20:00-about 30:30
Trump: people who have done far less have had their lives destroyed re: HRC. She will win nomination over the next month or so
Bernie is fighting crooked HRC.
Think she would be easier to beat than Bernie bc she has so much baggage
Q: How to defeat HRC. How mean or nasty can you be?
I never debated professionally before.
I won Drudge polls, online polls. I won all polls in all debates.
I sort of like debating. I was center-stage on every debate
HRC is not a bad debater. I think they will be positive for me. I sort of wish we had more than 3. I think we should have more than 3 if you want to know the truth
Q: Janet Yellen. Not right person for the job? Should she raise rates or no?
Nothing against Janet Yellen whatsoever. Don't know her, she is very capable
She is not a Republican, I most likely would replace her. She is a low interest rate person. I am also a low interest rate person
If dollar gets too strong with low interest rates we can be in trouble
Japan is killing us on trade
Devaluation is single greatest tool countries can use against us. China is like the grand master of all grand masters of it
If inflation starts coming in, that's a different story. But right now, I want low interest rates
When dollar started going up, we are going to lose all our business
All my friends do in China is watch the value of the US dollar. They just want to see it go up. They love to see it go up. It sounds better to have a strong dollar than it actually is
We have $19 trillion in debt. We are paying a low interest rate, but if it goes a little up, we don't have a country. The numbers are staggering. If interest rates went up 2-5 points we could be in trouble
I am the king of debt. I love debt, I like playing with it.
Q: Premium increases coming bc of ACA. What could you do without legislation.
If you go back, I said 2016 and 2017 is going to be a total disaster bc of the ACA. It's the ACA. Numbers will be staggering for people and the country
You need to repeal and replace Obamacare. Its good for almost no one.
We have to get something better than what we have right now
Deductibles are going up to numbers that no one can believe. You need to almost die to be able to use it.
ACA is a total failure and a disaster
Q: King of debt and renegotiated debt agreements over the years
I borrowed knowing you can pay back with discounts. Of course I was swash-buckling and it did well for me that was good for me. Debt was always sort of interesting to me but now we are in a different situation with a country.
I borrowed knowing that if the economy crashed  I could make a deal. Its like making a deal before going into a poker game
Q: Are you suggesting we would negotiate with the US credit
No I think there are times for us to refinance debt with longer term. We owe so much longer with longer term
Nobody talks about it but the bubble could pop. We have seen that, and it looks ugly. It was bad, but you haven't seen it as bad as it could be
From: Miller, Lindsey
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:18 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Trump on Squawk Box
Through about 20:30. Says his tax plan is open for negotiation
Thinks regulatory/tax reform can cause GDP to grow
When China goes down to 7 percent growth, they go crazy and into a recession.
We have basically 0 growth, maybe less - how are they coming up with these numbers?
Dodd-Frank has to be eliminated or changed. So many friends who can't do business with the banks
Regulators running the banks.
I'm not blaming banks, I'm blaming regulations
Taxes - one critique is that tax cuts go to top 1%. How do you square that?
I will say this. When you put out tax plan, there are negotiations back and forth and I can see that going up. We are cutting - I don't want middle going up but I can see "that" going up. Wealthy have dozen well, I'm not complaining.  (it's choppy but I think he implies he'd raise taxes on the rich)
People haven't had a wage increase. These people who come to my rallies, many of them haven't had raise in 20 years and some are making less money now than 20 years ago but their taxes are higher. That's why they don't like either party, conservatives or liberals.
Cruz debate with Trump supporter - these people are smart, hard-working but have been disenfranchised.
Who would you rather run against, HRC or Bernie?
The system rigged against him. The system rigged against me, this wasn't supposed to happen.
The people of the country great, have had bad leadership, unfair tax policy and we'll straighten it out so everyone benefits.
Doesn't want to say who he'd rather run against. Bernie can't make it so its irrelevant. Super delegates are ridiculous. He would be easier probably, he's a socialist/communist. She's going to be just fine.
You need to be able to raise a lot of money. You'll raise a lot of money from people you maybe haven't gotten along with. How will that work?
It's a long answer. I have great relationships with so many, especially business. I was harsh on Bush family and that's why they want to sit it out, I don't care. We're going to have some people who don't want to play the game. Doesn't matter if they don't want to endorse. I'm watching HRC fighting Bernie. I was supposed to go on until July. I'm now watching her fight it out. She'll win because the system rigged unless she gets indicted but she's being protected by the Democrats. She should be because she's so guilty. Bernie can't win because he's fighting crooked HRC.
From: Oslund, Joseph
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:17 AM
To: Nordyke, Hannah; Roberts, Kelly; Research_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Trump on Squawk Box
2:40 (start of interview) to 12:40
TRUMP:
Q: Any chance your VP is somebody who also ran for president?
-          40% chance his VP comes from the group of also-ran candidates
-          I've had a good relationship with Kasich, probably unlikely that it'll be john, not sure that john even wants it
-          Do think it's important that VP be a governor or a congressman because I'm a businessman and I've got that covered
-          Would be good to have somebody who could help with legislation, instead of me signing executive orders all day long
-          Always the first criteria for VP is someone who can take over if something happens
-          When Obama picked Biden, nobody understood it because Biden had run and not done so well; now we see they have a good rapport
Q: How about this American Action Forum report that says your immigration plan will cost billions?
-          The report is not right, "they don't have it right"
-          "I'm not a shrinker of economies, I'm a grower of economies."
-          We don't use the people that are on your show to negotiate trade deals, we use political hacks
-          I want to renegotiate trade agreements
Q: Executive orders?
-          We want to get rid of regulations
-          People talk about regulations more than taxes
-          But we're lowering taxes, we're the highest taxed nation in the world
-          Getting rid of a tremendous amount of reguations
-          Also having to do with energy, it's so, so difficult for our country
-          Says that he believes in solar energy
-          "I use solar"
-          Re: solar: It's a thirty year payback though, they don't have it perfected
Q: We're not growing fast enough. Will regulatory reform give us more growth?
-          Yes, I do
-          If china ever had low GDP growth, it'd be a disaster
-          And here we have almost 0% growth, could even be less
-          How are they even coming up with these massive numbers, how are they even doing it?
-          Impossible to do business with banks with Dodd Frank
-          Regulatory climate so bad that banks aren't loaning to businesses
From: Nordyke, Hannah
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 9:54 AM
To: Roberts, Kelly; Research_D
Subject: RE: Video Request: Trump on Squawk Box
Watch
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From: Roberts, Kelly
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 8:18 AM
To: Research_D
Subject: Video Request: Trump on Squawk Box
Earlier this morning. Thanks!
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I think Clinton mention is fine. Agree with this plus a topper about Dems who stand with women on policy – Equal pay, women’s health, aCA, paid family leave, etc.
From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 1:11 PM
To: Comm_D
Subject: HuffPo: It’s A Tough Day To Be Female And Republican
I think we should blast this with the topper that Democrats are the only ones who stand with women. There is a Clinton mention at the bottom unfortunately.
It’s A Tough Day To Be Female And Republican
Their only choice within the GOP is a man who called women “fat pigs” and made sexual jokes about his daughter.
05/04/2016 12:41 pm ET
Laura Bassett
Tuesday night was a rough one for Republican women. When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) dropped out of the primary, Donald Trump — a man who has referred to women as “dog,” “slobs,” “fat pigs,” and “disgusting animals” — became their likely only GOP choice in November.
Trump has done about everything he can to alienate and offend women voters. On his reality TV show, “Celebrity Apprentice”, he told a female contestant, “Must be a pretty picture, you dropping to your knees.” And when Fox News reporter Megyn Kelly asked him about those derogatory remarks, he said that she must have “blood coming out of her wherever.”
In April, Trump said women should be punished for having abortions — a position that shocked even the anti-abortion movement. The businessman has joked about being sexually attracted to his daughter, and he said his likely Democratic opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has nothing going for her except “the women’s card.” Trump’s campaign manager assaulted a conservative female reporter at a campaign rally, leaving a bruise on her arm, and then accused her of making up the story.
Most recently, Trump likened the trade deal between China and the United States to rape. “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country,” he said at a rally in Indiana this week, “and that’s what they’re doing.”
Women strongly dislike Trump. Seven in 10 American women — and 46 percent of Republican women —  have an unfavorable view of him, according to a recent Gallup poll. But now the latter group has to come to terms with the fact that they will probably not have another option within their party.
Anti-abortion groups and conservative women’s groups, who have actively campaigned against Trump throughout the Republican primary, are in an especially awkward position. Penny Nance, the president of the conservative Christian group Concerned Women for America, told The Huffington Post that the choice between Trump and Clinton would be a nightmare for Republican women.
“I don’t know that we would endorse anyone,” Nance said in an interview with HuffPost. “That would be a horrible choice for our members.”
Republican women candidates are also in a bind. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) reluctantly acknowledged Wednesday morning, without even mentioning Trump’s name, that she still “plans to support the nominee.” Her challenger, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) has used that statement against Ayotte in campaign materials.
“While Kelly Ayotte just today made her support for Donald Trump official, they’ve long been in agreement when it comes to critical issues such as their desire to defund Planned Parenthood, undermine Roe v. Wade, and obstruct the Supreme Court confirmation process,” Hassan’s campaign said in a statement. “The people of New Hampshire will soundly reject the Trump-Ayotte ticket in November.”
Trump said he thinks women voters will still vote for him because he can protect them from terrorism — but with only half of women in his own party supporting him, the numbers don’t add up to a win for him. Clinton will clobber Trump among single and minority women, who usually lean left anyway. But even white women, who voted for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney over President Obama by a margin of 56 to 42 percent in 2012, overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump, according to a recent Washington Post poll.
Meanwhile, Clinton is laughing all the way to the bank. Trump’s “woman card” comment drove $2.4 million in fundraising for the likely Democratic nominee’s campaign, and she wasted no time using Trump’s women problems to her advantage.
“If fighting for women’s health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card,” she said, smiling, to a crowd in Pennsylvania last week, “then deal me in!”
Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.


