Subject: Re: Million-dollar donors lift Jeb Bush's presidential ambitions - Yahoo News
From: "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>
To: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 09:30:51 -0400

I admit I'm warming to the one-term idea. I still think it's a little
schtick-y, but it has real appeal. It also lends itself to Bloomberg,
because why would Booker/Castros/Hassan sign on to a 4-year rental when one
condition would have to be they don't spend the four years campaigning.
Brings me a bit back to Warren...

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 7:28 AM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Can I make one comment about last night's debate which I didn't see.  I am
> reading Trump didn't do well and now people think this is finally the time
> when his bubble will burst.  Maybe he did poorly but what the smart people
> seem to forget is already 70% of the GOP primary voters aren't inclined to
> vote for him.  With this large a field all Trump needs is 30% of the wacko
> diehards who don't think like DC pundits.  Not saying he will win but it
> may take a while for those 30% to gravitate to others.  I don't see them
> going to Kasich, Bush or Rubio.
>
> Eric D. Schwerin
> [email-masked]
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 7, 2015, at 12:20 AM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> I didn't read this before replying and as usual E and I are on the same
> page.
>
> RHB
> 202.333.1880
>
> On Aug 6, 2015, at 11:01 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> I don't disagree with you in principle.  However, I think you have to
> compete in Iowa and New Hampshire.
>
> I also think you consider saying you'll only run for one-term. Not for the
> age thing but it is the only way to clean up Washington.
>
> I do agree with the VP thing but if you only run for one term then your VP
> pick almost has to be someone who also will only run for one term or else
> it is hard to say that VP won't be campaigning for "re-election".
>
> Here's an intriguing idea.  Pick Obama to be your VP.  I think it is
> allowed.
>
> Or abandon the one term idea and pick Bloomberg as your VP and have him
> self fund the campaign, which in and of itself takes money out of the
> equation.
>
> If we want outside the box those are some ideas.
>
> If HRC isn't going to implode and this is going to happen I agree with
> Alex.  Let's be bold.
>
> Eric D. Schwerin
> [email-masked]
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 6, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> By the way, I left one part out of my totally crazy,
> go-for-broke-and-tell-it-like-it-is campaign message (below):
>
> "Look, I'm doing this my way (cough, the *right* way). I'm not starting a
> SuperPAC and going to beg at the feet of a handful of billionaires because
> that makes a mockery of the very word 'democracy.' One of my earliest acts
> as a senator was a constitutional amendment on campaign finance. And I'm
> not going to go to Iowa and NH, two great states who are entirely
> unrepresentative of our nation and, particularly, my party. (softer: it's
> too late for me to organize there, so I'm passing). I'm starting in South
> Carolina, a state that more broadly reflects our country. *And by the
> way, the most important decision a presidential candidate makes is choosing
> a VP; it's ridiculous that that decision is held until after we select a
> nominee. So I'm going to tell you now who mine will be...*
> I won't be bankrolled by a handful of billionaires; I won't speak down to
> the American people or appeal to the lowest common denominator. I'm gonna
> do this like you and I know it should be done: honest, straightforward, and
> clear. In short, I'm gonna be Joe Biden."
>
> But who is it? No great choices. Almost has to be a woman. Maggie Hassan?
> Young, popular, female governor. But from the northeast and maybe not ready
> for the bright lights. The one no one wants -- Warren -- is older, from the
> northeast, but is also sharp as hell and would drive both HRC and the right
> crazy (and win arguments). Patty Murray? Klobuchar? Can't be Kamala (she
> has a campaign and she's doesn't pass the "ready" test). The gov men are
> all imperfect (Hickenlooper, Deval Patrick). Might have to choose a DC-er,
> which isn't ideal. One of the Castro brothers? Booker?
> No great choices.
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]
> > wrote:
>
>> Hunter, if you really want to know what I think? Going off of nothing but
>> my own reflections/ravings and conversations with the voices in my head:
>>
>> We're not raising enough money even with a SuperPAC, whatever the $$
>> amount is that's needed. And if the broader message of the campaign is--
>> "Look, I'm doing this my way (cough, the *right* way). I'm not starting
>> a SuperPAC and going to beg at the feet of a handful of billionaires
>> because that makes a mockery of the very word 'democracy.' One of my
>> earliest acts as a senator was a constitutional amendment on campaign
>> finance. And I'm not going to go to Iowa and NH, two great states who are
>> entirely unrepresentative of our nation and, particularly, my party.
>> (softer: it's too late for me to organize there, so I'm passing). I'm
>> starting in South Carolina, a state that more broadly reflects our country.
>> I won't be bankrolled by a handful of billionaires; I won't speak down to
>> the American people or appeal to the lowest common denominator. I'm gonna
>> do this like you and I know it should be done: honest, straightforward, and
>> clear. In short, I'm gonna be Joe Biden."
>>
>> Maybe that's not the message, but it's the one I like the most and is,
>> selfishly, the most fun and refreshing. But if that is the message, and
>> even with a SuperPAC we can't close the gap, then let's do it the right way
>> and go for glory.  If Bernie can raise $15m on $2,700 and small-dollar, we
>> can't raise enough to get from October to SC?
