Subject: RE: Research/Comms: Trump/Republicans graphic copy
From: "Lykins, Tyler" <[email-masked]>
To: "Reif, Eric" <[email-masked]>, "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>, Dieter, Austin <[email-masked]>, "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 11:05:47 -0700

I like the idea behind this, but I feel like would should drop Cruz for now - for the moment he's stopped saying he would support the nominee and has left the door open to even get back in the race.

From: Reif, Eric
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 1:53 PM
To: Freundlich, Christina; Brinster, Jeremy; Lykins, Tyler; Dieter, Austin; Crystal, Andy
Subject: Research/Comms: Trump/Republicans graphic copy

Hey there - A few things we want to try next week tying Republicans who are supporting Trump with their past statements about how dangerous he is. Let me know if you have any edits.

-v1(SK)-
Sender: DNC 2016
Subject:

[smart circles of each GOP's face that are surrounded by "before" quotes on the left and another for "after" quotes on the right:

RUBIO
Then: Trump's "a con artist" who "has dangerous views about the world"
Now: "I'm going to support the Republican nominee"
CRUZ
Then: "His record doesn't match what he's selling"
Now: "I will support the Republican nominee"
RYAN
Then: "I'm just not ready to [support Trump] at this point."
Now: "We are totally committed to working together"
MCCAIN
Then: Trump has a "profound ignorance or an attitude that contradicts everything about the United States"
Now: "I think that he could be a capable leader"
]

NAME(It's clear:)
We have to
stop Donald Trump
and his fellow Republicans
who are standing with him.

[I'm In]

-v1alt-
Here's what the Republicans
who are supporting
their presidential nominee
think about Donald Trump
- in their own words

(quotes with photos)
Marco Rubio: Trump's "a con artist" who "has dangerous views about the world"
Ted Cruz: "His record doesn't match what he's selling"
John McCain: Trump has a "profound ignorance or an attitude that contradicts everything about the United States"

NAME(It's clear:)
We have to
stop Donald Trump
and the Republicans
who are standing with him.

[I'm In]

- v2 -
{smiling Trump and Ryan next to each other)
"We are totally committed to working together"
-Donald Trump and Paul Ryan, May 12th, 2016

[BEAT THE REPUBLICANS]