee
chairwoman,Debbie Wasserman Schultz
, have also criticized how Mr. Sanders has handled the unrest in Nevada, adding to the frustration within his campaign.
Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager took to cable news on Wednesday to assail the party and Ms. Schultz.
“The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, it is clear almost from the get-go she has been working against Bernie Sanders — there’s no doubt about it, for personal reasons,” Jeff Weaver, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, said of Ms. Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC. “She has been the divider and not really provided leadership that the Democratic Party needs,” Mr. Weaver added.
Nowhere has the strain in the Democratic Party been more evident lately than in Mr. Sanders’s relationship with Mr. Reid. Few members of the Senate are closer to Mr. Sanders than Mr. Reid, who had tried to head off any confrontation by speaking personally with Mr. Sanders on Friday to stress the importance of not letting the state convention devolve into a messy fight over a handful of delegates.
“If you want the two damn delegates, you can have them,” Mr. Reid told Mr. Sanders, according to someone with firsthand knowledge of the discussions between the two senators. Though Mr. Reid has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, he has said that he believes Mr. Sanders has earned a right to remain in the race.
After the convention went awry, Mr. Reid and Mr. Sanders spoke again on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Reid expressed dismay that Mr. Sanders’s supporters had acted so belligerently. A member of his own staff was at the convention and feared for her own safety, Mr. Reid said. He also said that the way Sanders supporters had been harassing Roberta Lange, the state party chairwoman — filling her voice mail with threatening, obscene messages and showing up at her Las Vegas restaurant in protest — was over the line.
Mr. Sanders said he agreed and believed that the violence should be condemned. But when he released his statement on Tuesday night, which made only a passing reference to the violence at the convention, a perplexed Mr. Reid told his staff that he thought the gesture was “silly” and beneath Mr. Sanders, according to the person who spoke with Mr. Reid.
The two senators have not spoken since.
Mr. Sanders appeared to be taken somewhat by surprise at the way the Nevada melee was being portrayed, and how negatively it was reflecting on his campaign.
Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, Mr. Sanders’s lone endorser in the Senate, said in an interview that he had spoken with Mr. Sanders on Wednesday and that Mr. Sanders was forceful in his condemnation of the violence.
“He wants to make sure that everyone who asks the question knows the answer: that he 100 percent rejects that type of conduct,” Mr. Merkley said. “We have to step forward and say, totally unacceptable,” he added. “That is the exact opposite of what Trump did. Trump basically embraced violence, encouraged violence. That is a different story. That is the Republican story.”
Mr. Merkley said Mr. Sanders remained committed to staying in the race. Turning the pleas of party unity that some Democrats are making around, Mr. Merkley said that the rift in the party would only deepen if Mr. Sanders was driven from the race now.
“One of the reasons it is so important for him to stay in this race is that when we go to the convention and we’re building the bridge that brings everyone together, people have to feel like they were heard, that they were respected,” Mr. Merkley said.
“You can’t say to them, ‘Hey, we don’t want to hear your views,’ and shut the door on them, and then a month later open the door and say, ‘Hey, can you come in and help us out?’” he added. “He fully intends to go forward.”
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org
From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:40 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Flagging story

“If you want the two damn delegates, you can have them,” Mr. Reid told Mr. Sanders, according to someone with firsthand knowledge of the discussions between the two senators. Though Mr. Reid has endorsed Mrs. Clinton, he has said that he believes Mr. Sanders has earned a right to remain in the race
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Both events*
From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:27 PM
To: Kate Houghton; Bonosky, Garret; Walker, Eric; Miranda, Luis
Subject: DWS / Friday WHCA Schedule
FRIDAY WHCA EVENT SCHEDULE
6:30pm-6:55pm                                              Time/People Magazine Party
St. Regis Hotel
923 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
6:55pm-7:10pm                                  Drive to Embassy of Canada (15 minutes)
501 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
7:10pm-7:40pm                                  The Hill's WHCD Weekend Celebration
The Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
7:40pm                                                            Drive to Reagan National Airport
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
paustenbachm@dnc.org


Hi Yamiche, April tells me you guys haven't connected and I wanted to make sure you touched base with her since she should be the one to answer on anything for the convention since it's being coordinated in Philadelphia. April is available now.
