Subject: POLITICO Playbook, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 3 Rs who may go independent -- TRUMP’S FALL BATTLE PLAN: Maine, Minnesota, Georgia – CLINTON WILL CLINCH at 8 p.m. on June 7 – PLAYBOOK BREAKFAST with Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz livestreams at 8
From: Mike Allen <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 05:02:04 -0600

05/18/2016 06:59 AM EDT

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email-masked]) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email-masked])

Good Wednesday morning. SNEAK PEEK - Ivanka Trump to Norah O'Donnell on "CBS This Morning," re the N.Y. Times article about her father and women: "I'm not in every interaction my father has. But he's not a groper. It's not who he is. And I've known my father obviously my whole life. And he has total respect for women. He was promoting women in development and construction at a time when it was unheard of. There was no trend towards equality in the real estate and construction industry back in the 1980s. And he was doing it because he believes ultimately in merit."

COMING ATTRACTIONS: Members of the conservative intelligentsia aching for a Republican to run independent against Trump have concluded that there is "a difficult but viable path" for an independent, based largely on the unusual unpopularity of the two nominees. A well-known conservative told us the final three possibilities are Sen. Ben Sasse, age 44, of Nebraska; Sen. Tom Coburn, 68, of Wyoming; and Mitt Romney, 69.

This conservative told us to expect renewed buzz around this possibility over the next week, and sees "a 50-50 chance that one of the three will do it."

TRUMP STRATEGERY - "Bucking trends, Trump sends teams to Democrat-leaning states," by AP's Steve Peoples, with Julie Bykowicz, Jill Colvin and Julie Pace: "Trump is rushing to install operatives in several states that traditionally favor Democrats, pointing to a general election plan consistent with the campaign he has run thus far: Defying conventional wisdom and political trends. The staffing expansion includes Maine, Minnesota and other places where Trump opens as the underdog, with the New York billionaire seeking to expand the electoral battlefield by drawing on his appeal among working class white voters ...

"[I]t is an unlikely path to the White House, through states that no Republican presidential candidate has carried since the 1980s. ... The Trump campaign has identified roughly 15 states where it plans to install state directors by the end of the month. They include traditional battlegrounds like Ohio, Florida and Virginia and more challenging terrain such as Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Maine - places Republican have lost for the last six presidential elections or longer.

"Target states also will likely include Republican-leaning Georgia, where demographic shifts benefit Democrats. ...

"Trump's team is scrambling to build a national organization essentially from scratch. 'Up until three weeks ago, there were 102 or 103 employees, which is fewer than Ben Carson had in January,' Trump aide Barry Bennett said. 'Today, that number is much bigger, and it's growing every day.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabdda93052b9af2523dbe01d310d621c8c19a1b07a8a30a5cf

SWEATING THE BERN: With 99% of the vote in (all but 4 of 3,696 precincts), AP left Kentucky's Democratic presidential primary "too close to call. ... The tight margin means that the two will split the state's delegates fairly evenly." Clinton has 46.8% to Sanders' 46.3%. That's 212,549 votes to 210,626 - a landslide margin of 1,923 out of 454,609 cast (Martin O'Malley got 1.3%, among other randos). Sanders won Oregon by 9 points.

--After Clinton and Sanders traded leads through the evening, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Clinton supporter, told CNN she was the "unofficial" winner.

--Paul Begala said on CNN that the victory was "tighter than a Speedo on Chris Christie."

--CNN's Eric Bradner: "Sanders won more delegates than Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night -- but not enough to slow Clinton's march to the ... nomination." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab793122c4d6978e21059e62ef30727767b62e28c165fca35b

--AP's Stephen Ohlemacher and Hope Yen: "Just 155 delegates short, Clinton is on a glide path to the number needed to win on June 7 when polls close in New Jersey at 8 p.m., ... even if she narrowly loses all the contests between now and then." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab6aa58cbd17816aeec8bee4c9206c2dcd9f4855b5ebcb37ba

--@HillaryClinton celebrated by twice tweeting a donation link: "We just won Kentucky! Thanks to everyone who turned out. We're always stronger united. ... Hillary just won Kentucky, but this election is just getting started. Chip in now if you've got her back."

