Subject: RE: FOR REVIEW: State Party Trump Primer
From: "Dieter, Austin" <[email-masked]>
To: RRResearch_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 09:44:10 -0700

Couple eds from me

Donald Trump is Only Concerned About His Own Personal Interests; He Has Hurt Hard Working People, While Enriching Himself

Donald Trump would not only drag us back to the type of economic policies in place when the last Republican President was losing us 800,000 jobs a month, but would go further for his own benefit at the expense of hardworking Americans.

*         Despite his tough talk on trade deals and the loss of American jobs, Donald Trump manufactureds his clothing line in countries he rails against, like China and Mexico overseas

*         His Trump "University" fleeced thousands of Americans simply looking to get ahead

*         Trump's businesses have repeatedly gone bankrupt, leaving investors, contractors and small businesses and others holding the bag for his disastrous business decisions

*         Trump hotel casino workers in Las Vegas right now are organizing for a raise and benefits right now

*         Trump actually said at one of the Republican Party's debates that "wages are too high" and opposes raising the minimum wage

*         Trump's tax plan would overwhelmingly benefit the rich while costing the country $9.5 trillion to implement -- more than any other Republican plan proposed. It also violates his pledge not to increase the national debt.

*         Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would jeopardize health care for 20 million Americans who've been able to get coverage under Obamacare.

From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:22 PM
To: RR2
Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: FOR REVIEW: State Party Trump Primer

Dangerous Donald Trump:

The Republican Party's Presumptive Nominee

Donald Trump is the Republican primary.

His nomination is a reminder that for years the Republican Party has elevated extreme voices, using divisive campaigns that sought to exploit unfounded fears for political gain.

Just like Republicans in Washington have done for years, Trump is looking out for himself, not the American people. A Trump presidency would benefit those at the very top at the expense of hardworking Americans, and he would drag our country backward to the same economic policies of the last Republican president who left office losing 800,000 jobs a month.

Donald Trump represents the very worst of American politics, exactly what the American people don't like about Washington. He isn't honest with voters, he'll only say whatever it takes to get elected.

What makes Trump even worse is that he's reckless, and has proven time and again that he lacks the temperament and judgment to serve as President and Commander in Chief. Trump simply doesn't listen to anyone.

His irresponsible statements on everything from foreign policy to the economy diminish our standing in the world, hurt us at home, and make our communities less safe. Trump is dangerous and the American people can't afford to risk letting him get elected.

The GOP Made Trump

*         For years, Republican Party leaders have pushed a cynical and feckless political strategy that obstructs any kind of progress and exploits unfounded fears of immigrants, minorities, the poor, the LGBT community and more, all for political gain.

*         From Nixon's Southern Strategy, to immigration, to denying LGBT Americans their rights, Republicans have used wedge issues to drive turnout among the most extreme elements of their base.

*         At the same time they have sold hard-working Americans the empty promise of trickle-down prosperity, while strangling America's middle class with backwards economic policies that only enrich those already at the top while breaking the bank and cutting back on the safety net that ensures hard-working Americans an equal opportunity.

*         Donald Trump's impending nomination after Tuesday's results is the ultimate, sad culmination of the success of that strategy. Trump is not engaging in a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. Trump is the modern Republican Party.

Dangerous Donald Trump is Reckless, Lacks the Temperament and Judgment to Serve

*         The Economy: Trump's unfounded predictions<http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/03/trump-predicts-very-massive-recession-in-us.html> of recession and warnings against investing in the stock market are reckless, and economists have already predicted his policies could start an international trade war and cause a global recession. And Trump's economic plan would drag America backward to the type of policies in place as our country careened toward a great recession under President Bush. When the last Republican President left office, our country was losing 800,000 jobs a month, and countless Americans were losing their homes and savings, while too many had to go bankrupt just to pay for their health care.

*         Foreign Policy: Trump's threat to pull back from our most important military alliances<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-and-the-end-of-nato/2016/03/04/e8c4b9ca-e146-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html> in NATO sends a dangerous message, which is particularly troubling in light of his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Sunday said that he's troubled by the fact that Donald Trump doesn't listen to anyone, and raised serious questions about Trump based on his contradictions and how his policies could threaten our most important alliances. Donald Trump would put our country on a dangerous path.

