Subject: Daily Political Guidance -- Tuesday, May 10
From: "Moore, Colby" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 09:24:06 -0700

This email is intended to provide a brief summary of key Political Department priorities, including recent news and principal travel.  It includes the following components:

  *   Recent News
  *   Polls
  *   Upcoming Principal & Staff Travel
  *   Upcoming Political Events
  *   Upcoming State Party Events
  *   Election Clips

RECENT NEWS\

*         California on Monday prepared to lift severe mandatory water conservation<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-drought-restrictions_us_5731198ce4b0bc9cb047d103> orders imposed at the height of the state's multi-year drought, after a wet winter led to swelling reservoirs and a deep snowpack in numerous parts of the state. Instead of requiring a 25 percent, state-wide cut in water use, the state would take into account climate and other regional factors. People in rainier regions had complained that the cutbacks were too onerous. If approved, the plan would go into effect in June. It will eventually be replaced by a long-term strategy aimed at reducing per capita water use by more than 20 percent.

*         Prominent tech entrepreneur<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279331-paypal-co-founder-to-serve-as-trump-delegate> Peter Thiel will serve as a pledged delegate for Donald Trump in California. Thiel is listed as one of Trump's 172 delegates ahead of California's June 7 primary, according to The Sacramento Bee. Also on Trump's delegate list are House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).

*         In continuation of the saga surrounding HB2, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced yesterday that she is filing a countersuit<http://newsone.com/3430337/north-carolina-doj-sue-each-other-over-bathroom-bill/> against the state of North Carolina. Lynch, a North Carolina native, contends the law violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which could put North Carolina at risk of losing billions of dollars in education funding.

POLLS

*         FL - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +1 Clinton (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         FL - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Sanders (D) - +2 Sanders (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         MA - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +24 Clinton (Boston Globe/Suffolk, 5/9)<https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/08/trump-faces-steep-climb-mass/L391H6NMgi8gW3uoud0hrN/story.html>

*         NH - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +5 Clinton (Dartmouth, 5/9)<http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/sites/rockefeller.drupalmulti-prod.dartmouth.edu/files/nh_state_of_the_state_2016_report.pdf>

*         NH - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Sanders (D) - +21 Sanders (Dartmouth, 5/9)<http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/sites/rockefeller.drupalmulti-prod.dartmouth.edu/files/nh_state_of_the_state_2016_report.pdf>

*         NH - Senatorial - Ayotte (R) vs. Hassan (D) - +2 Ayotte (Dartmouth, 5/9)<http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/sites/rockefeller.drupalmulti-prod.dartmouth.edu/files/nh_state_of_the_state_2016_report.pdf>

*         OH - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +4 Trump (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         OH - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Sanders (D) - +2 Sanders (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         PA - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +1 Clinton (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         PA - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Sanders (D) - +6 Sanders (Quinnipiac, 5/10)<https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/ps/ps05102016_Sw4b42d.pdf>

*         US - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Clinton (D) - +6 Clinton (PPP, 5/10)<http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_National_51016.pdf>

*         US - Presidential - Trump (R) vs. Sanders (D) - +11 Sanders (PPP, 5/10)<http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_National_51016.pdf>

Upcoming PRINCIPAL AND Staff Travel

TUESDAY
PRINCIPALS
None Scheduled

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
None Scheduled

WEDNESDAY
PRINCIPALS
None Scheduled

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
None Scheduled

THURSDAY
PRINCIPALS
VPOTUS & Dr. Biden - Orlando, FL

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
Raul Alvillar - Los Angeles, CA

FRIDAY
PRINCIPALS
VPOTUS - Syracuse, NY
DWS - Anchorage, AK

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
Raul Alvillar - Los Angeles, CA

SATURDAY
PRINCIPALS
DWS - Anchorage, AK

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
Raul Alvillar - Los Angeles, CA

SUNDAY
PRINCIPALS
VPOTUS - South Bend, IN

CEO/POLITICAL/CONSTITUENCY STAFF
Raul Alvillar - San Francisco, CA

Upcoming political events

  *   5/10/2016 - West Virginia Primary and Nebraska Republican Primary
  *   5/17/2016 - Oregon Primary and Kentucky Democratic Primary
  *   5/24/2016 - Washington Republican Primary
  *   6/4/2016 - Virgin Islands Democratic Caucus
  *   6/5/2016 - Puerto Rico Democratic Caucus
  *   6/7/2016 - California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota Primaries and North Dakota Democratic Caucus
  *   6/14/2016 - DC Democratic Primary

