Subject: FW: Brief for Newsweek Call
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:32:35 -0700

Thoughts?

[SigDems]<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 - [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> - @MiraLuisDC<https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>

From: Tracie Pough
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:01 PM
To: Ryan Banfill
Cc: Miranda, Luis; Kate Houghton; P. Aikowsky
Subject: Re: Brief for Newsweek Call

Yes. According to Donna he went into a direction with her that was completely based on some of the BS.

- TP

On Apr 28, 2016, at 1:00 PM, Ryan Banfill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Donna threw up some caution flags saying he tried to steer her into some traps planted by critics. When I spoke to him, it was all about her as a person and as a lawmaker. More personality type questions. He seemed to want to get responses to the critical things that people had put out there off the record. I think the delay in the story is because we have been cooperative and have pushed back on things people have said.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Are we sure we want her to do this? What was he like on the phone? Is he trying to be objective or is he driving at the same old BS narrative?

<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148<tel:202-863-8148> - [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> - @MiraLuisDC<https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>

From: Ryan Banfill [mailto:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:53 PM
To: Kate Houghton; Tracie Pough; P. Aikowsky; Miranda, Luis
Subject: Brief for Newsweek Call

Just in case we can squeeze this in.

What:             INTERNET/PRINT - NEWSWEEK
When:              Thursday, 28 April
Where:             Via Phone
Format:            Q and A via phone
Who:               DWS and Taylor Wofford
Topic:              Profile of DWS
Questions:       1) Can she confirm the story about her husband giving her a milkshake every morning when she was running for the Florida house?
2) Once the 2016 election is over, what's next for DWS? Would she like to stay on as DNC chair, or is 5 years enough?
3) How does she respond to her primary challenger's accusation that her support of H.R. 4018 is tantamount to supporting predatory payday lenders?
4) What's an average day like in the life of DWS? What time does she wake up? When does she go to bed?
5) Her primary challenger lays the blame for the Democrats' recent losses in the senate, house and state legislatures at DWS's feet. How does she respond to that? And how responsible, ultimately, is the DNC chair for democratic losses?
Phone:             (646) 484-7578<tel:%28646%29%20484-7578>
Staff:               Ryan Banfill, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, (850) 933-7707<tel:%28850%29%20933-7707>
Contact:           Taylor Wofford, Newsweek, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, 646-484-7578<tel:646-484-7578>