________________________________
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:26 PM
To: yamiche.alcindor@nytimes.com
Cc: April Mellody; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Connecting you...
Hi Yamiche, I’m connecting you here with April who runs our convention communications team and can speak generally to security. However, as I said when we spoke on background, we won’t respond specifically to any particular claim or suggestion at this point. April’s number is 610-505-0382.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


From: Preston Maddock
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 3:29 PM
To: Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: Future Trump Voter 'Outraged' With His Life Choices
BuzzFeed
has a good catch today. In a softball talk radio interview recently, Pat Toomey said it was “outrageous” that his political opponents would associate him with Donald Trump. That’s about as logical as Donald Trump being offended that you’d assume his favorite color is gold.
But the best part is Toomey is “outraged” over something he’s doing himself. He’s defended the Donald against criticisms
; he said he “understands
” why Trump resonates; and over
and over
again, he’s said he will support Trump if he becomes the nominee.
In fact, literally 108 seconds
after Toomey called it “outrageous” to tie him to his party’s likely standard-bearer, he did it again
:
Asked what he thought about Trump being the nominee, Toomey said that the businessman’s odds were “improving” and that he would support him in his campaign against Clinton...“I intend to support the Republican nominee.”
BuzzFeed: Pat Toomey: “Outrageous” For Democratic Challenger To Tie Me To Trump
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said on Wednesday that it’s “outrageous” for his Democratic opponent Katie McGinty to tie him to Donald Trump.
Toomey, whose spot in the Senate is considered vulnerable, made the comment on the Dom Giordano Program after the host, imitating McGinty, said, “Well, it’s Pat Toomey and Donald Trump, that’s what we’re gonna run on, and that’s a bigotry ticket.”
“Yeah, that’s pretty outrageous actually,” Toomey replied. “But Dom, you know how this presidential race has been unfolding. I supported Marco Rubio. He was my first choice. I still think he’d have been a great president and a great candidate. As of yesterday, we were down to three guys standing and I voted for Ted Cruz.”
“They, you know, Katie McGinty may somehow try to tie me to Donald Trump. You know, fine. She can do whatever she’s gonna feel she need to do. But the fact is, she is in lockstep with Hillary Clinton. She actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything,” he said of his opponent, who became the Democratic nominee in the Senate race after defeating Joe Sestak in Tuesday’s primary.
Asked what he thought about Trump being the nominee, Toomey said that the businessman’s odds were “improving” and that he would support him in his campaign against Clinton.
“Well, look, you know, obviously, it looks like his odds have been improving recently,” Toomey said. “Yesterday was an amazing—I had a chance to go through the numbers outside of Pennsylvania. So he does not have this wrapped up yet and we could still have an open convention, but certainly he’s in a very strong position. And look, I’ve said all along, I intend to support the Republican nominee. Donald Trump was not my first choice. He wasn’t my second choice. But, you know, I don’t want to see Hillary Clinton take this country further to the left, to make the terrible policy of President Obama permanent, which she would tend to do.”
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Hundreds of Democrats Converge in Anchorage for State Democratic Party Convention
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Hundreds of Alaska democrats are converging in Anchorage this weekend for the state party convention to decide who will represent the state at the national convention in July.
The first day of the weekend-long event kicked off Friday at UAA Student Union.
The convention follows the democratic caucus where Bernie Sanders won 81 percent of the vote in the March.
Hillary Clinton captured 21 percent of delegates.
Jake Hamburg, communications director for Alaska Democratic Party, said among party business items delegates will discuss possible changes to the caucus process.
"We saw some people wanting to participate, but just couldn't access a caucus location so we're exploring some ideas of doing remote caucus participation, or absentee process or maybe even going to a presidential preference poll," Hamburg said.