Upcoming state party events

*         5/11/2016 - Indiana Democratic Party - "How to be a State and National Delegate" Webinar

*         5/12/2016 - Tennessee Democratic Party - Women's Event

*         5/12/2016 - Indiana Democratic Party - VAN Webinar

*         5/13/2016 - 5/15/2016 - Alaska Democratic Party - State Convention and Auction

*         5/14/2016 - Nevada Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/14/2016 - Georgia Democratic Party - PLEO Level Delegate Elections

*         5/15/2016 - Maine Democratic Party - State Committee Meeting

*         5/17/2016 - Virginia Democratic Party - Tech Community Fundraiser

*         5/17/2016 - Delaware Democratic Party - Democratic Leadership Reception

*         5/18/2016 - Delaware Democratic Party - New Castle County Executive Committee Meeting

*         5/19/2016 - Indiana Democratic Party - VAN Webinar

*         5/20/2016 - Mississippi Democratic Party - JJ Hamer Dinner

*         5/21/2016 - Mississippi Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/21/2016 - Maryland Democratic Party - State Central Committee Meeting

*         5/21/2016 - Michigan Democratic Party - Congressional District Conventions

*         5/21/2016 - Kentucky Democratic Party - County/Legislative District Caucuses

*         5/21/2016 - Delaware Democratic Party - Presidential Preference Pre-Primary Caucus

*         5/21/2016 - North Carolina Democratic Party - District Conventions

*         5/21/2016 - Washington Democratic Party - Congressional District Caucuses

*         5/21/2016 - Missouri Democratic Party - Jackson County Truman Days

*         5/22/2016 - Vermont Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/22/2016 - 5/23/2016 - New York Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/23/2016 - Delaware Democratic Party - Sussex County Executive Committee Meeting

*         5/24/2016 - Tennessee Democratic Party - Women's Event

*         5/25/2016 - Alaska Democratic Party - State Central Committee Meeting

*         5/26/2016 - Indiana Democratic Party - VAN Webinar

*         5/28/2016 - 5/29/2016 - Hawaii Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/28/2016 - Wyoming Democratic Party - State Convention

*         5/28/2016 - Wyoming Democratic Party - Nellie Tayloe Ross Diner

ELECTION CLIPS

2016 - Presidential

Democratic Party Candidates

Hillary Clinton

WSB-TV poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in a statistical tie in Georgia<http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/08/wsb-tv-poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-in-a-statistical-tie-in-georgia/>

Here's the reason that Republicans are so worried about having Donald Trump as their presidential nominee: In Georgia, Democrat Hillary Clinton is in a statistical tie with Trump, according to a Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News. Trump leads Clinton overall, 42.3 percent to 41.4 percent - well within the 4.1 margin of error. Clinton leads Trump among independents, and the undecided Republican voters are nearly double those in the Democratic column. And the gender split is on full display: Trump leads among men, Clinton among women. FYI, Landmark and Rosetta Stone are considered Republican-oriented firms

Bernie Sanders

How Bernie Sanders has changed the Democratic Party<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-party/index.html>

The math is against Bernie Sanders in his fight for the White House. But the Vermont senator is poised to leave behind a durable legacy: A generation of liberal voters enthralled by his populist message -- and a Democratic Party whose ideological center has shifted left during the 2016 election. The effort now is to make sure things stay that way. Sanders has vowed to take his campaign to the Democratic convention, but he's also signaled that his effort is now more of a movement than a competitive political machine. He's slashed staff and slowed down his breakneck pace of campaigning.

Republican Party Candidates

Donald Trump

Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton 'enabler' attack justified<http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton/index.html>

Donald Trump said Monday he called Hillary Clinton an "enabler" of her husband's infidelity as "retribution" for her playing the "woman's card" against him. "It's only retribution for what she said. She is playing the woman's card to the hilt," Trump told CNN's Chris Cuomo in a testy exchange on "New Day." "She is going, I watched over the weekend, everything is about 'woman' and 'Donald Trump raised his voice.' And you know it's all nonsense. You know what? Women understand it better than anybody."

Trump accused Clinton at a recent campaign stop of attacking the women who accused Bill Clinton of harassing them.

Thanks,

Colby Moore
Executive Assistant to the National Political Director
Democratic National Committee
O: (202) 488-5044
C: (704) 430-7163
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