May 12, 2016
Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George
202-226-7616
Pelosi Statement in Celebration of Israeli Independence Day
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today marking Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day:
“Today we celebrate the ingenuity, tenacity, and boundless courage of a proud nation.  For 68 years, the State of Israel has grown and blossomed.  Through the beautiful commitment to the arts and sciences, technology and medicine, Israel’s innumerable gifts to the world fosters our shared hope for a better future.
“Forged by pioneers and fulfilled by immigrants, the story of Israel resembles the American story.  As the first nation to recognize the State of Israel, on this day and every day, the United States celebrates the unshakeable bond between our nations.  United by our shared democratic values, uplifted by our common purpose, and strengthened by our commitment to creating a lasting peace, the U.S. and Israel continue to stand steadfast in our efforts to sow peace and prosperity in the region and beyond.
“As we celebrate Israeli Independence Day, let us celebrate the rich history of this great nation and rejoice in our enduring friendship.  Let us pay tribute to the greatest political achievement of the 20th century: the establishment of the State of Israel.  On behalf of my constituents, I extend best wishes to the people of Israel for a joyous Independence Day.”
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Begin forwarded message:
From: "Ferrise, Patrick"
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Date: May 10, 2016 at 12:41:47 PM EDT
To: "Pablo@dnc.org
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Subject: Invitation for DNC interns to attend SiriusXM Taping with Senator Barbara Boxer
Hi Pablo,
Hope that you are well. Julie Mason is very excited to be hosting Sen. Boxer in a SiriusXM Leading Ladies townhall.
I wanted to reach out to see if this might be of interest for any of the DNC interns to attend.
If so, much appreciated if you’d please forward this invitation to them.
Thank you so much!
Patrick
SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel hosts Senator Barbara Boxer in Leading Ladies
What: SiriusXM host Julie Mason will host Senator Barbara Boxer, in a SiriusXM Leading Ladies townhall event to focus on her distinguished career in Congress and on her new book “The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life “
Who:  Mason will be joined during the one hour taped discussion by: Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Where:  SiriusXM studios at 1500 Eckington PL NE DC, 20002, 2 blocks from NOMA metro stop on red line
When: Thursday May 26 at 3pm east, guests asked to arrive by 2:30.
Veteran White House correspondent and SiriusXM host Julie Mason will moderate the discussion in front of a live in studio audience.  Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions during the last portion of the Q and A session.
SiriusXM’s “Senator Barbara Boxer Leading Ladies Townhall” will air on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel 124 on Friday June 3rd at 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, and 10pm.
To attend, please RSVP to: Patrick.ferrise@siriusXM.com
by May 20th at 10 am ET
Patrick Ferrise
Senior Producer
POTUS Channel
SiriusXM 124
@POTUSPressPool
202-380-4184
202-380-4880 (between 3-6pm)
301-412-0719 (cell)
Patrick.ferrrise@siriusxm.com
1500 Eckington PL N.E.
Washington, DC 20002


Not sure when the entire thing airs, but CNN just teased.


I'm doing a 5-minute hit but there's an RNC person going before me so might as well get them too.
I'd start recording at 4:30 p.m. EST
Thanks!
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


