Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU 4/24/16
From: "Wei, Shu-Yen" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:39:21 -0700

Panel:
Does Trump have to pivot to win?

Mary Katherine: he cannot pivot
Andre Bauer: says that Dems have been more successful at bringing people in the party; Trump is doing that for the GOP
Tanden: there is no playbook for a Trump candidacy
MK: Trump's policy positions depend on who is asking him
BJ: Celebrities generally win, Jesse Ventura, Schwarzenegger, etc
AB: people are starved for something new
Tanden: Trump has the highest negatives (HRC is second or third)
MK: Trump might have hit his ceiling
Who should DJT pick for veep?
MK: Mike Rowe, 2nd choice Gingrich
BJ: Michael Steele
AB: Me (Tapper: we didn't prepare for that); Mary Fallin
NT: Ted Cruz (party needs to be put back together)

From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:27 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU

More restrained Donald Trump, but can he resist temptation to revert back.

Q: can he be more restrained?
A: DJT takes issues to another level to encourage dialogue
Q: wall with Mexico
A: people jump on the bandwagon after trump talks about it and takes the heat for it
Q: will you woo delegates for your father?
A: not necessarily, people should know that their vote might not matter. People don't need this archaic system, delegates are party establishment and elites. Delegates are you being bought
Q: are you going to woo delegates?
A: We don't want to do that if we don't need to. (Seems to say that he and his siblings won't be in the delegate process; Ted Cruz is buying delegates; establishment would rather hand victory to HRC
Q: Question on Cruz ad hitting Trump on transgender bill
A: Ted Cruz is desperate; Trump has already taken on the PC police. Cruz going along with what Trump has already said
Q: Would Trump raise the min. wage?
A: States are different; you have to ask him; pivots to Trump wanting to bring jobs back. When there are good jobs, you don't have to worry about the min wage
Q: Why hasn't your vetting process for Veep begun?
A: says that it could be someone who has run for president

From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:13 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: RE: Chain for CNN SOTU

Veepstakes beginning
HRC already compiling list, list flashes on the screen (15-20 names)

Sanders up now
Q: Should you and HRC be first on each other's VP list?
A: Sanders pivots to economic inequality -->that's what americans care about
Q: should you or E. Warren be on the veep list to highlight those issues?
A: economic inequality, higher education; veep needs to have those in mind too
Q: What is your response to David Plouffe telling you to call it quit?
A: He is working for HRC, we are giving everyone in the states a voice; debate helps turnout
Q: Do you have a path to the nom? What states can you win?
A: doesn't say speculate states, mentions CA. It's going to be hard
Q: ISIS question; is the U.S. at war again, should congress pass another reauthorization?
A: we need another reauthorization, but cannot be a perpetual vote, hits HRC on her Iraq vote
Q: HRC carried low income household, even though you have an income inequality message; you say that poor people don't vote
A: Need to overturn Citizens United; people are disillusioned; campaign is  all about getting people in the process
Q: are you surprised that you lose low income voters to HRC?
A: I am surprised by how well we've done
Q: Is it appropriate that Rosario Dawson talked about Monica Lewinsky?
A: Rosario is great, pivots to large corporations paying their fair share
Q: presses on Lewinsky; should his surrogates be commenting on that.
A: says he had no idea what exactly Dawson said; we should worry about climate change instead

Donald Jr. on next

From: Wei, Shu-Yen
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:01 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: Chain for CNN SOTU

Starting now

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Shu-Yen Wei
Northeast Press Secretary
AAPI & Women's Media
Democratic National Committee
207-512-0005
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