PULLING BACK THE CAMERA -- "Clinton's joyless victory: Her narrow Kentucky win is a temporary comfort in a week that exposed a deep Democratic rift," by Gabe Debenedetti: "Clinton's narrow Kentucky win - her lone state victory in the month of May, and one that ensured she wouldn't go five weeks without winning a state ... was paired with a loss in Oregon during a week when Sanders supporters appeared more emboldened and committed than ever, despite the senator's all-but-impossible path to the nomination. ...

"Now, eyeing a two-and-a-half week lull before the next Democratic contests, Clinton faces the task of erasing the perception that she is a wounded front-runner while at the same time competing with ... Trump for a bite of the news cycle. ... Sanders can point to 22 victories - with the possibility of a few more to come - providing him with more bargaining power than any runner-up in recent history as he looks to shape the party platform and reform the nominating process." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabf6ebc35fe1d2cdfb745a57f0cc3ff0bd15e84e5e59ba8465

BUT, BUT, BUT ... One of our favorite Oregon Democrats writes from out West: "Gas coming out of the Bernie Balloon. Oregon built to feel the bern -- and he was all over and spent a ton here. ... [9] pts doesn't feel like much of a win. There's a sense that maybe Bernie is getting out of his depth ... Time for him to get on board and stop helping Trump trash her."

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ROBERT ALLBRITTON interviews Valerie Jarrett at the White House yesterday during the Young Presidents' Organization week in Washington. Photo by Dr. Elena Allbritton  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab2e44787905b950c8a8e78ad2e4e3d1e9fa0b71f99eeb5376 ...@vj44: "Great to meet with @YPO young executives & entrepreneurs - thank you @R_Allbritton for such thoughtful discussion!" Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab830fa630bfba39c1d51603ece7f07b9067d8f82462c67e7a 

PLEASE JOIN US at 8 a.m. for Playbook Breakfast with Energy Secretary Dr. Ernie Moniz. Politico's Darius Dixon and I will ask the former MIT physics professor about nuclear power, gas prices, Iran, and climate agreements in a post-Obama Washington -- with Scotch, Red Sox and fly-fishing at the end. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. at the W hotel in downtown D.C. (F Street NW, between 14th and 15th streets.) Livestreams here at 8 a.m. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab1322ab97b165b8baa38f020a2f52c717ba57d8f84f784a95

VEEP INTRIGUE -- "Can Tim Kaine be Hillary Clinton's attack dog? Democrats worry he lacks the bite to take on the ultimate alpha male: Donald J. Trump," by Isaac Dovere: "Lining up against Kaine is the boring factor - both that he doesn't come off as the most interesting person himself, and that at this point, his selection is so widely expected that the announcement wouldn't excite many in the political world or the political press corps. Being the white guy won't automatically excite the Obama coalition, and at 58 he's old enough not to be a young, fresh contrast to Clinton." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab2a06facfd1893546331e664298c56006e2fac6974061e0eb

ROBERT DRAPER on the cover of the upcoming Sunday's N.Y. Times magazine, "Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: Down the homestretch with the impossible nominee": "On the more conventional presidential campaigns I have covered ... the candidate's mobile inner sanctum was a hive of activity, the advisers hovering constantly over their boss ... On Trump's plane, the aides spoke when spoken to and otherwise kept to their labors on their laptops. ... [F]or all his swagger, Trump ... was compulsively superstitious; twice on other plane trips I had seen him toss a few granules of salt over his left shoulder after eating. ...