For Immediate Release:
May 17, 2016
Contact:
Jennifer Werner/Paul Bell
202-225-7100
Gowdy Finally Concedes Military Could Not Have Saved Lives in Benghazi
Admission Comes After Statements from Republican Chief Counsel Released to Public
WASHINGTON—After years of repeated Republican conspiracy theories that Secretary Hillary Clinton or others ordered the U.S. military to stand down in Benghazi or otherwise prevented a military response that could have saved American lives, Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, finally conceded in an interview on FOX News that the military could not have gotten to Benghazi in time to save the lives of the four Americans killed that night
:
“Whether or not they could have gotten there in time, I don’t think there is any issue with respect to that—they couldn’t.”
His admission comes after Democrats released statements
from his Chief Counsel earlier this week from closed-door interviews conducted by the Select Committee with Defense Secretary Panetta and his Chief of Staff, Jeremy Bash.
In response, Benghazi Select Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings, House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith, and House Intelligence Ranking Member Adam Schiff issued the following statements:
“Chairman Gowdy has finally admitted what we have all known for years:  the central Republican allegation that the military was told to withhold assets that could have saved lives in Benghazi for political reasons is wrong,” said Ranking Member Cummings.  “Based on the Chairman’s admission today, I call on the Select Committee to stop harassing the Pentagon with baseless demands, release the transcripts of our witness interviews, and stop wasting millions of taxpayer dollars dragging out the investigation closer and closer to the election.”
“Now even Chairman Gowdy is agreeing with his Chief Counsel’s statements, which badly undermine the political case the Benghazi Committee has been trying to make against Secretary Clinton,” said Ranking Member Smith. “When are we going to stop interfering with the Defense Department’s operations and spending taxpayer money for this charade?”
“For months, Republicans on the Benghazi Select Committee have suggested that shocking, new details will upend our knowledge of the tragic attack in Benghazi – from gun running, to stand-down orders, to top level interference with the rescue attempt,” said Ranking Member Schiff. “Now, Chairman Gowdy himself has been forced to admit that one of the most pernicious of those theories – that additional military assistance could have gotten there in time to prevent the deaths of those four Americans – has no basis in fact.  The Majority, which will not share its draft report with the Minority, must see that its work has already been discredited by its partisan, inconsistent and often incoherent work-product. It should finally bring the committee's work to a close, and end the political charade once and for all.”
Background:
Gowdy’s admission is consistent with the conclusions
of his own former Chief Counsel, a retired three-star general, as well as those of the House Armed Services Committee Chairman Republican Buck McKeon, who stated
more than two years ago:
“I think I’ve pretty well been satisfied that given where the troops were, how quickly the thing all happened and how quickly it dissipated, we probably couldn’t have done more than we did.”
The conclusion also corroborates the views of Admiral Michael Mullen, Vice Chairman of the independent Accountability Review Board and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when he stated
:
“There’s no one I’ve ever met in the military that wouldn’t want to get help there instantly. The physics of it, the reality of it, it just wasn’t going to happen for 12 to 20 hours. And I validated that in my review when I went to the Pentagon to look at every single asset that was postured in theater, including those jets in Aviano.”
Today’s admission by the Chairman
rebuts years of allegations by Republicans and others that the military could have gotten to Benghazi in time to save lives, but that they were improperly prevented by Secretary Clinton or others for political reasons.
On February 17, 2014, Rep. Darrell Issa stated
during a political campaign event:
“We need to have an answer of when the secretary of defense had assets that he could have begun spinning up.  Why there was not one order given to turn on one Department of Defense asset?  I have my suspicions, which is Secretary Clinton told Leon [Panetta] to stand down, and we all heard about the stand-down order for two military personnel.  That order is undeniable.  They were told not to get on — get off the airplane and kind of stand by — and they’re going to characterize it wasn’t stand-down.  But when we’re done with Benghazi, the real question is, was there a stand-down order to Leon Panetta or did he just not do his job?  Was there a stand-down order from the president who said he told them to use their resources and they didn’t use them?  Those questions have to be answered.”
On September 5, 2014, Rep. Louie Gohmert stated
:
“And they let those people die at Benghazi.  They could’ve gotten planes there sooner.  They could have gotten people there sooner.”
On May 8, 2013, Rep. Adam Kinzinger stated
:
“If you look at Italy, one thousand – I think – forty-six miles away is Aviano Air Base from Benghazi.  All you had to do was send F-16s from Aviano to Benghazi and they can do something called a show of force, it’s basically a low fly over, and it’s done all the time in Iraq and Afghanistan to stop attacks from happening. We could have done that and for some reason we didn’t.”
On May 10, 2013, Senator Marco Rubio stated
:
“In essence, there are now witnesses saying that they were ready to go in and help at least prevent the second wave of attacks, but they were told to stand down.  So either they didn’t have the people available, which is a dereliction of duty, or, and an irresponsible thing to do, or they did have the people, but they decided not to send them.”
Democrats renew their call to release all the witness interview transcripts and disband this wasteful committee that has already cost taxpayers nearly $7 million dollars and counting.
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4.26.16 PRIMARY DAY TALKING POINTS
Topline Message:
Today as millions of Americans in five states go to the polls, Democrats are voting with enthusiasm for the candidate they like most -- Republicans are holding their noses and casting their votes for the candidate they dislike least. We expect that today we'll see the same thing we've seen throughout this campaign, our voters are energized with the serious and substantive primary we've had and two candidates who both have the judgment and temperament to serve; while Republican voters will continue to be dismayed with the chaos on their side.
*         In the last primary in New York, exit polls showed that nearly 7 out of every 10 Democratic voters believe that our primary has energized our party.
*         That's because our two candidates have consistently offered strong, well thought-out visions for our country that would move America forward.
*         That's consistent with Wisconsin where 7 out of 10 Democrats in those exit polls said they were excited or optimistic about both of our candidates.
*         That's something we're not seeing on the Republican side where serious questions have been raised about their understanding of the issues, not to mention their judgment and temperament given how ugly, divisive and insulting they've been.
*         Their own voters know it. Just 39% of Republicans in New York thought their campaign has energized their party. In Wisconsin 4 out of 10 Republican primary voters...let me say that again...Republican primary voters said they fear what a Trump presidency would do to our country. And roughly a third would rather stay home, vote for a third party, or vote for a Democrat than support either Trump or Cruz.
*         That's stunning, but it tells you that Democrats are heading into November in a far stronger position than Republicans.
Talking Points
Chaos in Cleveland vs Our Next President in Philadelphia
We're less than 100 days from the July conventions, and it's clear that Democrats will emerge united, while Republicans are embroiled in drama better suited for a reality show than a contest for the presidency.
Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are dedicated to supporting the eventual Democratic nominee.
*         Just yesterday, Senator Sanders said at a town hall on MSNBC that he will do everything in his power to make sure no Republican gets into the White House in November.
*         And Secretary Clinton has been clear about her commitment to unifying the party and the need to build on the progress we've made under Democratic leadership over the last 7 years.
*         Because the Party's platform is a statement of our values, the DNC is committed to an open, inclusive and representative process. Both of our campaigns will be represented on the Platform Drafting Committee, and just as we did in 2008 and 2012, the public will have opportunities to participate.
Democrats know that we're stronger when more voices are heard, and when we stand together to move our country forward, we'll see that in Philadelphia at our convention. We'll see our next President on our stage at the Democratic convention in Cleveland.
Compare that to the Republicans.
*         This week, the increasingly desperate Cruz and Kasich campaigns forged an unusual alliance to stop Trump, but it barely lasted as long as the announcement that it was happening.
*         One-third of Trump supporters said they would abandon the Republican Party if he loses the nomination and runs as a third-party candidate.
*         Even Republican leaders are afraid of going near their radioactive convention. You've already seen Republican candidates in tight races, like Senator Kirk in Illinois and John McCain - the GOP nominee eight years ago - say they will not attend their own convention in Cleveland. But don't let them fool you, they're not any better than the top of their ticket.
Joint Fundraising Committees
*         We welcome any effort by our candidates to help raise money for the DNC and state parties, which is why we stood up similar agreements for joint victory funds with both the Clinton campaign and the Sanders campaign early in the cycle.
*         The DNC is the only entity that will be able to closely coordinate with our eventual nominee, and we took these important steps because of the urgency to build a strong national infrastructure NOW that will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November.
*         It's important to note, the funds that the DNC and state parties get through the joint victory funds help strengthen, for example, our national voter file and communications, research and digital support for state parties and down ballot candidates. That includes training across a variety of areas, for example, and access to media monitoring and rapid response support. This is helping us build infrastructure for the general election.
*         These arrangements are not new or unusual. Similar joint fundraising committees were established with our Democratic candidate in both 2008 and 2012. And again, both campaigns have signed on and have the option of using joint victory funds.
*         And let's be clear, neither the DNC nor state parties are subsidizing fundraising through these committees for either campaign. For whatever each campaign raises under the agreement that then goes to their campaign, that campaign pays a directly proportional amount for the cost of that fundraising.
United Convention / Arizona Lawsuit
*         We're going to be united at our convention, and we're confident in our process, which was in place well before we knew who would run this cycle and which has been fair to all of our candidates.
*         We've cautioned our candidates to maintain a tone that helps us build toward the general election, recognizing that as we funnel down the home stretch of any campaign the intensity level will rise.
*         Ultimately, Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders are drawing sharp differences with one another, but their differences remain focused on how to best move America forward.
o    They're focused on how to make sure our government reflects the values of the American people, that we have an economy and a democracy that are inclusive, and that we respect everyone in America.
*         If you want to talk about a rigged process, let's focus on the real problem we're seeing across the country. The Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are suing officials in Arizona whose decisions led to voters having to wait for hours to vote during their March primaries, and many to be disenfranchised as a result. We want to make sure that doesn't happen in November.
*         If you want to talk about rigging elections, that's the real example, and it's a serious problem and we're glad both our candidates have expressed interest addressing attempts to make it harder for the American people to vote.
*         In Maricopa County, officials reduced the number of polling locations to just 1 for every 21,000 people. That's seven times what it was in other parts of the state, and it shows you the magnitude of the efforts to make it harder to vote that Republicans are championing all across the country.
*         And it's not just Arizona, you had a member of Congress from Wisconsin, Glenn Grothman, who flat out said that they expected they could now win Wisconsin because of the Voter ID law. It was his Kevin McCarthy moment, and the type of rigging of the system we're not going to put up with.
*         When voters go to the polls in November, they can be certain that the Democratic nominee will have the temperament and judgment to serve as commander in chief, and that's not something you can say about the Republican candidates.
GOP Frontrunner Trump is Reckless and Dangerous
*         The Economy: Trump's unfounded predictions
of recession and warnings against investing in the stock market are reckless, and economists have already predicted his policies could start an international trade war and cause a global recession.
*         Foreign Policy: Trump's threat to pull back from our most important military alliances
in NATO sends a dangerous message, which is particularly troubling in light of his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
*         Nuclear Proliferation: Trump has refused to say he wouldn't use nuclear weapons on European territory, then suggested South Korea
and Japan should either develop nuclear weapons or pay the United States for protection against North Korea.
*         On abortion: Trump has taken multiple positions on abortion - from a dangerous and offensive call to punish women who get an abortion, to saying he would allow states to restrict women's rights, to saying abortion laws are set but he would eliminate them with judicial appointments.
Cruz
*         The vast majority of his Republican colleagues can barely muster a straight face to say anything nice or positive about him!
*         Lindsey Graham crassly talked about how no one in the Senate would object if he was killed on the Senate floor, and said that endorsing him over Trump was the equivalent of choosing to get poisoned over being shot.
*         Senator Jim Risch of Idaho - TWICE - gave one of the most passive, non-endorsement endorsements I've ever seen.
*         It's going to be very difficult for Senators and Congress members to run alongside a presidential nominee they really don't like!
The GOP's Problem with Women Voters
Trump is viewed unfavorably by 7 out of 10 women, but both of his primary opponents would also alienate women voters with their policies as the nominee.
*         Kasich said that he wants to see Roe v. Wade repealed
, and when asked what kind of punishment that would lead to, he evaded the question by saying that it should be left to the states.
*         Cruz said that even if a woman has been brutally raped, she should be forced to carry the pregnancy caused by her attacker to term.
*         In the past, the Republican candidates have opposed equal pay, family leave, and voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
Earlier this month we marked Equal Pay Day, the day in 2016 when women's earnings have caught up with men's earnings from 2015. On average we earn 79 cents to their dollar, and it's worse for women of color. All of the Republican presidential candidates would stand against protections that ensure greater equality in the workplace.
*         John Kasich has consistently belittled women and said that we don't need workplace protections, just a 'change of heart' among major employers.
*         Ted Cruz voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act three times and ridiculed the legislation as a 'show vote.'
*         Donald Trump stated that women would have pay equity if we did 'as good a job' as men.
Republicans to Blame for Trump and His Down Ballot Impact
It's fitting that Donald Trump is the standard-bearer of a party that has relied on divisive politics and scapegoating for electoral gain for so long. Since 2004 they've used gay marriage as a wedge issue, demonized immigrants and stoked fears about border security. They've given birthers like Trump a pass, and fueled the Tea Party with lies about a total government takeover of healthcare and the economy. Then while in office, the only thing Republicans have done in Washington over the last seven years is obstruct. Trump IS the Republican Party.
Advantage, Democrats
Despite all the media attention that Republican frontrunner Trump gets with his say-anything strategy, Democrats are winning where it matters.
*         Senator Clinton has earned more than 10 million votes - Over a million more than Donald Trump - while Senator Sanders has  earned more than 8 million votes (well ahead of Ted Cruz and John Kasich), while also garnering more than seven million individual campaign contributions from low dollar donors. If there is an enthusiasm gap, it clearly favors Democrats.
*         Overall fundraising shows a Democratic edge, with Democrats raising a total of $72.1 million in February and 67.5 million in March, eclipsing Republicans' fundraising, which amounted to less than $12 million for Cruz, $6
million for Trump, and just $3.4 million for Kasich in February.
*         And while Trump continues to claim that he is self-funding his campaign, his latest report with the FEC
shows that he has loaned his campaign $24 million throughout this election cycle, while he raising just $34 million from outside contributors and loans for the entire cycle.
*         Democrats will have the strongest candidate in November. Period. And we are poised to take back the Senate and make serious gains in the House.
Broad Contrast and Infrastructure
*         We have been building an infrastructure and operation that will work regardless of who the Republicans nominate. We see the numbers of course; it's clear Trump is far ahead of his competitors, and we're ready for him if he makes it through what is shaping up to be a train wreck of a convention.
*         But we don't think taking on Trump is fundamentally different from any of the others.
*         At least with Trump, he's not shy about exposing what the Republican brand has truly become. Ted Cruz and John Kasich are every bit as extreme as their party's front-runner, they just hide it a bit better.
*         They promise the same extreme agenda on women's rights, they deny the threat of climate change, and they oppose fixing a broken immigration system with a path to  citizenship.
*         They all want to drag America back to the failed economic policies of the last Republican president who left office losing 800,000 jobs a month and having plunged our country into the Great Recession.
*         And they've all been just as offensive in their rhetoric, using language that alienates our allies, helps ISIS recruit terrorists, and makes America less safe.
*         So if it is Trump, we're ready. Maybe it's Cruz, but it's hard to see how that comes together in the end. But regardless we're building a ground game and an infrastructure that's ready to challenge him on every single position he's taking on the campaign trail, and that holds him accountable for what those positions would actually mean for the American people.
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