Greg Smith, a delegate from Juneau said there's always room for improvement.
"I think there is a group of people that feel like the process, the nomination process maybe isn't fully open, fully fair," Smith said. "You have to be a registered democrat to participate in that caucus, you have to have been free from 9:30 until noon on the day of the caucus so you know people are working and there's discussions going on about is there way to improve that."
Hamburg said much like the caucus in March, there's a record turnout for the state convention.
"We've not seen a turnout a turnout like this for a state convention, I think certainly in recent memory if not ever," Hamburg said. "There's just a lot of enthusiasm this year and because we have presidential campaigns active in Alaska they are making sure their folks turn out to the state convention."
Wanda Smith, a delegate from Anchorage said she's seen some differences in the voters who have turned out this year in comparison with 2008.
"We have more younger people that are out, there are more issues they're fired up over the issues they would like to see changed or implemented, they're excited about getting even more younger people to vote on issues that concern them, they seem to be more interested in politics and reality of life and life's issues," Smith said.
537 of 539 elected delegates have registered to attend the convention.
On Saturday, delegates will participate in the presidential fan out and elect District-Level delegates, party leader and elected official delegates and elect at large delegates along with alternates.
In the evening, ADP will host a reception with Democratic National Convention Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz at the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center.
A group of Alaska democrats who say they're not affiliated with any campaign said disagree with the party's leadership at the national level and DNC Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz' treatment of Bernie Sanders supporters.
Ed Cullinane, a Sanders supporter is part of a group organizing an alternative event at the Egan Convention Center on Saturday.
"The alternative is about our displeasure with the keynote speaker at the democratic convention dinner after the dinner by the name of Debbie Wasserman Schultz," Cullinane said.
Hamburg said it's not uncommon to see tension in a contested election year and democrats should celebrate Debbie Wasserman Schultz coming to the state.
"We invited our national committee woman back in February of last year to come to Alaska and she accepted our offer to come and help us this time and we're just really excited that somebody from the national party would come to speak to Alaskans and provide her thoughts and I expect democrats will give her the respect that she deserves," Hamburg said.
Hamburg said on Friday it's the party's responsibility to remain neutral and he believes democrats will rally behind whoever wins the democratic nomination.
From: Walter Garcia
>
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8:29 AM
To: "Miranda, Luis"
>
Cc: "Jefferson, Deshundra"
>, "Wei, Shu-Yen"
>, "Palermo, Rachel"
>
Subject: Coverage of DWS in Alaska
Starting chain.
Riled Sanders fans rise up as state Democratic convention begins
Alex DeMarban
, Alaska Dispatch News
Internal strife rocked the Alaska Democratic Party on Friday as it headed into its three-day state convention, with some members of the party that heavily favor Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton protesting the convention by planning an alternative event Saturday night.
“Alaska voters are an independent people and they don’t want to be told what to do,” said Ed Cullinane, a member of the state central committee from an Anchorage House district.
Cullinane helped organize the protest to the convention, where Democrats on Saturday will choose delegates to cast votes at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.
Though Clinton appears poised for victory in the hard-fought race, Sanders supporters say he can still claim a win though it would take a surge of delegates.
The anti-convention event at the Egan Civic and Convention Center comes because Florida congresswoman and Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz plans to give the keynote speech at the convention in Anchorage Saturday, Cullinane said.
Alaskan Democrats gave Sanders 81.6 percent of their support in the March caucus. Many believe Wasserman Schultz has limited debates and unfairly allocated resources to give Clinton a boost, he said.
“A lot of us feel that Debbie Wasserman Schultz has displayed very unethical behavior,” he said.
At the state convention on Friday afternoon at the UAA Student Union, during an opening day filled with discussions on matters such as Medicaid expansion and climate change, supporters of both Sanders and Clinton said it was important for Alaska Democrats to unite as the national convention approaches.
“We all need to be respectful and find common ground,” said Shauna Thornton, a state delegate and “Bernie fan” who hopes to be selected as a national delegate from Alaska on Saturday.