"I asked Trump if he had ever been to Iraq. 'Never!' he said, sounding horrified by the thought. 'What's the most dangerous place in the world you've been to?' He contemplated this for a second. 'Brooklyn,' he said, laughing. 'No,' he went on, 'there are places in America that are among the most dangerous in the world. You go to places like Oakland. Or Ferguson. The crime numbers are worse. Seriously.' It was a stark reminder of what set Trump apart from every other politician in recent memory who had occupied his current position: how little of the world he had seen beyond the archipelago of boardrooms, golf courses and high-rise hotels he inhabited ...

"In his briefcase, [Corey] Lewandowski carried a bulky black binder. It contained virtually everything of significance in Trump's political universe: the daily, weekly and monthly master schedules; the full staff list with everyone's contact information; a similar list of the campaign's various contractors; daily talking points for staff and surrogates; a running tally of the delegate count; a list of Trump endorsers; a metrics chart of field activities in each state, including the daily number of calls made and doors knocked; position papers on each major issue; various documents requiring the candidate's signature; and drafts of coming speeches." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab1ce47b2fabe52c52368992923b7472c1e5be0778eefdb4f6 ... The cover  http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab41acde20a4cfcaef67029e5ce7bb90396047243b834e875d

CLICKER - "Megyn Kelly Special: Trump defends tone, says bid will be 'complete waste' if he doesn't win" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab816a5b3ee0584fb40f4ba9dbf6667e6369287c99e1273963 ...

--L.A. Times A1 tease: "Kelly didn't ask Donald Trump to headline her special so she could get back at him or pin him down on policy issues. 'No, she invited him to co-star in an hourlong infomercial for her [forthcoming] book,' writes critic Mary McNamara." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab3738383e1bad91987bea9f78edb449565d49a3a765a96a46

--Bill Carter (@wjcarter): "Taped days ago, so nada re self impersonation or nyt piece. Great for DT tho. If it had been any softer, it would come on a cone w a swirl."

GABE SHERMAN in NYMag, "Why Rupert Murdoch Decided to Back Donald Trump": "Murdoch's embrace of Trump is a sharp reversal from the hostile view he held over much of the past year. In fact ... it was Murdoch himself who directed Kelly to hammer Trump during the debut GOP debate, in Cleveland, that sparked the feud in the first place. 'Rupert told her to do that,' [said a source] ... The Murdoch-Trump alliance is the result of at least two private meetings between the billionaires this spring as well as phone calls from Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Murdoch's view ... is that Trump is a winner whom the 'elites' failed to take seriously. ... If Trump gets into the White House, Murdoch
 will likely have an open line to the new administration (at least as open as anyone can have with Trump). And, if Trump loses to Hillary Clinton, then Murdoch's right-wing outlets have a ready-made enemy to beat up on for the next four years. That's a deal Trump can surely respect." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabc5fb572c5e87dacc0dc1e5a428cc669ca33b41535e7b10a9 

JASON ZENGERLE in GQ, "Bill Clinton's Big Moment: His Health, His Battle Plan for Trump, and What He'll Do if Hillary Wins": "Although they're rarely in the same state-or even the same time zone-at any given moment, they talk on the phone throughout the day. Those conversations can become even more frequent when the campaign hits a rough patch. 'In 2008, he was constantly psycho-dialing Hillary, just calling and calling until she'd pick up, to give advice,' says a veteran Democratic operative. 'You want to keep Hillary pretty Zen and calm, and he can obviously interfere with that. I think the campaign staff this time are doing a pretty good job of managing his access to her when she's on
 the road." ...

"Bill tends to blame any of Hillary's missteps on her campaign. 'He's not Hillary's Hillary,' says an old Clinton loyalist. 'He doesn't go to her and say, "You're screwing this up."' http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabf6f151d85bc5f01b54f50ac52fd6083bcbdc1a93f4a4084e

TOP TWEETS -- @blakehounshell: "Up is Down. @jmartNYT writing about Democrats, @maggieNYT on Republicans. Cats and dogs living together" ... @michael_steel: "Our Boston terrier puppy, in a black travel carrier, was stolen out of my car at 9th & K NW. Pls keep a look out." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab8df904e72b309b3fd67477a1e51e61b4e77378943fbf8be3