The chair wants to take someone to make Hilary's recommendation reality.
Is that a Tom task? Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Hilary Rosen
>
Date: May 20, 2016 at 1:25:23 PM EDT
To: "Miranda, Luis"
>, "Walsh, Tom"
>, "Kate Houghton"
>
Cc: "Bonosky, Garret"
>, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
>, "Guerra, Liana"
>, Tracie Pough
>, "Banfill, Ryan"
>, Anita Dunn
>
Subject: RE: Edits attached
Where are we with the Paul Kirk howard Dan ideas?  I ask because I think this speech could be shortened a bit and published on Medium a few hours after she gives it.

Hilary Rosen | SKDKnickerbocker
202.464.6969 (O) | 202.320.2711 (C) | HRosen@SKDKnick.com
1150 18th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20036
Twitter: @hilaryr
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:21 PM
To: Walsh, Tom
>; Kate Houghton
>
Cc: Bonosky, Garret
>; Debbie Wasserman Schultz
>; Guerra, Liana
>; Tracie Pough
>; Banfill, Ryan
>; Anita Dunn
>; Hilary Rosen
>
Subject: RE: Edits attached
Got it. I'll print.
________________________________
From: Walsh, Tom
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:18 PM
To: Kate Houghton
Cc: Bonosky, Garret; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Miranda, Luis; Guerra, Liana; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: Edits attached
From: Kate Houghton
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Walsh, Tom
Cc: Bonosky, Garret; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Miranda, Luis; Guerra, Liana; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: Re: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Ready to print.
On May 20, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Walsh, Tom
> wrote:
Got it – working on it
From: Bonosky, Garret
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:59 PM
To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Miranda, Luis; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Guerra, Liana; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: RE: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Attached are:
1.     ‘DWS ASDC Speech – START WITH THIS’ --> use this as your base document to edit
2.     ‘DWS ASDC Speech tp edits’ PDF --> these are the Chairwoman’s edits --> Tom make these first
3.     ‘DWS ASDC Speech – SKD edits’ --> Tom these are the edits that Anita and Hilary sent over; make these last
Tom --> after making the edits please reply all and send on this thread.
Kate --> please print in Philadelphia (2 copies) and we will do speech prep when we arrive.
From: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:48 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Bonosky, Garret; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Guerra, Liana; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: Re: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Yes, we are.
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:38 PM
To: Bonosky, Garret; Walsh, Tom
Cc: Guerra, Liana; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: RE: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Biggest thing for me is that we should drop the paragraph on the Egypt Air crash entirely.
________________________________
From: Bonosky, Garret
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:34 PM
To: Walsh, Tom
Cc: Guerra, Liana; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Miranda, Luis; Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: Re: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Tom - Also have additional changes Anita sent; I will send over shortly, make the chairwoman's changes now and then make the Anita edits I send shortly.
Garret Bonosky
Deputy Director
Office of the Chair
Democratic National Committee
On May 20, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Walsh, Tom
> wrote:
Thanks, working on it
-----Original Message-----
From: Guerra, Liana
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:25 PM
To: Bonosky, Garret; Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Walsh, Tom; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: RE: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Attached is the word doc
-----Original Message-----
From: Bonosky, Garret
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:24 PM
To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Walsh, Tom; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen; Guerra, Liana
Subject: RE: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Looping in Liana who has the most recent edited word document.
Liana will send to Tom; Tom will edit (with the notes from document attached to this email) and then will send to Kate who will print on the ground on Philadelphia
-----Original Message-----
From: hrtsleeve@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:07 PM
To: Bonosky, Garret; Tracie Pough; Banfill, Ryan; Kate Houghton; Walsh, Tom; Miranda, Luis
Cc: Anita Dunn; Hilary Rosen
Subject: Notes for 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
Here is revised draft with my edits. Tom, Luis and Ryan, I want to review with you why the speech had to be dramatically edited so we are on the same page going forward. Thanks for everyone's help.
Annotation Summary for: 5.20.16 DWS ASDC Speech tp edits - 1-Annotated
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I am waiting to hear back from Rep. Price about doing a call tomorrow. He's the leading Democrat on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee.
Rep. Frankel may be interested and available.
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:38 PM
To: Wei, Shu-Yen; Regional Press
Subject: RE: Andre Carson doing infrastructure call tomorrow at noon
Asking carson who they prefer. Will let you know. Thanks
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:24 PM
To: Helmstetter, TJ; Regional Press
Subject: RE: Andre Carson doing infrastructure call tomorrow at noon
Here are the personal emails I got from my political desk on this, happy to reach out and push on these offices.
Nadler: amyrutkin@gmail.com
Maloney: tpersico@gmail.com
Esty: tonyrbaker@gmail.com
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:12 PM
To: Regional Press
Subject: Andre Carson doing infrastructure call tomorrow at noon
Finding second speaker now. Pls let me know if someone in your region who is on the T&I committee would be a good choice.
TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8022 - desk
973.464.9224 - cell
HelmstetterT@DNC.org


