Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: 12 candidates to watch before the FEC filing deadline — Combing through Clinton’s emails
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Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2015 08:01:07 -0600

By Steven Shepard

With Kevin Robillard

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TODAY ON CAMPAIGN PRO - The second quarter came to a close last night, and here at Campaign Pro, we're up with our list of a dozen candidates -six Senate, six House - we'll be watching closely when they file their reports between now and July 15. (Getting down to 12 candidates wasn't easy!) 
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- Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has raised more than $2 million since declaring on May 14, Campaign Pro's Kevin Robillard and POLITICO's Manu Raju reported Tuesday. No word yet from GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who brought in $1.3 million in the first quarter. 
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EL SID - "New Clinton emails show expansive role of Blumenthal," by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein: "In her early months in office, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in contact with unofficial adviser Sidney Blumenthal more often and on a wider range of topics than was previously known, a set of about 3,000 Clinton emails released Tuesday night by the State Department revealed. While Blumenthal's role as a provider of off-the-books intelligence reports on Libya has stirred controversy, the newly disclosed emails show he also acted as an intermediary with officials involved in the Northern Ireland peace process and shared advice with Clinton on issues from Iran to British politics to how to
 blame China for the breakdown of global climate talks. ... Clinton has described Blumenthal's advice as unsolicited. However, it's clear from the emails that - at least in her first year in office - the two were in regular contact and Clinton sometimes sought Blumenthal's counsel. 'Are you still awake?' she wrote in an email to Blumenthal sent on Oct. 8, 2009, at 10:35 P.M. that does not provide details on the issue prompting the message. 'I will call if you are.'"
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FIRST IN SCORE - Former State Dept. official to enter race to replace Rangel: Suzan "Sujay" Johnson Cook, most recently the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom at the State Department, will enter the race to succeed retiring Rep. Charles Rangel in his Harlem- and Bronx-based district. Cook, who's also worked as New York Police chaplain and as an advisor to then-Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros, officiated the funeral of Coretta Scott King. Cook could be the only woman in a crowded field - Adam Clayton Powell IV and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat are among the other likely candidates. Cook will make her announcement after a prayer breakfast in Harlem this morning. Here's
 her campaign announcement video: 
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FIRST IN SCORE - Pro-Jindal super PAC's new web video: Believe Again, the super PAC backing Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's fight for the GOP presidential nomination, is out with a new web video today, "Greatest Country." It's largely a highlight reel of moments from Jindal's announcement last week in New Orleans. "If you are chasing a dream, looking for a land where the people are free and the opportunities are real, I am asking you to believe," Jindal says to close the 2-minute, 17-second video. "My name is Bobby Jindal, and I am running for president of the greatest country in the world: the United States of America." Watch the video: 
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2016 IN TWO MINUTES -

- "Rand Paul's libertarian summer," by POLITICO's Daniel Strauss: "Rand Paul's raising money with the marijuana industry in Colorado. He's holding private meetings with anti-government ranchers in Nevada. Ask him about same-sex marriage, and he'll say the feds shouldn't be in the marriage business anyway - it should be left for states to sort out. The Kentucky senator has always held libertarian views. But he's leaning pretty hard into his anti-government cred during a campaign swing out West, championing states' rights and excoriating Washington and federal overreach at every turn." 
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- "Christie: I mean what I say, and I'm running for president," by POLITICO's Alex Isenstadt in Livingston, N.J.: "Chris Christie formally launched his presidential campaign here on Tuesday, hoping the plain-spoken style and penchant for authenticity that once made him a rising star in the Republican Party will catapult him from long shot to contender. Speaking before around 1,000 supporters at the small high school gymnasium of his alma mater, the New Jersey governor promised a brash campaign, one in which he would speak his mind and offer a decisive, clear vision of leadership that he said was lacking from his many rivals in the Republican field. 'If we're going to lead, we have to stop
 worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected again. I'm not running for president of the United States as a surrogate for being elected prom king of America,' he said." 
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- "Jeb's wealth to riches story," by POLITICO's Eli Stokols, with POLITICO Pro Tax's Brian Faler and Katy O'Donnell: "Jeb Bush has raked in at least $29 million since leaving office in 2007, according to 33 years of tax returns the Republican candidate released on Tuesday as he sought to spin a narrative about his own wealth and offer a contrast to Hillary Clinton's reputation for secrecy. While acknowledging his 'good fortune,' Bush focused his written explanation of his tax returns on what he sees as a broken system in which he had to fork over much of his income over several decades to Uncle Sam." 
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- "Bush PAC Said to Use Women's Opinions of Clinton for Potential Lines of Attack," by the New York Times' Maggie Haberman: "The 'super PAC' supporting Jeb Bush presented data culled from women's opinions of Hillary Rodham Clinton to independent groups last week, two people told of the briefing said. The meeting, conducted in Washington by advisers to the Right to Rise super PAC, reflect the degree to which people supporting Mr. Bush's efforts are hoping to turn attention toward Mrs. Clinton at this early stage of the campaign. ... [P]eople briefed on the meeting said the presentation was led by Liesl Hickey, a top official with Right to Rise, and Nicole McCleskey, a partner at Public
 Opinion Strategies, and that the focus group and polling data was all from woman, primarily middle-age and older. The idea was to get a sense of how women view Mrs. Clinton, and whether there are lines of attack that she is more vulnerable to, the people said." 
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LIGHTER CLICK - Arizona Sen. John McCain and his wife, Cindy, had excellent seats for last night's Arizona Diamondbacks game. In the 7th inning, the McCains came so close to catching a foul ball off the bat of Dodgers shortstop Jimmy Rollins. The Dodgers would go on to win in 10 innings. Watch the video: 
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CODA-QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'We&#39;re playing around with different ideas where I can still represent Boulder creativity, but do it in a way that&#39;s less offensive to some of the more curmudgeonly members of Congress." - Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), on a fashion makeover inspired by GQ magazine and attempted Tuesday by a Boulder menswear company. 
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