JULIA IOFFE's debut in Politico, "On the Lonely Island of 'Never Trump': Across Washington, stalwarts of the GOP foreign-policy establishment find themselves suddenly adrift. Could they really vote for-gulp-Hillary?": "[F]or one group of Republicans, 'never' has become the operative word. This is the party's foreign policy establishment ... Trump's Lindbergh-style isolationism and defiant ignorance of the world's complexities is simply too horrifying to support." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab658dc4299123e3b1dde3463942a94d6d646d45d51ef159f4

N.Y. TIMES QUOTATION OF THE DAY - SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER, on bill he sponsored that would let families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the terrorist plot: "If the Saudis did not participate in this terrorism, they have nothing to fear about going to court. If they did, they should be held accountable." Mark Mazzetti article on p. A6, "Senate Passes Bill That Could Expose Saudi Arabia to Legal Claims Over 9/11" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab04eb1178a26ed0917a68823e5799696f67480e36fffe565e

CLINTON CA$H -- "Bill Clinton earned $5 million from speeches last year," by Annie Karni: "Four days after the former secretary of state announced online last April that she would mount a second bid for the White House, Bill Clinton was paid $300,000 for a speech in front of the Oracle Corporation in Rancho Mirage, California, the disclosure shows. Over the past year, he has also given speeches to groups such as the Wyndham Hotel Group in Las Vegas; the private equity firm Apollo Management Holdings; UBS Wealth Management; and the Texas China Business Council, among other groups." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab985bb4838592d08f3561f46885bcaa1e3fb7d33b73578a84

INSIDE THE CAMPAIGNS - "More Sanders staffers exit campaign," by Gabe Debenedetti: "A handful of high-level staffers have left Bernie Sanders' campaign in recent days, including his director of technology and three of the four members of his original senior leadership team in California - a state his team has said is critical to his bid for the Democratic nomination. ... Zach Schneider, among the campaign's lead tech staffers, voluntarily left on Friday after six months when the in-house text messaging program he had been working on was cut." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beaba24ef7d995528011a4e64d803ec38556c5ef325c4380821f

SPOTTED: Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham last night at Bistro Cacao on the Hill ... Ernest Moniz walking into Sidecar at PJ Clarke's ... Eric Holder having lunch at Del Frisco's Double Eagle in City Center ... Bob Kerrey, the former Cornhusker Gov/Senator and Medal of Honor recipient, at Union Station's Le Pain Quotidien.

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MARC CAPUTO interview - "Rubio thinks I'm wrong about his future. So I talked to someone smarter than me about it," by The Fix's Chris Cillizza: FIX: "Rubio insists he is not at all undecided about his future. What's your sense on where he's headed?" Caputo: "Rubio's headed to the private sector, but I don't know where. He said he doesn't want to be a lobbyist or work for Wall Street and that he wants to come home to Miami (he lives in West Miami, technically). The financial bottom line aside, the bottom line for his new job is that it will have to add to his private-sector experience and/or round out his r&eacute;sum&eacute;." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab154cb086c2e8fcf0bc9c49f4a3ed24609fa791a33b1c8f83

MEDIAWATCH - "Fox News makes appeal to host last Democratic presidential primary debate," by WashPost's Erik Wemple: "The network [on Tuesday] sent letters to both Democratic presidential aspirants - Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton - requesting their participation in a debate to take place in California before the state's June 7 primary. 'Democrats have not debated on Fox News for the last 12 years,' reads the letter to Sanders. '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.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabdb1a48a82aec7b4db870fba43ab38eab174291a4c0f765ca

--BILLY BUSH to "Today" -- Noah Oppenheim, SVP and executive in charge of TODAY, emails the staff: "He'll join the current 9a anchors ... [to help] continue to build a compelling and competitive hour focused on lifestyle and entertainment. Billy has been a part of the TODAY extended family for quite some time - he brings boundless energy, a great interviewing style and a deep knowledge of pop culture. During 15 years as host of Access Hollywood, and 6 years as co-host of Access Live, Billy has covered and interviewed literally everyone in Hollywood."