Thornton, who is running for a state House seat on the Kenai Peninsula, said she’s not angry Wasserman Schultz is speaking.
“She was asked to come over a year ago, so what do you do? So I’ll attend and ask questions about her positions,” Thornton said.
Cullinane also launched a petition at MoveOn.org asking the Alaska party to “un-invite” Wasserman Schultz. It had 64 signatures Friday afternoon.
He said the anti-convention, which has no official name, will feature a teleconferenced appearance from Tim Canova, Schultz’ Democratic primary opponent in Florida. Plans also include a prerecorded presentation by Jane Sanders’ and a dunk tank with political activist Ray Metcalfe in the wet seat. The event will be held in Summit Hall at the Egan, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Wasserman's speech is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center. She's also scheduled to attend a reception there at 6 p.m.
People need to put aside the “divisiveness” said Jennifer Smith, a state convention delegate from a Juneau district who supports Clinton because she’s “cool under fire” and well-versed on critical national issues.
“If you want to have an alternative convention then fine, but if you really want to have change in the party structure you should directly address it to (Wasserman Schultz), and not do it through protests,” she said.
Alaska Democratic Convention gets underway in Anchorage
By Lauren Maxwell
, KTVA Alaska
At the State Democratic Convention in Anchorage, one of the big jobs party leaders have is to elect delegates to attend the national convention in July, when the presidential nominee will be decided.
Back in March, candidate Bernie Sanders won the state’s Democratic caucus in a big way. All 16 of the state’s regular delegates who will go the national convention in Philadelphia are pledged to vote for him. But the state also has four super delegates who can vote for whomever they want.
Casey Steinau is one of the super delegates. Steinau is the chairman of the Alaska Democratic Party, but as a super delegate, she’s undeclared.
”I am the chairman of the party and I believe that it is my job to represent 100 percent of the Alaska Democrats and I take that roll very seriously,” Steinau said. “I don’t think my personal preferences should be influencing anyone.”
But the idea that super delegates can vote for whomever they want doesn’t sit well with many Democrats.
“I think there probably will be a resolution or a platform change or something coming out of this convention which says we don’t necessarily agree with this and we would ask the DNC to reassess it,” Steinau said.
Steinau said the resolution might ask to get rid of super delegates altogether or require them to vote for the person who won the state caucus.
Meanwhile, Ddemocrats who support Hilary Clinton are also attending the convention. Carolyn Lee with the Hilary for Alaska campaign said there are a lot of people who like both candidates.
“We are also getting a lot of Bernie supporters coming up and saying, ‘I’m going to be with Hilary in a couple of weeks but today I’m with Bernie,’” Lee said.
Steinau said she was hopeful Alaska Democrats would support whichever candidate wins the Party’s nomination.
“They both bring so much to the table and at the end of the day when that person is decided I know that we will come together as a united front.”


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Donald Trump’s ongoing support for his dangerous and divisive ban on Muslims entering the United States remains strong, despite broad agreement that such a despicable measure would only make America less safe. It is clear that Donald Trump does not have the temperament or judgment needed to occupy the White House.
Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
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On May 12, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Paustenbach, Mark
> wrote:
SL: Donald Trump’s Ongoing Support for a Muslim Ban
Donald Trump’s ongoing support for his dangerous and divisive ban on Muslims entering the United States remains strong, despite broad agreement that such a despicable measure would only make America less safe.
·         This week
, Trump said that the Sadiq Khan, the new Mayor of London, could be an exception to his Muslim ban.
·         According to interviews
with The New York Times, Trump plans to have his immigration ban in place within his first 100 days as President.
·         Trump’s website still notes
that he “is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on. According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim populations.”
·         Trump has said
he did not care if his call to ban all Muslims from entering the United States was “politically incorrect.” He argued that, “We Have No Choice. We Have. No. Choice.”
·         When asked whether he would stick by his ban in the general election, Trump said, “I don't care it hurts me. I'm doing the right thing when I do this.” [Do we have a link? … Morning Joe, MSNBC, 5/4/16]