Subject: RE: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: McCain hit
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 08:23:12 -0700

Just send to Sadie and make sure they're ok with the hit, then we send

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From: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Date: 05/08/2016 11:17 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: McCain hit

What are next steps?

Do you want us to write it and run through DSCC or just give to them?

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

On May 8, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

This has to go through dscc

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From: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: 05/08/2016 10:57 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Manriquez, Pablo" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: McCain hit

It's already gone to RR2/research. Pls hold until you have final version. Thanks.

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

On May 8, 2016, at 10:56 AM, Manriquez, Pablo <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Great! Unless there’s an issue, who sends this to research? Happy to do it but not sure if that’s on me. (Note: I’m on for press today)
On May 8, 2016, at 10:38 AM, Paustenbach, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

THOUGHTS IN CAPS

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202.863.8148
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

On May 8, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Garcia, Walter <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

SL: Senator McCain: "Oh, I don't know"

Body:

"Oh, I don't know." That was Senator John McCain's response THIS MORNING WHEN ASKED on CNN if he thought DONALD Trump should take back his comments calling Mexicans 'rapists.'

See the exchange below:

(Screenshot: https://youtu.be/j4tv27J5gy8)

"JOHN MCCAIN NEEDS TO QUIT PLAYING CUTE WITH DONALD TRUMP AND FINALLY TAKE A STAND AGAINST HIS DIVISIVE ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC. THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA NEED THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT TRUMP'S BRAND OF EXTREMISM HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY." -- DNC Spokesperson

Pablo Manriquez
Democratic National Committee
Phone: 202.572.5488
Email: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
web: democrats.org<http://www.democrats.org/>
Twitter: @Pablo_DNC