It was my understanding that wasn't standard protocol. Maybe I got it wrong. Adding Patrice.
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 18, 2016, at 7:31 PM, Miranda, Luis
wrote:
>
> If it's a public meeting, it has to be advised. The question is who's responsibility, so does the DNC have to or does the ASDC have another mechanism? Or are ASDC meetings NOT public?
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: April Mellody
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:30 PM
> To: Miranda, Luis
> Cc: Wartel, Jonae; Wei, Shu-Yen; Palermo, Rachel; Kyle Anderson
> Subject: Re: Have time to connect?
>
> I don't think we should advise if we don't typically advise. Right?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 18, 2016, at 7:21 PM, Miranda, Luis
wrote:
>>
>> Is anyone else advising it or should we go ahead with that?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wartel, Jonae
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:15 PM
>> To: Wei, Shu-Yen
>> Cc: April Mellody; Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Kyle Anderson
>> Subject: Re: Have time to connect?
>>
>> The two sessions that are entirely closed to the press are: the EDs meeting on 5/21(10am-1pm) and the DNCC briefing from. 12-2 on 5/20.
>>
>> JW
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On May 18, 2016, at 6:48 PM, Wei, Shu-Yen
wrote:
>>>
>>> Wait, so does that mean almost the entire meeting 5/19-5/21, with the exception of 12-2pm on Friday 5/20, is open to press?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Wartel, Jonae
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 6:36 PM
>>> To: Wei, Shu-Yen
>>> Cc: April Mellody; Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Kyle Anderson
>>> Subject: Re: Have time to connect?
>>>
>>> Hey guys- apologies for the delay.
>>>
>>> The entire meeting with the exception of the 12-2 DNCC briefing is open press.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jonae
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On May 18, 2016, at 5:12 PM, Wei, Shu-Yen
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Adding Jonae
>>>> Looping back on this, I heard that there was an open press portion of the program. When is that? I'm looking at the schedule for Friday, but don't see it specified.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Wei, Shu-Yen
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:43 PM
>>>> To: April Mellody; Miranda, Luis
>>>> Cc: Palermo, Rachel; Kyle Anderson
>>>> Subject: RE: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>> Awesome, thanks and looking forward to meeting you all Hi April and Kyle, Who on the press team is attending? I'm happy to work with them on advising, media check in and follow up. We can send out the advisory tomorrow and again Friday morning. Is there a specific area to serve as a press pen?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: April Mellody
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:39 PM
>>>> To: Miranda, Luis
>>>> Cc: Wei, Shu-Yen; Palermo, Rachel; Kyle Anderson
>>>> Subject: RE: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>> Great.  Also, looping Kyle our director of press relations who can add additional staff to the chain. I just want to make sure that we are prepared.  Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Miranda, Luis
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:38 PM
>>>> To: April Mellody
>>>> Cc: Wei, Shu-Yen
; Palermo, Rachel
>>>> Subject: RE: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>> I'll be there along with one of our regionals to help staff and support with registration, etc...
>>>>
>>>> Copying Shu-Yen here. She's dealing with ASDC. Rachel is helping set things up too
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: April Mellody
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:37 PM
>>>> To: Miranda, Luis
>>>> Subject: RE: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>> Sure.  I have a conf call at 3pm.  Mostly wondering what your staffing plans were for Friday.  We could get a lot more interest than usual given everything.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Miranda, Luis
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2:35 PM
>>>> To: April Mellody
>>>> Subject: RE: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>> Has been crazy. Will call you after a conference call I'm on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: April Mellody
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:35 PM
>>>> To: Miranda, Luis
>>>> Subject: Have time to connect?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone


Senate GOP leaders will meet with Trump this week

Senate Republican leaders will meet with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday, according to aides on Capitol Hill.
Trump will meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his team at 11:45 a.m. that day, as Trump sweeps through Washington to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan. McConnell offered Trump a tepid endorsement last week, saying he'll support the nominee but expects Trump lead the effort to unify the party.


Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org - @MiraLuisDC
-----Original Message-----
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 3:53 PM
To: Luis Rosero
Cc: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: Toyota reception tonight
Gracias, Luis!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 29, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Luis Rosero
wrote:
>
> Pablo-Hi, you are confirmed to attend the Time/People Magazine reception sponsored by Toyota this evening at the St.Regis Hotel. Reception is from 630-8pm. See you there. Luis Rosero
>
> Sent from my iPhone


Working on it now, sending shortly
From: Helmstetter, TJ
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 7:54 PM
To: Walsh, Tom
Cc: RR2; Paustenbach, Mark; Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Price, Jenna
Subject: Re: For Research: Sample infrastructure materials
Hey team, had promised the state parties they'd get this today. Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 16, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Walsh, Tom
> wrote:
Below:
1. Advisory
2. Letters
3. Op-ed
For Planning Purposes Only
May XX, 2016
Contact: [Name], [Number/Email]
*MEDIA ADVISORY*
TOMORROW, [DATE] at [TIME] ET: Labor and Business Join Forces to Call for Increase in Infrastructure Investments
[CITY]- Our nation is in the midst of a worsening infrastructure crisis, but Republicans in Congress have refused to act to ensure safety on our roads and bridges. This week is National Infrastructure Week, which highlights the common interests of labor and business in calling for additional investments in infrastructure. Tomorrow, Democrats and leaders from the business and labor communities will call on GOP lawmakers to stop blocking bills that would fund much needed internal improvements for our country.
Join XXX, XXX, and XXX TOMORROW, [DATE] at [TIME] to call on [insert Republican Member of Congress] to fund maintenance on [INSERT STATE]'s public roads and bridges.
WHO: Labor and Business Leaders
WHAT: Press Conference on Infrastructure Funding
WHEN: TOMORROW,  [DATE], [TIME]
WHERE: [LOCATION]
For more information, please contact [state party comms director].
###
For Immediate Release
May XX, 2016
Contact: [Name], [Number/Email]
Labor and Business Leaders Call on Republican Lawmakers to Fund Much-Needed Infrastructure Improvements
[City]- Underfunding of public roads and bridges in the United States have put residents in danger of transit accidents on a daily basis. Yet Republican lawmakers like [INSERT GOP MEMBERS OF CONGRESS] repeatedly refuse to invest in our nation's infrastructure. Labor and business leaders gathered today to call for funding to address this serious matter in honor of National Infrastructure Week.
"As a business owner, I find it unconscionable that our congressman has failed to make sure our roads and bridges are safe," said XXXX. "It's not a partisan issue to properly fund our transportation network, but he is making it one and putting his constituents in danger in the process."
If Hitting House Member:
In 2012, XXXX supported a transportation bill that was strongly opposed by safety and environmental advocates. It would have covered only five percent of the funds needed to pay for the entirety of national mass transit repairs.
If Hitting Senator:
XXXX has repeated blocked bills to fund national infrastructure repairs. In 2011, XXXX blocked President Obama's plan to allocate $60 billion in for much-needed highway, rail, transit and airport repairs and construction. And in 2015, XXXX helped defeat an amendment that would have allocated $478 billion in infrastructure investment while remaining deficit-neutral.
"If the roof of your house is leaking, you try to fix it immediately instead of waiting for the whole thing to cave in," said XXXX. "[SENATOR or MEMBER]'s actions simply don't make sense. He is putting our lives at risk for refusing to act."
###
Letter 1
Editor
Under President Obama, we've seen 14 million new jobs created. But we can do even more if Republicans in Congress would agree to invest more in infrastructure projects - not only repairing our crumbling roads and bridges, but also wiring rural America and installing green energy infrastructure. These investments are what's needed to create even more jobs while making our nation stronger.
Infrastructure shouldn't fall victim to partisan political games. Investing in roads, bridges, railroads, and airports is fundamental to our economy. Expanding broadband internet access and installing wind and solar panels in communities across the country will build a stronger future and create millions of jobs. Investments in wiring rural America, in particular, would pay off in spades by allowing rural families to grow their businesses online, tapping into e-commerce in order to provide for their families.
Simply put, investing in infrastructure helps lift up hardworking families. When Republicans block infrastructure spending, they kill jobs, make our roads and bridges less safe, and block hardworking Americans from gaining internet access. We need to focus on efforts to grow America-not limit our progress because of political strife.
Sincerely,
XXX
Letter 2
Editor:
The backbone of our country is our infrastructure. As our transportation networks crumble, public life suffers. Looking towards the future, I am concerned that our country is falling behind.
All investments in our infrastructure double as an investment for our country's residents. Transportation is a vital engine of our economy, ensuring people can get to their jobs and that goods can get from businesses to customers. While we allow our bridges and roads to fall into disrepair, we are failing to meet the needs of our growing population and economy.
Recent opportunities to improve our nation's infrastructure have been thwarted by the political games of the Republican Party in Washington. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats are invested in creating jobs at home by ensuring our transportation network is safe and efficient, and by going a step further. Democratic efforts to invest in projects such as high-speed rail, renewable energy, and broadband internet would create millions of jobs while ensuring that our nation stays on the cutting-edge.
Previous generations recognized the necessity of infrastructure innovations and now is our opportunity to pay the same progress forward. Let's put our family members, friends and neighbors to work and build the transportation network of tomorrow.
Sincerely,
XXX
Editor:
As National Infrastructure Week kicks off, I am calling on Republican politicians including our representative, XXX, to stop blocking investments that would repair our crumbling infrastructure and create jobs. Our nations' aging highways, bridges, and water systems are in urgent need of repair, but the Republicans continue to oppose the necessary investments which make our transportation system safer, create jobs, and alleviate congestion in and around our major cities.
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is the most overt example of the GOP's willingness to cut costs without any regard for the impact their ill-conceived decisions may have on a community. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed the emergency mangers who decided to draw water from the polluted Flint River, and then Congressional Republicans doubled down on their failure by refusing to approve the funding needed to replace Flint's corroded pipes.
Ignoring a problem won't solve it. The AFL-CIO, the Chamber of Commerce and other groups recognize the need to repair, improve, and expand America's crumbling infrastructure. It's time for the GOP to do the same.
Sincerely,
XXX
Editor:
National Infrastructure Week isn't the sexiest of causes to celebrate - that much I know. But what I also know is this: infrastructure is fundamental to our economy and our daily lives. Think about it: every day we use bridges, roads, and airports to get around; every day we use the internet to connect with the world; and every day we use products that were created in factories and arrived safely to the stores we bought them in.
However, our nation's infrastructure is crumbling. We need to make investments quickly or risk paying the consequences. Both Democratic candidates for president have detailed plans for investing in infrastructure that would create millions of jobs and give Americans the 21st century transportation network they deserve.
Republicans have had their way obstructing new investments in infrastructure for years. We need to elect leaders up and down the ballot who understand our prosperity can only grow when we have the infrastructure to support it.
The presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump? He hasn't a clue. In fact, as it relates to infrastructure, the only concrete thing
we've heard he'll do is build a "great wall" to keep out rapists and other criminals who are apparently making their way over in droves. Seriously. As Trump even declared at a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, "You watch, and that wall will go up like magic."
Our country doesn't need a wall. What we need are bridges, and we need them now more than ever.  [We need to take out reference to the wall. Please tweak.]
Sincerely,
XXX
Sample Op-Ed
Investing in Our Future, Investing in Infrastructure
This week is National Infrastructure Week - an opportunity to pay a little more attention to how the infrastructure we often take for granted matters in our daily lives, and how much investing in infrastructure improvements can contribute to economic growth and our long-term prosperity.
Politically, there's a clear divide on this issue. Nothing will ever force us to invest tax dollars in roads, airports, bridges, ports, our electric grid, internet, and drinking-water systems, and thanks to the Republican Party, we often don't.
For years, the Republicans at every level of government have largely succeeded in obstructing legislation that would put tax dollars into infrastructure, usually justifying their obstruction by calling those projects wasteful government spending.
In 2011, Republicans blocked a plan to spend $60 billion on infrastructure as part of president Obama's American Jobs Act. In 2012, House Republicans introduced a five-year transportation bill that was strongly opposed by safety and environment advocates. And in 2015, Senate Republicans blocked a $478 billion infrastructure bill.
Here in [STATE] (Include State-specific points about how State/Congressional Republicans obstruct/oppose infrastructure investments to reward wealthy with tax cuts)
What these Republicans will never admit, though, is that the short-term savings they like to brag about when they get their way are actually costing you, your family, and the economy in the long term.
Traffic jams, airport delays, repairs after catastrophic collapses, power failures, and the human and health care costs that come with infrastructure failures like what we've seen most recently in the Flint, Michigan water crisis, are all a tremendous drag on our economy.
The America Society of Civil Engineers has calculated that over the next decade, the deterioration of our infrastructure will cut payroll growth by 2.5 million jobs and $4 trillion of gross domestic product
in lost sales and higher costs.
That's why we need strong Democratic leadership at every level of government, especially here in [STATE]. (State-specifics of Democrats fighting for/advocating for infrastructure investments.
The issue of infrastructure spending is also a critical part of the current presidential election, with the same clear contrast between the two parties.
Although he pays the idea lip-service and says he's in favor of infrastructure repair, Donald Trump's hollow rhetoric doesn't add up. His tax plan alone would cost the American economy $9.5 trillion dollars - leaving no room for any meaningful new investments in infrastructure repair without serious and devastating cuts to other vital government programs.
But Democrats are offering smart, substantive ideas that make good economic sense. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have plans to create jobs through repairing our bridges and roads, building high-speed rail, installing solar and wind energy equipment, and wiring rural America.
And what's the GOP offering What's Trump got? Tax cuts for the wealthy built on cuts to the services and infrastructure working families depend on to climb the economic ladder. a plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Labor and business agree that we need to repair, improve, and expand America's crumbling infrastructure. Yet Republicans continue to block infrastructure spending that would create jobs, make roads and bridges safer, shorten commutes, and improve internet access for millions.
We need to put America to work building bridges, not walls. We must elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November.


