Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
From: Brad Marshall <[email-masked]>
To: "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Kaplan, Jordan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 14:34:29 -0700

From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:07 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Brad Marshall; Kaplan, Jordan
Subject: RE: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Thanks Mark. Adding some others who may be able to help answer the questions highlighted below.

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:03 AM
To: Walker, Eric
Subject: Fwd: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions

Can you get back to Anita?

See her questions below.

Thanks,
Mark

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

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From: "Kumar, Anita" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 2, 2016 at 10:01:54 AM EDT
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Our Statement... Will also get answers to your questions
I know you're swamped but I'm going to be writing something soon -- and I wanted to know if you had any info for me?

Did joint fundraising committees exist before 2008?       We did JFA's in 2004 with Kerry.
Did others do them besides candidate Obama in 2008?   Yes, we had a WH Victory Fund which was a combined Obama/Clinton JFA in May and June of 2008.
Any ideas how much money the previous committees have raised?
Kerry Victory 2004: $41,284,134
Obama Victory 2008: $198,134,608
Obama Victory 2012: $452,851,099
White House Victory fund 2008: $9,857,484

Is this an early start for you all this cycle?    In the 2012 cycle, Obama Victory Fund started in April of 2011.  Actually got a later start.
Can you send me a copy of the letter you sent to the Sanders campaign?

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Kumar, Anita <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
I'm looking for a copy of the letter you all sent to the Sanders campaign in response to his letter?

What's the ETA on my other questions.

Thanks!

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Paustenbach, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Statement:
"The DNC offered to engage in the same joint fundraising efforts with all the major presidential candidates early in the cycle and we welcome the efforts of the candidates to help raise money for the DNC and state parties now to ensure we can build out the infrastructure to win in November." - Mark Paustenbach, DNC Press Secretary

On Background/Please Paraphrase:
First, the committees are not new. As I mentioned, the party set up joint fundraising committees with presidential candidates in 2008 and 2012.
Also, from our conversation, the money from the committees is used for critical investments in infrastructure, maintaining the DNC's national voter file, and bolstering our research, communications and digital capabilities, all of which will help elect Democrats up and down the ballot in November and help strengthen state parties across the country. You can find some of our efforts in the overview of our Democratic Victory Task Force report<https://www.democrats.org/Post/dnc-unveils-2016-democratic-victory-task-force-report-and-action-plan> that came out in November 2015.

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

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Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017<tel:202-383-6017> (office)
202-304-9868<tel:202-304-9868> (cell)
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Twitter: @anitakumar01

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Anita Kumar
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
202-383-6017 (office)
202-304-9868 (cell)
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Twitter: @anitakumar01