Subject: In case it's helpful...
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: April Mellody <[email-masked]>
Cc: Tracie Pough <[email-masked]>, "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 18:05:26 -0700

April, so we're on the same page, I know you are running point on this and we all want the best outcome.  I'm ready to be helpful with whatever is needed. Just offering to be an extra set of hands in thinking about next steps.  Happy to discuss with you when you are available. Please let me know over the weekend what looks like help to you and the convention team. The below draft is just a structure to begin with, I look forward to helping as possible. Also cc'ing Tracie and Ryan, the Chair's Office's Senior Advisor for Communications.

Saturday May 21

Finalize Public Affairs Guidance

  *   Talking Points
  *   Q&A

Secure Validators

  *   Tee up Cummings and one other appointee to be on message, and to speak with the reporter for the preview/launch story

Finalize Press Release

Lock In Preview/Launch Story Reporter

  *   Recommendation: Greg Sargent, Washington Post

Pitch New Day and Andrea Mitchell without details

Schedule Sunday notification calls

Sunday May 22

Hold calls with the reporter with

  *   DWS
  *   Cummings
  *   TBD appointee
  *   Convention team / Party Affairs for background

Lock in New Day and Andrea Mitchell

Notification calls start at 8pm ET

10:00 PM Embargo on Preview/Launch Story lifts for web (Preview story runs online)

Pitch Paul Kirk and Howard Dean on co-signing a Medium Post on what happens at convention / praising platform drafting moving forward

Monday May 23

Preview / Launch story runs in print in Washington Post

6:40 AM - DWS on New Day

AM Begin Pitching Cummings to Cable Television

12:10 PM - DWS on MSNBC (Andrea Mitchell)

Lock in Dean / Kirk Medium Post (Send them draft)

9pm Medium Post online
* Send to morning TV producers
* Send to morning tipsheets (Playbook, etc)

Cummings interviews throughout afterrnoon and into Tuesday the 24th