Talking about Ted Cruz, and about how to make GOP convention more exciting
Please Save from yesterday:
Donald Trump called on Ted Cruz on Monday to quit the presidential race and go back to the U.S. Senate if Tuesday's Indiana primary ends with the billlionaire beating the senator.
'Yes, he should. He should leave the race if I win,' Trump told DailyMail.com in a wide-ranging interview at an Indianapolis hotel during his last day of campaigning in the Hoosier State.
'Now, let's see what happens. Indiana's a great state and I have the support of Bobby Knight and so many other people. We'll have to see what happens, but yes, I think he should get out of the race,' Trump said.
The Republican front-runner also said Cruz's 'tough temperament' might make him unsuitable for a spot on his short-list of potential Supreme Court nominees – a consolation prize he could offer the Texas as a party-unifying gesture.
Instead, Trump insisted Ted prepare to pack his bags – and doubled down on his demand later during a lunchtime stop at Shapiro's Delicatessen a few blocks from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Asked during an impromptu press gaggle whether an Indiana defeat should spell the end of a Cruz candidacy, he told reporters: 'I think it should.'
A Cruz spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Monday morning's interview touched on Trump's foreign policy goals, his attitude toward the media, his criticism of past Republican National Conventions, and whether a President Trump would deliver a comedy routine at the White House Correspondents Association's annual gala.
Indiana's 57 delegates to the Republican National Convention, should Trump claim them in Tuesday's winner-take-all primary election, would put the businessman within striking distance of the magic number – 1,237 – that he needs in order to become the party's White House nominee.
Cruz has insisted that he will stay in the contest all the way to the July convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
he launched an ad Monday in Indiana in which he tries to turn Trump's nickname for him – 'Lyin' Ted' – back on the real estate tycoon.
The ad, titled 'Lying,' features an announcer claiming that 'Donald Trump is lying about Ted Cruz' with respect to the senator's positions on trade, illegal immigration and work visas.
'Trump also had a one-million-dollar judgment against him for hiring illegals,' the ad claims.
'What a phony.'
But Indianans seem to be siding with Trump, giving him a 15-point edge in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released yesterday.
Trump lashed out at Cruz Monday morning, telling DailyMail.com that he disagrees with the Texan's characterization of him earlier in the day as a hateful bully and his base as 'bitter, angry, petty, bigoted people.'
'That is not America. I reject that vision of America,' Cruz told reporters in Indiana after a campaign stop.
'They're not angry,' Trump said of his loyal following. 'They're very disappointed in politicians like him that get a lot of money from special interest groups, and they protect their special interest groups very much to the detriment of the country.'
Trump has faced calls for specifics about how he will 'unify' the Republican Party if he performs well enough in the remaining ten primary elections to claim the GOP's nomination outright.
But the billionaire said he isn't ready to put Cruz on the Supreme Court as a consolation prize – because his 'temperament' might not be suited to the job.
Cruz, once the solicitor general for the Lone Star State, argued nine cases before America's highest court, winning five of them.
'I don't know. I'd have to think about it. That's a big decision,' he told DailyMail.com, saying that he's aware of Cruz's record as a constitutional lawyer.
'But there's a whole question of uniting, and there's a whole question as to temperament. And I'd have to think about it.'
Trump raised Cruz's 'temperament' four separate times while explaining why putting the lawmaker on his Supreme Court short-list wasn't an easy call.
He has said in the past that in order to quell conservatives' concerns about how he would approach Supreme Court appointments, he would release a list of names during the campaign and pledge to to only choose nominees from it.
'He's got a tough temperament for what we're talking about,' Trump said of Cruz. 'You have to be a very, very smart, rational person in my opinion, to be a justice of any kind at a high level or low.'
'You need a proper temperament. And that would be a question that I would have.'
At Shapiro's, Trump projected confidence as the lunch crowd milled around him and asked for autographs and selfies. He signed one man's $50 bill before dining at a table that included campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and nonfiction author Ed Klein.
Asked whether the general election season begins for him on Wednesday, he said: 'Yes, I mean it's sort of already started.'
Citing a new national poll, he added: 'Rasmussen just came out and I'm three points up on Hillary ... and I haven't even started yet.'


