Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: Brad Marshall <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Kaplan, Jordan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:42:06 -0700

Got it. Thanks.

[SigDems]<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> - @MiraLuisDC<https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>

From: Brad Marshall
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 6:39 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

The $452 number is off the latest filing which Jessica pulled this afternoon.   There could be many reasons for the differences.   Many times people pull total receipts which is different from total contributions (raised).   Total receipts can include refunds from vendors, etc.   Raised is the proper number to  use.

There are no states in BVF.   It is up to the candidate to include other members.   Not us.   HFA reached out to the states to invite them in, and they worked to sign them up.  We did nothing.   Bernie has shown no interest in doing anything with the states or with BVF period.

From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 6:33 PM
To: Brad Marshall
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Ok, and a couple of follow ups from McClatchy:
They had this number for the 2012 OVF:
$456,024,034
While in your responses earlier you gave:
Obama Victory 2012: $452,851,099
Which one should we use?

And for the Sanders Victory Fund, how many state parties signed onto it? Is it the same 32 or 33 or HVF?

[SigDems]<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> - @MiraLuisDC<https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>

From: Brad Marshall
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 6:12 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: Re: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Yes, I don't think we want to go down that path.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 2, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Apologies if you've already told this to Mark in the past, but he's on the road and we're being asked for a copy of the HVF agreement. What's our position on that? I assumed we don't share agreements...

<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
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From: Brad Marshall
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 5:34 PM
To: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:07 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Brad Marshall; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Thanks Mark. Adding some others who may be able to help answer the questions highlighted below.

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:03 AM
To: Walker, Eric
Subject: Fwd: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Can you get back to Anita?

See her questions below.

Thanks,
Mark

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

Begin forwarded message:
From: "Kumar, Anita" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 2, 2016 at 10:01:54 AM EDT
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
I know you're swamped but I'm going to be writing something soon -- and I wanted to know if you had any info for me?

Did joint fundraising committees exist before 2008?       We did JFA's in 2004 with Kerry.
Did others do them besides candidate Obama in 2008?   Yes, we had a WH Victory Fund which was a combined Obama/Clinton JFA in May and June of 2008.
Any ideas how much money the previous committees have raised?
Kerry Victory 2004: $41,284,134
Obama Victory 2008: $198,134,608
Obama Victory 2012: $452,851,099
White House Victory fund 2008: $9,857,484

Is this an early start for you all this cycle?    In the 2012 cycle, Obama Victory Fund started in April of 2011.  Actually got a later start.
Can you send me a copy of the letter you sent to the Sanders campaign?

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Kumar, Anita <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
I'm looking for a copy of the letter you all sent to the Sanders campaign in response to his letter?

What's the ETA on my other questions.

Thanks!

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Paustenbach, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Statement:
"The DNC offered to engage in the same joint fundraising efforts with all the major presidential candidates early in the cycle and we welcome the efforts of the candidates to help raise money for the DNC and state parties now to ensure we can build out the infrastructure to win in November." - Mark Paustenbach, DNC Press Secretary

On Background/Please Paraphrase:
First, the committees are not new. As I mentioned, the party set up joint fundraising committees with presidential candidates in 2008 and 2012.
Also, from our conversation, the money from the committees is used for critical investments in infrastructure, maintaining the DNC's national voter file, and bolstering our research, communications and digital capabilities, all of which will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November and help strengthen state parties across the country. You can find some of our efforts in the overview of our Democratic Victory Task Force report<https://www.democrats.org/Post/dnc-unveils-2016-democratic-victory-task-force-report-and-action-plan> that came out in November 2015.

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

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Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017<tel:202-383-6017> (office)
202-304-9868<tel:202-304-9868> (cell)
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Twitter: @anitakumar01

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Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017 (office)
202-304-9868 (cell)
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Twitter: @anitakumar01