Subject: Re: draft surrogate talkers -- responding to day 1 attacks
From: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
To: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
Cc: Karen Finney <[email-masked]>, Ian Sams <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:37:42 -0400
List-Id: <hrcrapid.googlegroups.com>

FYI - our talkers tomorrow already have our positive "the reviews are in"
doc. This is just an addendum that is only going to a handful of folks who
are going on tv tomorrow

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Agree on need for positive stuff.  If we're not already let's add the
> topper but send them all the great stuff we've put together today so that
> people aren't seeing this in a  vacuum.
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Karen Finney <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>> Can we start with a positive line like - despite the overwhelmingly
>> positive response to Hillary's message, the GOP went into attack mode.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:15 PM, Ian Sams <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey folks. Here are some points we pulled together for surrogates going
>>> on TV -- not a wide blast -- on how to respond to day one attacks on HRC.
>>> Thoughts? Adrienne/Karen/etc. can get to surrogates once we're all good.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> OPENING DAY -- SURROGATE TALKING POINTS ON GOP ATTACKS
>>>
>>> Today we’ve seen a wide range of attacks from the entire GOP field and
>>> their allies. Below are some points to respond -- keeping the focus on
>>> Hillary’s desire to focus on voters while the Republicans are trotting out
>>> tired attacks on her.
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Republicans can focus on attacking her, but Hillary is focused on
>>>    meeting voters and having real conversations about issues facing everyday
>>>    Americans. This is the start of the different kind of campaign that
>>>    Hillary wants to run -- one that is squarely focused on having a
>>>    conversation with voters -- answering their questions, asking them
>>>    questions and sharing ideas.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Meanwhile, Republicans want to be the champions for those at the top.
>>>    While Hillary is talking to voters and focused on everyday Americans, every
>>>    single Republican candidate has offered the same tired attacks and the same
>>>    economic agenda that Americans know rob them of the stability they’ve
>>>    worked so hard for -- with a top-down agenda that would stack the deck even
>>>    more in favor of those at the top.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Americans have responded clearly that they appreciate Hillary’s
>>>    focus on their issues and their lives, so if Republicans want to
>>>    keep their focus on tired political attacks, that’s their choice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If pressed on specific GOP attacks on foreign policy/HRC’s record at the
>>> State Department, stemming from Jeb Bush’s video or other attacks:
>>>
>>> ​Job number one for Hillary as Secretary of State was to restore
>>> America’s leadership after it was badly eroded by eight years of the Bush
>>> administration’s foreign policy -- two wars, damaged alliances,
>>> diminished moral standing, no stopping Iran's nuclear program, and no
>>> action on climate. She’s proud of her accomplishments.
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Hillary led the effort to build a worldwide coalition to impose the
>>>    toughest sanctions in history against the Iranians, which forced them to
>>>    the negotiating table and gave us our best shot at preventing them from
>>>    acquiring a nuclear weapon.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Hillary brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which
>>>    prevented a wider war and protected Israel’s security.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Hillary stood up to Putin by strengthening NATO, encouraging Europe
>>>    to find alternative sources of energy, and called him out for trying to
>>>    rebuild the Soviet Empire.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Hillary worked with President Obama to get every major developing
>>>    country, including China and India, to agree for the first time to reduce
>>>    their carbon emissions and be held accountable for it.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Hillary put internet freedom, LGBT rights, and women’s rights on the
>>>    global agenda, and defending human rights advocates on the frontlines
>>>    around the world.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    And, of course, she was part of the President’s team making the
>>>    decision to launch the raid against bin Laden.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeb Bush may attack Hillary’s time as Secretary of State now, but it’s
>>> just negative politics meant to gin up his Republican base.
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Jeb Bush in 2013: “Former Secretary Clinton has dedicated her life
>>>    to serving and engaging people across the world in democracy. These efforts
>>>    as a citizen, an activist, and a leader have earned Secretary Clinton this
>>>    year’s Liberty Medal.” [National Constitution Center, 6/27/2013
>>>    <http://constitutioncenter.org/images/uploads/news/lmrelease2013.pdf>
>>>    ]
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeb Bush is advocating for the same failed foreign policy that led us to
>>> misguided wars and degraded our nation’s standing in the world.
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Jeb Bush on George W. Bush: “I will tell you that I’m the only
>>>    Republican that was in office when he was office as President that never
>>>    disagreed with him. And I’m not going to start now. Why would I do that now
>>>    after two years? …I’m not going to start now. It’s just – ‘til death do us
>>>    part.” [CNN interview <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwkuGGPiHfU>]
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Ian Sams* | Rapid Response Associate
>>> Hillary for America
>>> (423) 915-6592 | @IanSams <https://twitter.com/iansams>
>>> Gchat: icsams
>>>
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