Recap on Prince's "Darling Nikki" as a catalyst for the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" labels because of Tipper Gore being scandalized after listening to the Purple Rain album with her daughter.
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:51 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU 4/24/16
Dem Veepstakes
Neera Tanden: very premature; disagree with NYT story
Q: Who would you pick?
A: Sen. Warren and Sec. Tom Perez (Champions of the middle class)
AB: Mike Bloomberg (first hits HRC on being a life-long gov. employee--> not true)
For Bernie
BJ: Stacy Abrams in GA
MKH: HRC does not have to be exciting; Sen. Sherrod Brown
Rosario Dawson on Monica Lewinsky again
BJ: it's a sensitive issue; HRC is a public issue; Sanders supporters are being bullied
NT: as a Dem, why bring up Monica Lewinsky; rhetoric is why HRC won NY
AB: it's part of the process
NT: not from Dems side; hits Jealous for not being able to condemn Dawson comments outright
MKH: Dawson could have brought up Steinem and Albright, there was a better way to make that arguement
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:39 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU 4/24/16
Panel:
Does Trump have to pivot to win?
Mary Katherine: he cannot pivot
Andre Bauer: says that Dems have been more successful at bringing people in the party; Trump is doing that for the GOP
Tanden: there is no playbook for a Trump candidacy
MK: Trump's policy positions depend on who is asking him
BJ: Celebrities generally win, Jesse Ventura, Schwarzenegger, etc
AB: people are starved for something new
Tanden: Trump has the highest negatives (HRC is second or third)
MK: Trump might have hit his ceiling
Who should DJT pick for veep?
MK: Mike Rowe, 2nd choice Gingrich
BJ: Michael Steele
AB: Me (Tapper: we didn't prepare for that); Mary Fallin
NT: Ted Cruz (party needs to be put back together)
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:27 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU
More restrained Donald Trump, but can he resist temptation to revert back.
Q: can he be more restrained?
A: DJT takes issues to another level to encourage dialogue
Q: wall with Mexico
A: people jump on the bandwagon after trump talks about it and takes the heat for it
Q: will you woo delegates for your father?
A: not necessarily, people should know that their vote might not matter. People don't need this archaic system, delegates are party establishment and elites. Delegates are you being bought
Q: are you going to woo delegates?
A: We don't want to do that if we don't need to. (Seems to say that he and his siblings won't be in the delegate process; Ted Cruz is buying delegates; establishment would rather hand victory to HRC
Q: Question on Cruz ad hitting Trump on transgender bill
A: Ted Cruz is desperate; Trump has already taken on the PC police. Cruz going along with what Trump has already said
Q: Would Trump raise the min. wage?
A: States are different; you have to ask him; pivots to Trump wanting to bring jobs back. When there are good jobs, you don't have to worry about the min wage
Q: Why hasn't your vetting process for Veep begun?
A: says that it could be someone who has run for president
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:13 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU
Veepstakes beginning
HRC already compiling list, list flashes on the screen (15-20 names)
Sanders up now
Q: Should you and HRC be first on each other's VP list?
A: Sanders pivots to economic inequality -->that's what americans care about
Q: should you or E. Warren be on the veep list to highlight those issues?
A: economic inequality, higher education; veep needs to have those in mind too
Q: What is your response to David Plouffe telling you to call it quit?
A: He is working for HRC, we are giving everyone in the states a voice; debate helps turnout
Q: Do you have a path to the nom? What states can you win?
A: doesn't say speculate states, mentions CA. It's going to be hard
Q: ISIS question; is the U.S. at war again, should congress pass another reauthorization?
A: we need another reauthorization, but cannot be a perpetual vote, hits HRC on her Iraq vote
Q: HRC carried low income household, even though you have an income inequality message; you say that poor people don't vote
A: Need to overturn Citizens United; people are disillusioned; campaign is  all about getting people in the process
Q: are you surprised that you lose low income voters to HRC?
A: I am surprised by how well we've done
Q: Is it appropriate that Rosario Dawson talked about Monica Lewinsky?
A: Rosario is great, pivots to large corporations paying their fair share
Q: presses on Lewinsky; should his surrogates be commenting on that.
A: says he had no idea what exactly Dawson said; we should worry about climate change instead
Donald Jr. on next
From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:01 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Chain for CNN SOTU
Starting now
__________
Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
weis@dnc.org


Hi Pablo -
Please let me know when you have time to meet to discuss the surrogate database and getting the talkers list into the database.
I've been trying to connect with someone since Luis and I met April 26.
I know we all have a lot going on but this is a priority for Amy.
Please let me know when you are available.
I can be available Wednesday, 12-2P or 4-6P; Thursday, 1:30-6P.
Thank you in advance.
Jenn
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:21 PM
To: Sanchez, Jennifer
Subject: Surrogate operation
Hey Jenn - I can't take the surrogate piece onto my plate right now.
Per Luis - Pablo will handle for comms. Since he does booking already, it's a natural fit to do surrogate piece.
Thanks
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


There needs to be one from the DNC.
On May 1, 2016, at 6:35 PM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
Geoff doing one from personal office. I can draft a political side statement or we can just let geoff's statement stand.
On May 1, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Kate Houghton
> wrote:
Is there a JAHM statement?
On Apr 28, 2016, at 7:03 PM, Walker, Eric
> wrote:
For Immediate Release
May 2, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148
DNC Statement on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Washington - Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong released a joint statement on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month:
“May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments and advancements of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and the invaluable contributions they’ve made to our country’s history. AAPIs have all too often served as unsung heroes, from the backbreaking work of Chinese laborers who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad to social justice advocates today fighting to keep immigrant families together and ensure language access at the ballot box. Our nation has been strengthened by their work, their talent, and their efforts.
“As we look back on the progress our nation has made toward equality and opportunity for all, we must also recommit to continuing to stand up and fight, as it is far from over. The Democratic Party is proud to champion the issues that matter to the AAPI community. Our leaders stand up for economic opportunity, comprehensive immigration reform and equal pay, prioritizing educational access at all levels and working to expand access to health care, adding to the two million AAPIs that are now eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. We look forward to building upon the successes of the last seven years and continuing such a legacy to the November election and well beyond.”
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Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


Incoming call from +1 (202) 470-6955 (Other) transferred by Price, Jenna
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Roger, see below —
On May 4, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
> wrote:
WHO: DWS and Rebecca Acosta
WHAT: Live or pre-recorded one-on-one interview discussing state of the race in the context of the California Primary to air on the radio station KSCO AM 1080 / 104.1 FM. The audience for the Costa Report is reportedly 2 million listeners and 250k social media followers. The interview will be long-form for 30 minutes and, according to the show’s producer: "It would be an opportune time for her to be on and reach out to a talk radio audience that would open to another perspective on the Congresswoman's life and career.”  The radio station will promo DWS’s interview across several local marketing opportunities to be deployed before and after interview as a means to hype their conversation with DWS.
WHEN: We have 3 options, all on 12 May --
*   Live interview scheduled in between 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific Time) with various breaks in between.
*   A recorded interview between 9:00 - 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
*   A recorded interview between 10:00 - 11:00 am (Pacific Time).
WHERE: At her convenience.


I'll be handling these. Thanks!
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 26, 2016, at 11:25 PM, Freundlich, Christina
> wrote:
Before 9am
1. North Carolina advisory call to the targeted reporters
2. Trump TelePrompTer blast
After our morning meeting
3. The California advisory call


Plus Compton./
From: Rangappa, Anu
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 9:48 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Davis, Marilyn; Ward, Collin
Subject: Vendor Pitch: Shindig
Have any of you heard of this? They want to pitch us, but I wasn't sure who the right person is to connect them with. Is this something any of you would be interested in? If not, I'll decline.
Anu - I am reaching out because one of my clients has a new turnkey solution for online video chat events that offers the dynamics of an in-person event at internet scale.
I think it could really benefit the DNC, its organization, down and up ballot races, fundraising efforts, persuasion campaigns, constituents relations and more.
In fact, via my sister April Mellody, the Deputy CEO for Communications at 2016 Democratic National Convention, we are talking with Kelli Klein, the digital director about the technology tomorrow and how this may work at the convention.
That said, I wondering who may be best at the DNC to try and get meeting with to do a demo the platform, which is called Shindig [info below].
I would really appreciate any guidance you may have. I look forward to repaying the favor.
Shindig Overview  and below some of the use cases we thought of:
Convention/Campaign Appearances: candidates, speakers and surrogates can maximize time, and reach geographically distributed organizations, interest groups, and other entities with high-touch and tremendous efficiency. These are tele-town halls on steroids. They allow principals to not only address the entire online audience and take questions from audience members in front of the online audience, but also allow them to "work the room" and privately mingle with the audience members in small clusters giving high value people their couple of minutes of special attention and recognition.
[Note: there is also a green room function that allows a PA to screen people before putting them on stage with the principals.]
Constituent Outreach: In the face of increasing demands for transparency, principals can begin doing more regular online presentations. The events are controlled by the principals, providing a more reliable, constituent-friendly way to engage, and yielding video, which you can post and use across platforms.
Strategy Meetings: In responding to the daily flow, managers can convene their teams much more effectively on Shindig. Individuals can privately discuss issues that come up in real-time finding solutions to issues that may arise. All the business is conducted in one place and no second and third phone calls are needed to be made.
Opinion Research: The platform is a new rapid-fire way to achieve large scale low-cost focus groups.
Training: Motivation and GOTV tool. Shindig allows senior staff and principals deal with large groups at one time and fire them up more personally, bettering managing organizations.
Fundraising: Great for individual appeals, building in-house crowd-funding and training your staff and volunteers to solicit contributions.
Using Shindig for fundraising more than pays for the platform. Hope to hear from you or members of your team sometime soon.
All the very best, Ellen
Ellen M. Mellody, Partner Collective Consulting (C2)
Cell: 570-209-2947
Email: ellen@collectiveconsulting.net
LinkedIn:
Twitter: @ellenmellody Web: www.collectiveconsulting.net


