Subject: RE: fyi - i sent these invites to the candidates at noon
From: Erik Smith <[email-masked]>
To: "Sammon, Bill" <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jessica Borchert <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 19:29:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing with us Bill.

From: Sammon, Bill [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:24 PM
To: Miranda, Luis ([email-masked])
Cc: Erik Smith; Jessica Borchert
Subject: fyi - i sent these invites to the candidates at noon

May 17, 2016<x-apple-data-detectors://7>

Mr. Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator, Vermont
Washington, DC<x-apple-data-detectors://9/1>

Dear Senator Sanders:

First of all, thank you for participating in the Democratic town hall with Secretary Clinton that Fox News held in Detroit earlier this year. It was a great success from our perspective and we hope from yours as well.

Secondly, we at Fox wanted to formally invite you to participate in the final presidential primary debate of the 2016 campaign.

Given that the race is still contested, and given that you, Secretary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee all publicly agreed to a final series of debates - the last of which has not yet been held - we believe this final debate would be an excellent opportunity for you and Secretary Clinton to "share Democrats' vision for the country," as DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz put it when she sanctioned these final debates.

The Fox debate would be moderated by anchors Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace, the respected journalists who were widely praised - by Democrats and Republicans alike - for their fair but rigorous questioning in a series of GOP presidential primary debates dating back to August, the cycle's first debate. That same team is now poised to bring that same level of fairness and rigor to the cycle's last debate.

Fox proposes that it be in California, the largest state in the union, since there has not been a Democratic debate there this time around. As you know, this enormously important state will be holding its presidential primary on June 7<x-apple-data-detectors://10>, the last day that any state will be voting in the primaries.

Of course, that is just three weeks from today, which leaves very little time for delay. A prompt reply would be most welcome, given these tight time constraints. Again, this would be a DNC-sanctioned debate and, per the agreement reached by the DNC and both candidates, would not be held on a weekend. Fox stands ready to discuss specific dates and venues with you as soon as possible. In fact, we'd love to begin that conversation today.

Democrats have not debated on Fox News for the last 12 years. By ending that dry spell, perhaps the party can bring some sense of closure to this long and robust primary season. In the process, you and Secretary Clinton will reach a vast number of viewers - many of whom are certainly open to persuasion - just as we pivot to the general election.

Thanks so much for considering this request. And please know that you are always welcome at Fox.

Sincerely,

Bill Sammon
Vice President of News
Washington Managing Editor
Fox News Channel

May 17, 2016<x-apple-data-detectors://0>

Ms. Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State
Washington, DC<x-apple-data-detectors://1/1>

Dear Secretary Clinton:

First of all, thank you for participating in the Democratic town hall with Senator Sanders that Fox News held in Detroit earlier this year. It was a great success from our perspective and we hope from yours as well.

Secondly, we at Fox wanted to formally invite you to participate in the final presidential primary debate of the 2016 campaign.

Given that the race is still contested, and given that you, Senator Sanders and the Democratic National Committee all publicly agreed to a final series of debates - the last of which has not yet been held - we believe this final debate would be an excellent opportunity for you and Senator Sanders to "share Democrats' vision for the country," as DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz put it when she sanctioned these final debates.

The Fox debate would be moderated by anchors Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace, the respected journalists who were widely praised - by Democrats and Republicans alike - for their fair but rigorous questioning in a series of GOP presidential primary debates dating back to August, the cycle's first debate. That same team is now poised to bring that same level of fairness and rigor to the cycle's last debate.

Fox proposes that it be in California, the largest state in the union, since there has not been a Democratic debate there this time around. As you know, this enormously important state will be holding its presidential primary on June 7<x-apple-data-detectors://3>, the last day that any state will be voting in the primaries.

Of course, that is just three weeks from today, which leaves very little time for delay. A prompt reply would be most welcome, given these tight time constraints. Again, this would be a DNC-sanctioned debate and, per the agreement reached by the DNC and both candidates, would not be held on a weekend. Fox stands ready to discuss specific dates and venues with you as soon as possible. In fact, we'd love to begin that conversation today.

Democrats have not debated on Fox News for the last 12 years. By ending that dry spell, perhaps the party can bring some sense of closure to this long and robust primary season. In the process, you and Senator Sanders will reach a vast number of viewers - many of whom are certainly open to persuasion - just as we pivot to the general election.

Thanks so much for considering this request. And please know that you are always welcome at Fox.

Sincerely,

Bill Sammon
Vice President of News
Washington Managing Editor
Fox News Channel

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