PAID OBIT LEAD in Richmond Times-Dispatch for Mary Anne Noland: "Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beaba3394f91e5356f3c9f60711ea628f0cea62005c0e2aaed63

WASHINGTON, INC. - "Global Strategy Group Launches New Corporate Impact Practice": "Global Strategy Group (GSG) announced today a new Corporate Impact Practice that will help corporations build and protect their brands, reframe their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and manage business implications in the new political environment. The practice will be co-led by GSG Executive Vice Presidents Tanya Meck and Julie Hootkin." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab134c951ad5a8d6473d87e4d6171a7b377598d0ba8d6728e8

FIRST LOOK -- The new CSIS website is up and running; Andrew Schwartz writes: "It's the first time in 7 years we have updated our website ... On the new CSIS.org it's easy to register for events, watch events live or on demand and access our latest analysis." www.csis.org

ANNE WALL to The Duberstein Group as a V.P. - Ken emails the staff: "Anne previously served as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Treasury Department, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Floor Director and Office Counsel for then Senate Majority Whip Durbin."

--NYT's Mark Mazzetti was honored last night at the Italian Embassy as this year's winner of the Urbino Prize for journalism, joining the ranks of colleagues including Wolf Blitzer, David Ignatius, Martha Raddatz and Gwen Ifill. Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab6e046dca1fefb52cf482f369ff48066d30875be401f9dae5

OUT AND ABOUT: The Department of Homeland Security had official portrait unveiling at Nebraska Avenue complex yesterday for Janet Napolitano, Secretary for four years, now President of the University of California. Huge reunion followed at Clyde's afterward, with DHS alums from near and far. Speeches lauded Napolitano for launching TSA Pre-Check, and implementing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for DREAMers. Secretary Jeh Johnson quoted Napolitano: "If we build a 10-foot wall, someone will build an 11-foot ladder." And running Homeland Security is "rebuilding the plane while flying it." Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab8b7e5bdd0718d02014be45f85d39f6bac00166dca553d3f8

--SPOTTED: Kathleen Sebelius, Cecilia Munoz, Lisa Monaco, Lauren Kelly, Secretary Jeh Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Judge William Webster, Lisa Monaco, Fred Hochberg, Doug Wilson, Jannah Scott, Ben Johnson, Liz Sears Smith and Doug Smith, Rand Beers, Seth Grossman, Noah Kroloff and Amy Shlossman, Sean Smith, Abby Page, Juliette Kayyem, Nelson Peacock, Phil McNamara, CT State Rep. Caroline Simmons, John Sandweg, Marco Lopez, Sarah Dietch, Chloe Himmel, Dan Grant, Julia Fox.

--IMGE hosted its first Toasts & Trivia trivia contest at the firm's Old Town Alexandria offices last evening, bringing together several of the Republican digital firms for some friendly yet highly competitive digital industry trivia. Participating teams were from Engage (which won), Targeted Victory, IMGE, and NJI Media. Group pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabd6f2675aeeb794a298f8aad1a33b20a1b0e57106e0850f43

--THE 2016 Progressive Party was hosted by the Center for American Progress at the Mellon Auditorium last night, with rousing remarks from Sen. Cory Booker, who spoke on the importance of "moral math."SPOTTED: Neera Tanden, Rep. John Conyers, Neil Eggleston, Jason Furman, Fred Hochberg, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Broderick Johnson, Cecilia Munoz, John Podesta, Tina Tchen walked the blue carpet and stopped by the social media photo booth.

