Subject: Re: Is this Neera?
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: Neera Tanden <[email-masked]>
Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 21:56:42 -0500

Yup, I agree on all fronts.  Thank you for sending along.

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Neera Tanden <[email-masked]> wrote:

> May be better to do something w them if our primary ends earlier than the
> GOP one (and let's hope that's a safe bet) before the general fully
> engages. If it's of interest even then.
>
> I have no dog in this fight.
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 9:49 PM Amanda Renteria <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Neera. Talked with them today.  They ran through all of this.
>> It's a comms call, but it felt to me like the questions weren't going to be
>> all that great for us.  We left it at we would look at her schedule again,
>> but it's unlikely.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 9:18 PM, Neera Tanden <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Anna called me last week about this.  I imagine you are all over this.
>>> I know we did it in 08.  I don't remember whether they endorsed in 08, and
>>> it may well be that they would just go w/ Bernie, but seems like energizing
>>> them for the general (knock on wood) may have some utility.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Anna Galland <[email-masked]>
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 9:09 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Is this Neera?
>>> To: Neera Tanden <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks again for chatting today.
>>>
>>> Here's some more background on what we'll be conveying to the campaign
>>> -- and I'd be grateful if you could share your thoughts on this invitation
>>> to the campaign. We're expecting to connect with Amanda in the next few
>>> days.
>>>
>>>    - We're eager to find a time that works for Sec. Clinton to directly
>>>    engage with and energize 8 million progressives -- alongside Sen. Sanders,
>>>    Gov. O'Malley and Prof Lessig, all three of whom have confirmed they'll
>>>    participate.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - We're committed to doing this in an evenhanded way. The goal isn't
>>>    to use it to boost any candidate. It's to give all MoveOn members a chance
>>>    to hear directly from candidates on the issues that matter to them.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - We're looking for 1 hour of time at Sec. Clinton's location of
>>>    choice--around the week of 11/8. We'll fly a camera crew in, ask her 10
>>>    MoveOn member submitted questions (some on video, some we'll read out), and
>>>    record her responses. Her team (and all campaigns) will have topics, but
>>>    not questions, ahead of time. We'll show responses in full for all the
>>>    candidates -- not just snippets -- and for any questions we don't use,
>>>    we'll post them in full online.
>>>
>>>    - We're happy to talk through any questions the campaign has about
>>>    the process/format and look at times/locations that work with Sec.
>>>    Clinton's schedule.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - This is an important step for MoveOn members to feel like the
>>>    Democratic nominee is their champion, if they have that direct experience
>>>    of speaking directly to them.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - In the 2008 general election, MoveOn members pulled out all the
>>>    stops to elect Barack Obama over John McCain.
>>>       - We turned out over 250K volunteers directly through to the
>>>       presidential campaign through our "MoveOn for Obama" campaign -- directly
>>>       filling shifts for field offices all over the country.
>>>       - Our members reported donating over $88MM, and volunteering (not
>>>       through us but directly with the campaign) over 20K hours.
>>>       - All told, based on our internal surveys, over 900K MoveOn
>>>       members volunteered at least once in the 2008 General Election campaign.
>>>
>>>
>>>    - All of which is to say -- our 8mm members are always active and a
>>>    key constituency in the Democratic base, but especially so during a
>>>    presidential election. We're very eager to make sure they have an
>>>    opportunity to connect with Sec. Clinton through the primary process.
>>>
>>> More than happy to chat more if I can answer any questions.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Neera Tanden <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> yes this is the right email
>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Anna Galland <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Neera -- wanted to make sure I have the right Gmail address -- is
>>>>> this you? Will send follow-up on our conversation if so. A.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Anna Galland
>>>>> Executive Director
>>>>> MoveOn.org Civic Action
>>>>> e: [email-masked]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Anna Galland
>>> Executive Director
>>> MoveOn.org Civic Action
>>> e: [email-masked]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Amanda Renteria
>> National Political Director
>> Hillary for America #Hillary2016
>> 650-868-1188 (c)
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>>
>

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