Subject: Re: Meet the Press
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 13:00:33 -0400

Fine to call. But don't think it will make a difference w trumka. They've
always had a special relationship.
Tumka's comments do undermine his strong push that the biggest thing for
labor is TPA/TPP.

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On Sep 6, 2015, at 12:32 PM, Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
wrote:

I agree.  He is annoying.  I'd like to just call the AFLCIO and talk to
Mike Podhorzer about this.  Let me know if anyone disagrees.

On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Ann O'Leary <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> This Trumpka line about Joe Biden really annoys me whenever I hear him say
> it - that Biden has been fighting for working people his whole life. It
> implies that HRC has not.  Is there anything we can do to get him to add
> something nice about HRC?  If he says it and then says HRC has too - or
> gives an example of her fighting for the first responders after 9/11 or
> something, I think it will help the perception that there is a labor record
> contrast between the two.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
> Date: Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 8:45 AM
> Subject: Meet the Press
> To: HRCRR <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <
> [email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]>
>
>
> *MTP*
>
>
> *Show opens w/ exclusive interview with Collin Powell where he announces
> support of Iran deal.*
>
>
> When asked to comment on how he handled emails at State, Powell says, “you
> can read about it in my book.” Then goes on to say that he arrived at the
> State Dept with a disastrous information system that he had to fix and
> bring into the 21st Century. On his desk he had two machines – one was a
> secure state dept machine that handled secure material; the other was a
> laptop he used for emails that he sent on an  unclassified system.
>
>
> When asked if he thought HRC’s email situation was serious, he says he
> can’t answer. Two IG’s working on it, FBI working on it. Best not to
> comment.
>
>
>
> *Roundtable (Brokaw/Hugh Hewitt/Joy Reid/Kearns Goodwin): Discussion on
> new NBC/Marist poll on GOP #’s  and Trump’s disastrous interview with Hugh
> Hewitt on foreign policy issues.*
>
>
>
> *Clip from Interview with Richard Trumka:*
>
>
> Trumka is asked what it would take for Labor movement to work hard for HRC
> and he says it all depends where she comes down on TPP, and that will
> determine whether people will work hard for her or just vote for her.
> Trumka also says Joe Biden has been a champion for working people his
> entire life. Biden and HRC both would be good presidents. (Trumka will be
> w/ Biden tomorrow).
>
>
> *Next, roundtable discusses new poll #’s. *
>
>
> Chuck says we did Andrea interview in part b/c her polls are tanking.
> Highlighted new polls.
>
>
> Moved to inevitability discussion. Brokaw reminds everyone how important
> organizing is to wining IA, so polls are less significant in caucus states.
> Says HRC made huge mistakes in Andrea interview, saying he was “stunned”
> HRC said she wasn’t think about her email construct when she entered the
> State Department. Says that takes away from big argument that she has
> integrity.
>
>
> Chucks  says we’re now moving into an electability problem. New poll shows
> Biden runs stronger against Trump and Jeb. Kearns Goodwin says hard for HRC
> to keep saying “in time the email situation will be clear”  b/c she’s lost
> time and integrity and says she has to address this issue more aggressively
> than she already has. DKG also says many are supporting Sanders b/c they
> want to be part of a “movement” - and they don’t feel there is a movement
> w/ HRC – lack of energy amongst women and girls.
>
>
> Joy Reid reminds panel Biden doing ok in polls b/c he hasn’t been attacked
> yet by the media the way HRC/other candidates have. Says HRC needs more
> energy and more excitement among women. Maybe Biden getting in energizes
> HRC’s supporters.
>
>
> Chuck says as bad as her poll #s are, Republicans would love to have them.
>
>
> Hewitt says an even bigger problem for HRC moving forward will be Syrian
> crisis; Chuck says he thinks her separation from POTUS on how she would
> have handled Assad regime was most overlooked news of Andrea interview.
>
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