Subject: Sirius XM POTUS
From: "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
To: "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 05:37:39 -0700

XM SIRIUS POTUS
8:20 am

Issue: Nevada/Sanders/Violence
DNC Sr. Staff has communicated with both campaigns. Have asked them to be civil and maintain tone so we can unify at the end of the primaries. We're working to prepare for the general election. We/I was deeply concerned by tactics used by Sanders supporters over frustration over process. No matter how you feel about the process, it is unacceptable to engage in violence. Incumbent to make sure all supporters act civil and orderly. 

Call Sanders?
Sen. Reid spoke with Senator Sanders a couple of times. I don't want to start a pile on here. That would be harder ... Lack of civility. Nevada state party is operating under rules adopted a while ago ... To continue to suggest that every time is doesn't go your way you can say that the process is rigged. What is troubling is that they added a "but" ... Under no circumstances should it seem like you are supporting violence ... 

Super delegates? 
If super delegates didn't exist, grassroots activists would have to run against well-known individuals. Imagine if party leader/Senator etc were running at district level against grassroots activist ... Who do you think will win? Low turnout election. 700 or so in DWS district. Make sure we have a wide array of grassroots activists ... This has been in place since 1980s. When we have process complaints, we welcomed Sen. Sanders, an independent, to run for party nomination. We have been very welcoming... 

This primary has really gone much more smoothly, with the weekend events being the exception, than 2008. Obama/Clinton was much closer. Rhetoric more intense at end. We will go through process and confident Sanders/Clinton will get together and we will work with them to combine efforts and support the presumptive nominee. We will be able to do that in an inclusive way. 

Sen. Sanders made decision to run as a d. He has caucused w/ d's. There is very little difference in the goals Sanders/Clinton want to achieve. Take sanders at his word that last thing they want to see is Trump as POTUS. If we come together as we always have, we will launch nominee to the White House. They want to continue 74 months of job growth. They don't want a Trump that will turn everything upside down and lead us back to where we were under the last GOP POTUS.

Server? Investigation???
Not at all concerned. Clinton is not a target of this investigation. That is not remotely possible. 

 

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