Subject: RE: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: McCain Hit
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dillon, Lauren" <[email-masked]>, "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]>, RR2 <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 09:09:24 -0700

agree with Dillon, I think it could've been more like:

"John McCain helped create Trump by advancing the hyper partisan and divisive politics that brought Sarah Palin to the national stage, so it's not surprising he's embracing Donald's divisive and dangerous campaign. But it's disappointing, and wrong for the people of Arizona and for our country to attack immigrants and lie about the border. As a member of the Gang of 8 McCain knows better, which makes his pandering to extremists all the more troubling."

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From: Dillon, Lauren
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2016 10:54 AM
To: Garcia, Walter; RR2
Subject: RE: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: McCain Hit

Seems like we should be hitting more on Trump and McCain being two peas in the same pod rather than calling on McCain to stand up to Trump?

From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2016 10:42 AM
To: RR2
Subject: Re: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: McCain Hit

Ignore this version pls. Walker's is good to go.

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On May 8, 2016, at 10:40 AM, Garcia, Walter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Ready for research.
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From: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 8, 2016 at 10:38:15 AM EDT
To: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Manriquez, Pablo" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: McCain hit
THOUGHTS IN CAPS

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

On May 8, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Garcia, Walter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
SL: Senator McCain: "Oh, I don't know"

Body:

"Oh, I don't know." That was Senator John McCain's response THIS MORNING WHEN ASKED on CNN if he thought DONALD Trump should take back his comments calling Mexicans 'rapists.'

See the exchange below:

(Screenshot: https://youtu.be/j4tv27J5gy8)

"JOHN MCCAIN NEEDS TO QUIT PLAYING CUTE WITH DONALD TRUMP AND FINALLY TAKE A STAND AGAINST HIS DIVISIVE ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC. THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA NEED THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT TRUMP'S BRAND OF EXTREMISM HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY." -- DNC Spokesperson