>>
>> The downsides are obvious: what good is the moral high ground if you
>> can't raise the money to reach the starting line, let alone last? And the
>> fact that you could get ignored in the weeks leading up to Iowa/NH, like
>> Guiliani did. (That's buffered a bit by the bully pulpit that comes with
>> being VP.)
>>
>> But the upside, to me at least, outweighs it: first of all, I don't think
>> even playing by the new sleazy rules can we raise near as much as her or
>> Jeb. What happens if we do a SuperPAC and raise something paltry, like
>> Rand? There is a virtue to lowering fundraising expectations--and if it
>> happens to jibe with our "honest" message, then, well, conscience and
>> convenience.
>> And if we can't get it done, then in the end he did it his way, stays
>> consistent with his 40+ year history, and instead of being a 3-time loser
>> he's the guy who finished his public career on a high: telling folks how it
>> really is, playing it straight, and being the leader everyone can be proud
>> of. If we lose, the amount of time spent campaigning is relatively brief
>> and he still gets back to the WH with enough time to complete his run as
>> the most successful VP in modern history. And most importantly, he did it
>> his way.
>>
>> But what the hell do I know, I'm not the one who has to raise the money.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Eric Schwerin <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone figured out the number needed for 10/1-South Carolina?
>>> What's the budget?
>>>
>>> Eric D. Schwerin
>>> [email-masked]
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 29, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So what do we do? If we compress our time frame from 10/1 through SC how
>>> do we get from here to there? Not through "online" contributions or $2,400
>>>  checks. It is disgusting but what's our play?
>>>
>>> RHB
>>> 202.333.1880
>>>
>>> On Jul 29, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> No bullshit, this disgusts me.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jul 29, 2015, at 2:20 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://news.yahoo.com/million-dollar-donors-lift-jeb-bushs-presidential-ambitions-180425534--election.html
>>>
>>> Million-dollar donors lift Jeb Bush's presidential ambitions
>>>
>>> WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen million-dollar contributors account for at
>>> least 10 percent of Jeb Bush's record-setting presidential fundraising haul.
>>>
>>> The big-money boosters propelled Right to Rise, a super PAC dedicated to
>>> helping Bush win the Republican nomination, to its $103 million total in
>>> the first six month of the year. Separately, Bush's official campaign,
>>> limited to contributions of $2,700 or less per donor, raised $11.4 million.
>>> The super PAC faces no fundraising restrictions but cannot directly
>>> coordinate with Bush even as it spends money on his behalf.
>>>
>>> The leading Bush donor, who gave $3 million, is Miguel "Mike" Fernandez,
>>> a billionaire health care investor in Miami. He's one of about 12 people
>>> who gave $1 million or more each to the super PAC.
>>>
>>> Fernandez and other donor identities were confirmed with a source
>>> familiar with Right to Rise's fundraising efforts; the person asked for
>>> anonymity because the donor names won't be disclosed until reports are
>>> filed Friday with federal regulators.
>>>
>>> Until Bush declared his candidacy on June 15, he traveled the country
>>> meeting with Right to Rise donors and speaking at its fundraising events.
>>> As an official candidate, he's now focused on raising money that his
>>> campaign will directly control. He left the super PAC in the hands of Mike
>>> Murphy, one of his most trusted advisers, who is based in Los Angeles.
>>>
>>> Super PAC officials have said 9,400 of their roughly 9,900 donors gave
>>> $25,000 or less. Throughout much of the year, Right to Rise limited donors
>>> to gifts of $1 million so that the super PAC wouldn't be overwhelmed by one
>>> huge donor; that self-imposed cap lifted the day Bush entered the race.
>>> View gallery
>>>
>>> <http:///photos/photo-taken-nov-16-2006-richard-d-kinder-photo-180425430--election.html>
>>> In this photo taken Nov. 16, 2006, Richard D. Kinder, left, and his wife
>>> Nancy attend a Houston Rock …
>>>
>>> A core group of 12 men and two women makes up the super PAC's executive
>>> committee — and shows Bush's appeal to some of the Republican Party's most
>>> influential and longest-serving presidential fundraisers. Each has either
>>> personally given $1 million, or helped raise at least that amount, for
>>> Right to Right.
>>>
>>> Many are longtime associates of the Bush family, which already includes
>>> two presidents.
>>>
>>> Nancy Kinder, president of the Kinder Foundation, a philanthropy in
>>> Houston, and her husband, billionaire energy executive Richard Kinder,
>>> helped raise money for the presidential campaigns of Bush's father and
>>> brother. Jeanne Phillips, senior vice president of Hunt Consolidated Inc.,
>>> led President George W. Bush's inaugural committees.
>>>
>>> Other core Jeb Bush fundraisers were instrumental in 2012 GOP nominee
>>> Mitt Romney's campaign. Chicago investors Craig Duchossois and Muneer
>>> Satter raised and contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Romney's
>>> bid.
>>>
>>> Romney's campaign finance director, Mason Fink, is the leading
>>> fundraiser for Right to Rise.
>>>
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