May 21, 2016
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
*** REMINDER – TODAY at 10:00 a.m. ***
Pelosi to Deliver Commencement Address at
Morgan State University Today
*** Media Advisory ***
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will deliver the commencement address at Morgan State University today at 10:00 a.m. at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore.  A native of Baltimore, Leader Pelosi will address graduates, family members and faculty at the 140th spring commencement exercises at Morgan State – the largest historically black college or university in Maryland.
WHO:
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Morgan State University President David Wilson
WHAT:
Commencement Address at Morgan State University
WHEN:
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Talmadge L. Hill Field House
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
NOTE:
Press must RSVP to Clinton Coleman at clinton.coleman@morgan.edu
.
Please be advised that a live-stream of the commencement ceremony will be available here
.
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________________________________


Hey Murph, I have the DNC Chair in New York next Monday. Do you have a contact at Colbert I can reach out to in case they're interested in having her over?
[SigDems]
Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - MirandaL@dnc.org
- @MiraLuisDC


Have time to chat?
Sent from my iPhone


Sorry – one change by me. Changed ‘says’ to ‘confirms’ because it’s already true.
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 12:09 PM
To: RR2
Subject: For research approval: GOP Chairman says Trump’s Muslim ban helps ISIS recruit terrorists
Hey all – Luis signed off via Text. Good for research. Thanks!
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 10:18 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Freundlich, Christina; Walsh, Tom
Subject: Draft hit from this morning: GOP Chairman says Trump’s Muslim ban helps ISIS recruit terrorists
SL: GOP Chairman confirms Trump’s Muslim ban helps ISIS recruit terrorists
Today, GOP Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul confirmed that Trump’s despicable and divisive plan to ban Muslims from the United States would cause a ‘backlash’ and could help ISIS recruit terrorists.
Watch:

Chairman McCaul is correct that Trump is helping ISIS recruit terrorists. Yesterday, Politifact confirmed
that ISIS and other terror groups are using clips of Donald Trump in recruiting videos.
“There are many titles you can affix to Donald Trump – sexist, racist, xenophobic, dangerous, liar, etc. – but Republican Chairman McCaul may have come up with a new one: ISIS recruiter. Banning an entire religion from the country not only runs counter to the constitution and our values – it also makes America less safe by straining relations with Muslim communities and helping terrorists recruit, a view confirmed by Republican leaders. The fact that terror groups are using Donald Trump’s words to help recruit more terrorists is just the latest reason why Trump is totally and categorically unfit to be President.” – Eric Walker, DNC Spokesperson
Eric Walker
walkere@dnc.org
732-991-1489
@ericmwalker


Jeff Weaver on CNN
-          Great night last night coming off losses in North East
-          Voters say it's not over
Pledged delegate math?
-          Sanders is strongest candidate against Trump
-          Comes down to super delegates
Still not making calls to HRC-pledged super delegates?
-          Reaching out to undecided super delegates
-          Some of HRC super delegates reaching out to us, but not actively soliciting
-          We DO do outreach, but not making phone calls in attempt to flip them
Graphic showing 73% of Dem voters from Indiana exit polls say primary has "energized the party"
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 8:21 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Video Request: Jeff Weaver on CNN


now w don lemon
Sent from my iPhone


-------- Original message --------
From: "Sarge, Matthew"
Date: 05/22/2016 09:50 (GMT-05:00)
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: State of the Union
Panel:
Xavier Becerra
S.E. Cupp
Bill Press
Marsha Blackburn
Playing Fox & Friends Trump clip: "I don't think we should have guns in classrooms, but in some cases, teachers should have guns frankly."
- Becerra defending HRC on guns
- Tapper pointing out ridiculousness of Trump's statement
- Press says he disagreed with Sanders on guns
- Blackburn talking about past and present Clinton scandals
________________________________
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 9:35 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: State of the Union
Rep. Peter King
Graffiti on EgyptAir flight?
- Airport workers, etc. are bigger threat than passengers bringing bombs on planes
- The U.S. has made improvements, but ongoing process
What is update on what happened to the plane?
- Indication is that its terrorism
- But longer we go without someone claiming credit, more likely a malfunction
- Assume its terrorism, and work backward from there
9/11, Saudi Arabia bill.
- President is overreacting to potential to set dangerous precedent
________________________________
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 9:23 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: State of the Union
Former Massachusetts Governor and Libertarian Party VP Candidate, Bill Weld
Why do you want to be VP?
- Respect for Gary Johnson
- Something not represented by either major party
HRC/Trump unpopularity?
- 40% of the electorate is fiscally responsible, socially tolerant
Have you sought endorsement of discontented conservatives?
- Haven't officially been nominated
- Don't want to seek endorsements until then
Concern about tipping election to Democrats?
- Not concerned about that
- Want to push Dems toward economic policy center
- Hits Republicans on anti-abortion stance, queasiness on LGBT, mass deportation
Comparing Trump's deportation plan to Holocaust. Too strong of words?
- No. I was on Holocaust memorial commission
Do your gun control views fit with Libertarian Party?
- Says his proposals in Massachusetts were not out of the mainstream
- Lifelong hunter
________________________________
From: Sarge, Matthew
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 9:13 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: State of the Union
Bernie Sanders
Concerns that you are damaging Clinton's chances?
- We disagree on many legitimate issues
- Minimum wage, war in Iraq, etc.
- Not all of my supporters go to these fancy fundraisers
- Democratic leadership needs to open up the process to bring these people in
Your comments about pledged vs super delegates?
- "absurd" that I have 46% of pledged delegates, but only 7% of super delegates
- Bad for the process that most super delegates backed HRC before anyone else entered race
Has coverage of you been as critical as of Trump and Clinton?
- Just look at the TV ads run against me in 2006
- "Good chance" HRC can beat Trump
- But I am a stronger general election candidate because of appeal to independents
Should candidate with most pledged delegates at end of process be the nominee?
- I am good at arithmetic
- We will try to get most pledged delegates. California is the big one
- Super delegates should take an objective look at who is strongest for general. We have the energy, young people
Asks again, should candidate with most pledged delegates at end of process be the Democratic nominee?
- Not a fan of super delegates, but their job is to take a strong look
- Maybe we should get rid of super delegates going forward
- Super delegates supported Clinton before other candidates entered. That's called an anointment
Should the party do away with super delegates?
- Should take a serious look
- Current process is undemocratic
- Need serious change, to what extent, I don't know
- Democratic platform needs to address income inequality, corporate greed
Your campaign's accusations that DWS not neutral. Who are you supporting in her
- "Clearly I favor her opponent. His views are a lot closer to mine"
- If elected president, DWS would not be reappointed to chair the DNC


Flagging-
From: Patricia Murphy
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:14 AM
To: DNC Press
Subject: DAILY BEAST re: Priebus and Carson saying it's "not Christian" to judge Trump's behavior with women
Hi guys,
Do y'all have a comment for a piece I'm writing about Ben Carson and Reince Priebus both saying yesterday that it isn't Christian to judge Donald Trump for his behavior with women that the NYT detailed?  Priebus said it on "This Week," Carson said it on Fox & Friends Sunday. (quotes below)
I'm writing about the obvious irony there.  If you'd have a moment today, I'd be grateful for your input.
Thanks so much,
Patricia Murphy
The Daily Beast
202-277-4612
AND FYI:
Reince Priebus on ABC’s This Week, when asked about the Times piece:  "But I also think there are things from many years ago and I think that, you know, as Christians, judging each other I think is is problematic. I think it's when people live in glass houses and throw stones is when people get in trouble."
And Dr. Carson on "Fox & Friends" Sunday, in response to a question about whether he was comfortable with the way Trump treats women.:
"As a Christian, what I do is not judge everybody.  And that seems to be something that a lot of people have got into. 'I'm better than you are.' Give me a break. Let's just stop for a moment.  And I’m talking to conservatives.  Let’s consider where we are as a nation and what we have to do. What your feelings are personally about a person is irrelevant. What we need to be talking about your children and your grandchildren’s future. Think about that.”


You tell me. What are specific topics?
-----Original Message-----
From: Manriquez, Pablo
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:44 PM
To: Miranda, Luis; Palermo, Rachel; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Re: Interview: Luis v Spicer on New Day
Hit time at 7:30
Arrival Time at 7:10
Clear by 7:45
I'll staff. Do we have everything we need for this?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 28, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Manriquez, Pablo
wrote:
>
>