-- Young professional Republicans in DC attended a fundraising reception last night at 400 North Capitol Street Rooftop for Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) The host committee included Fritz Brogan, Sam Meek, Christian Hoehner, Kathleen Rooney, Dane Bahnsen, Liam Donovan,Gator Greenwill, Nate Walton, and Jerri Henry; co-hosts had to give or raise $2,500, general attendees had to chip in $250 and those 28 and under, $100. See the invite. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab7a76dfea83529a8cbb073429c380397c8e2749440562bcfd SPOTTED: Jake Kastan, Ryan Williams, Kevin Seifert, Brian Bartlett, Alex Schriver, Liz Horning, Tom Newhouse, Seth Waugh.

ENGAGED! Michelle Fields, ex-Breitbart reporter and a conservative commentator, to Jamie Weinstein, senior editor at The Daily Caller - Michelle emails us: "We met at the Daily Caller as reporters! Jamie had a helicopter take me to a mountain in Malibu next to Pepperdine (where I went to college) and there was a picnic with champagne and roses set up and he proposed to me. We met in 2011 when I started [at] the Caller. Tucker placed me in the same office as Jamie." After the proposal, they went to the Polo Lounge for dinner at the Beverly Hills hotel and both of our families were there waiting. PICS - The couple http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beab0b02cd95ba4f93343f4fa3eee8774d38912dbb0e90cd64f2 ... The ring, the chopper and
 Jamie with a champagne glass with a Pacific Ocean backdrop http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabf3714835421b472f5d5e4ecc73a31825fd4d8586f48aaa43 ... The proposal http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=10781073a210beabd92e4f0b8075a94399e7f0eb78d56b1b3bd1c6481a0fc914

BIRTHDAYS: Erik Smith, founder of Blue Engine Message & Media (hat tips: Steve Elmendorf, Tim Burger and Jon Haber) ... Tina Fey is 46 ... Vox's Matt Yglesias ... Querry "The Gatekeeper" Robinson, MSNBC's "Hardball" senior booking producer ... Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) ... Politico national security editor Bryan Bender, a Boston Globe alum ... "Pistol Pete" Watkins, Sette maestro (h/t Michael Kennedy) ... AP White House correspondent Josh Lederman (h/t Justin Sink) ... Clyde Haberman, former NYT columnist and foreign correspondent (h/t his four grandkids: Max, Miri, Dashiell and Eve) ... Alex Witt, Hillary for America social strategist and Harry S. Truman's biggest fan (h/t Diana Fakhouri) ...
 Gary Kopff ... Teddy Nykiel, writer at NerdWallet and a Reuters alum ... Abby Sugrue, a special projects coordinator at USAID (h/t Anna Gohmann) ... Sofia Gross, a terrific member of Snapchat's News Team (h/ts Peter Hamby and Reid Kellam) ... Robin Roberts, policy comms pro at NRF (h/t Treacy Reynolds) ... State Department's Jason Meininger (h/t Michael Haidet) ... Nate Denny, deputy chief of staff at the General Services Administration and alum of Obama NC 2012, is 34 (h/t Joanne Peters) ... Dana Singiser ...

... Eliza Krigman, a journalist in London and Politico alum ... Julie Percha, politics producer at PBS "NewsHour" and a WashPost alum ... Ariel Min, digital media producer at WNET and PBS "NewsHour" alum ... Pete Boogard, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS and former NBC Page ... Naked Civics' Nate Garvis ... AP South Carolina scribe Meg Kinnard ... GMMB VP Liz Oxhorn ... Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association ... Obama alumnus Sam Graham-Felsen ... Kari Lacosta ... Caitlin Bozell Manaois ... Vox's Libby Nelson ...

... Katie Young, P.R. director for Purple Door Communications, a Qorvis alum ... Pat Ewing (not the basketball player), but rather a partner at Aletheia Communications and a Gore alum ... Beth Scovith ... Brenda Kole ... Dawn Connet ... Harriet AND Bill Goldberg (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) ... actor Bill Macy is 94 ... Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 92 ... Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 79 ... Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 70 ... country singer George Strait is 64 (h/t Casey Ratlief) ... actor Spencer Breslin is 24 (h/ts AP)

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