Subject: Spicer interview prep
From: "Palermo, Rachel" <[email-masked]>
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:39:42 -0700

Here are summaries and links to the last 5 interviews Spicer has had:

Yahoo News Live, 4/27/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjE4NjczMzIsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6MzEzMDAyLCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.GVUUE4DWI1b-NfnX1zgHgM72aiEJt2SWHVTwcwQ7j50&start=00:00:00>

*         Spicer said Trump is clearly the front runner but there are 10 states to go. If someone doesn't have the 1237 delegates it will be an open convention.

*         He wouldn't respond to whether Kasich should drop out.

*         He said there is no inside game and the RNC doesn't favor a candidate. The apparatus is not against Trump and Cruz because they are the outsiders, and they have made it this far.

*         On whether Trump is right when he says Hillary is playing the "woman card," Spicer said she has talked about the importance of being the first woman. The woman's vote is important, and the GOP has done well with women. HRC is out of step with women.

*         In response to being asked about Trump's misogynist comments towards women, Spicer said that the party has spent the last 4 years reaching out to key demographics. (If he says this, you can discuss their failed autopsy.)  We shouldn't look at any group and say "this is how they vote." Then he said the Republican party does well with married women and older women, but they have a problem with some minority women and single, younger women. (If he says this, you can mention how the GOP does bad with women and their frontrunner makes sexist comments.) Spicer said the Democrats have a problem with men-married men, single men, white men.

*         He said Trump has the potential to unite the party-anyone can. He discussed that Breitbart did a study that showed that Republican turnout in every state is up in record numbers-to 60 and 70 percent. The Democrats are down 20 percent. (If he says this, you should offer stats about how Hillary and Bernie have gained more votes than Republicans.)

Mornings with Maria, Fox Business, 4/27/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjE4NjczNTEsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6MzEyMzcwLCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.p3zWi5ft6NWs3dDS3_bvkYSANpwDBdkDVcTH2l0Wvt0>

*         Spicer said blaming the media for Trump's rise is a double edged sword. Not all the coverage has been favorable. Some candidates can say that because the media is covering them a certain way they are seen as favorable.

*         He said voter registration is up 60-70 percent in states, especially battleground states

*         Maria said Breitbart reported registration on the Democrats side is down 4.5 million.

*         Spicer said Bernie is going to go all the way to California which is a problem for Hillary, especially if she is indicted. He has won almost as much of the vote as Hillary. Spicer then said Bernie might not have the delegates because the Democrats have a rigged subsidized system. (If he says this, you can say that super delegates have never made an impact on the election.)

*         There's no question they will have to wait until June 7 to see if they have a presumptive nominee.

Intelligence Report, Fox Business, 4/26/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjE4NjczNjAsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6MzEyMTkyLCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.uBRBI8yq8XqPvf1Ex45CfaoJKvcxsF5NaW9taU7Zsn8>

*         In response to Trump's statement that "the system is rigged," Spicer said the primary process is a complicated one and then explained how their system is based on states' rights.

*         He said any of their candidates could beat Hillary.

At This Hour, CNN, 4/26/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjE4NjczOTAsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6MzEyMTQ0LCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.e59b6q7eLuzkrCeSFHN_TOySZ0U9z423xW-nyA6mbP8>

*         Spicer said Republican voters are showing we need change.

*         In response to the fact that Cruz is asking for more debates, he said the RNC will agree if all three candidates agree.

*         He criticized the DNC and HRC for not criticizing the Rhode Island for closing down polling places during all this talk about voting rights.

New Day, CNN, 4/26/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjE4Njc0MTEsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6MzEyMTA4LCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.-0XGAfbygDyl21UVuI_fVSn9X-7_9ElsxyQajbp-u3o>

*         Spicer says the system is not rigged as Trump said because it's the same system they have had since 1856. He said the Democrats have a much more Washington-based system (If he says this, discuss how our primary system empowers communities on a local level.)

*         He said the Democrats are closing 67 percent of the polling places in Rhode Island making it harder for people to vote (He could bring this up so you might want a response.)

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Rachel Palermo
Democratic National Committee
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