Subject: RE: DRAFT: Just in case Pence endorses Cruz, we can use this
From: "Helmstetter, TJ" <[email-masked]>
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, RR2 <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:46:11 -0700

Great. +research

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:44 AM
To: Helmstetter, TJ
Cc: Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric; Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: DRAFT: Just in case Pence endorses Cruz, we can use this

Works for me

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
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On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Helmstetter, TJ <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Yes caused -> causing
Yes I think RFRA is self-explanatory at this point, and I don't like spelling it out bc of the falsely benign name (like "Healthy Forests initiative"

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:42 AM
To: Helmstetter, TJ
Cc: Freundlich, Christina; Walker, Eric; Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: DRAFT: Just in case Pence endorses Cruz, we can use this

Great.

Two quick things in [brackets].

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
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On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:20 AM, Helmstetter, TJ <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
"Mike Pence's endorsement of Ted Cruz is no surprise for those of us familiar with Pence's extreme record. They have a lot in common. Mike Pence signed the one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation; Ted Cruz has said rape victims should be forced to carry pregnancies to term. After Mike Pence signed the toxic and discriminatory RFRA [self explanatory term?] law that will cost our state upwards of $250 million, Ted Cruz supported the governor and advocated the federal government adopt a similar law. Ted Cruz has campaigned for president on an extremist, divisive ideology, and Mike Pence has put that same extreme ideology into practice, caused [causing?]
Indiana to fall behind the rest of the nation." - Indiana chairman John Zody

TJ Helmstetter
Deputy Director of Regional and Specialty Media
Democratic National Committee
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973.464.9224 - cell
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