*         Nuclear Proliferation: Trump has refused to say he wouldn't use nuclear weapons on European territory, then suggested South Korea<http://www.salon.com/2016/04/04/his_most_terrifying_interview_yet_why_trumps_sit_down_with_bob_woodward_should_have_america_petrified/> and Japan should either develop nuclear weapons or pay the United States for protection against North Korea.

*         On abortion: Trump has taken multiple positions on abortion - from a dangerous and offensive call to punish women who get an abortion, to saying he would allow states to restrict women's rights, to saying abortion laws are set but he would eliminate them with judicial appointments.

Donald Trump is Only Concerned About His Own Personal Interests; He Has Hurt Hard Working People, While Enriching Himself

Donald Trump would not only drag us back to the type of economic policies in place when the last Republican President was losing us 800,000 jobs a month, but would go further for his own benefit at the expense of hardworking Americans.

*         Despite his tough talk on trade deals and the loss of American jobs, Donald Trump manufactureds his clothing line in countries he rails against, like China and Mexico overseas

*         His Trump "University" fleeced thousands of Americans simply looking to get ahead

*         Trump's businesses have repeatedly gone bankrupt, leaving investors, contractors and small businesses and others holding the bag for his disastrous business decisions

*         Trump hotel casino workers in Las Vegas right now are organizing for a raise and benefits

*         Trump actually said at one of the Republican Party's debates that "wages are too high" and opposes raising the minimum wage

*         Trump's tax plan would overwhelmingly benefit the rich while costing the country $9.5 trillion to implement -- more than any other Republican plan proposed. It also violates his pledge not to increase the national debt.

*         Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would jeopardize health care for 20 million Americans who've been able to get coverage under Obamacare.

Donald Trump Doesn't Respect Women

An astounding 7 out of 10 women disapprove of Donald Trump, and it isn't hard to see why.

*         Trump said women should be "punished<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/30/donald-trump-there-has-to-be-some-form-of-punishment-for-women-who-get-abortions/?tid=a_inl>" for having an abortion

*         Trump Told a reporter: "Like you wouldn't have your job if you weren't beautiful."

*         Trump said about Carly Fiorina "Look at that face - how could anybody vote for that"

*         Trump has been accused <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/03/donald_trump_has_one_core_philosophy_misogyny.html> of sexually assaulting his ex-wife, and suggested <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diMp241gAcw> that if Ivanka wasn't his daughter, he would be dating her.

*         Trump said Megyn Kelly had "blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her...wherever"

*         Trump's ratings with women: 24 percent favorable, 75 percent unfavorable. [Washington Post, 4/14/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2016/04/14/National-Politics/Polling/question_16174.xml?uuid=DJ281AIwEeaLsfEkpD-E3A>]

Donald Trump is Dangerous, Can't be Trusted as Commander in Chief

Donald Trump's comments have made it clear he lacks the judgment or temperament to have his hands on our nuclear codes. Just recently, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates raised serious questions about Trump,

*         End aid to some of our closest allies, including Israel and South Korea

*         Damage our alliance with NATO -- our main strategic partnership with Western Europe.  Trump said the organization was "obsolete"

*         Wouldn't rule out using nuclear weapons in Europe

*         Start a catastrophic trade war with China that would cost American jobs and drive us into recession

*         Have our military men and women engage in torture, and employ practices that are "a hell of a lot worse" than waterboarding

Donald Trump's Hateful Rhetoric is Un-American and Runs Counter to Our Values

Whether it's calling Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers, or promising to ban an entire religion, or how he talks about women, Donald Trump's rhetoric is un-American and runs counter to the values that made America great.

*         Trump described immigrants as rapists and drug dealers, and claims, without evidence, that he would be able to get Mexico to build and pay for a wall on the Southern U.S. border.

*         He vowed to deport 11.3 million undocumented immigrants -- a plan that would cost an estimated $100-200 billion while tearing apart families, including for millions of U.S. citizen children.

*         He called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." The British Parliament debated banning Trump from their country as a result of how it damages not only America's standing in the world, but our allies.

*         A recent report found a troubling rise in bullying tied to the rhetoric Trump has used on the campaign trail.

[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>