Subject: Re: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
From: Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
To: Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
Cc: Lily Adams <[email-masked]>, Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>, Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Sara Latham <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Tyson Brody <[email-masked]>, Samantha McClain <[email-masked]>, "Mr. Pete Ogden" <[email-masked]>, Ben Kobren <[email-masked]>, Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>, HRCRR <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:48:07 -0700

An email from Bernie's campaign today.  I'll let folks know when/if we get
media inquiries.  Email is Below

Subject Line: Fracking, hedge funds, and Hillary Clinton

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bernie Sanders <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Subject: Fracking, hedge funds, and Hillary Clinton
To:

Sisters and Brothers -

Just days before the Iowa caucus, *Hillary Clinton left the campaign trail
for a high-dollar fundraiser at a hedge fund. That same hedge fund is a
major investor in fracking,* an incredibly destructive practice of
extracting natural gas by pumping hundreds of secret chemicals into the
ground.

Hillary Clinton supports fracking. I do not.

And just as I believe you can't take on Wall Street while taking their
money, *I don't believe you can take on climate change effectively while
taking money from those who would profit off the destruction of the planet.*

*Please contribute $3 to our campaign right now to help elect a president
who isn't beholden to special interests that profit off of pollution.*
<https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/our-planet?refcode=em160225sub-a>

Dick Cheney pushed through changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act that
legalized fracking, despite the fact that fracking companies keep the
chemicals they pump into the ground a secret.

People who live near fracking locations no longer have drinkable water, and
in some cases their tap water is actually flammable. Oklahoma has even seen
a rash of earthquakes that many believe are a result of fracking.

In short, fracking is a disaster for the planet.

We need a president who is not beholden to special interests and who will
do everything in his or her power to fight the effects of climate change.
It's clear that to elect that kind of president, millions of people need to
come together and chip in whatever they can.

*Make a $3 contribution to our campaign now to send a message that you want
to elect a president who will do everything possible to fight climate
change.*
<https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/our-planet?refcode=em160225sub-a>

We can’t afford to let people who would destroy our planet elect our next
president.

Thank you for your support.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Christina Reynolds <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I think lining up the validators absolutely makes sense—we can pull the
> trigger only if we need to, but good to be prepared.
>
>
>
> *From:* Bradley Komar [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:57 PM
> *To:* Lily Adams <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>; Kristina Costa <
> [email-masked]>; Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>; Jake
> Sullivan <[email-masked]>; Sara Latham <
> [email-masked]>; John Podesta <[email-masked]>; Tyson
> Brody <[email-masked]>; Samantha McClain <
> [email-masked]>; Mr. Pete Ogden <[email-masked]>; Ben
> Kobren <[email-masked]>; Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>;
> HRCRR <[email-masked]>
>
> *Subject:* Re: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> I agree 100%  would love to whistle passed the graveyard.  but they are
> airing the ad for a reason, I expect they will draw us into a comment, and
> validators knocking Bernie for being irresponsible and in doing so,
> threatening real progress, makes a lot of sense to me.  This is yet another
> promise he can't keep.
>
>
>
> I can quietly line up the validators now or wait until he fires.  Nothing
> public until we a drawn out.
>
>
>
> Let me know.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Lily Adams <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Agree
>
> ---------
>
> Lily Adams
>
> cell: (202) 368-4013
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2016, at 6:24 PM, Christina Reynolds <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Some of us were discussing earlier—given that he doesn’t name her, I
> wouldn’t draw attention to it unless we have to.
>
>
>
> *From:* [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] *On
> Behalf Of *Kristina Costa
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:21 PM
> *To:* Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>; Jake Sullivan <
> [email-masked]>; Sara Latham <[email-masked]>;
> John Podesta <[email-masked]>; Tyson Brody <
> [email-masked]>; Samantha McClain <[email-masked]>;
> Mr. Pete Ogden <[email-masked]>; Ben Kobren <[email-masked]>;
> Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>; HRCRR <
> [email-masked]>
> *Subject:* RE: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> + HRCRR back to consider Bradley’s plan for pushing back on Sanders CO ad.
> I think this approach makes sense but defer to comms.
>
>
>
> *From:* Bradley Komar [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:09 PM
> *To:* Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>; Jake Sullivan <
> [email-masked]>; Sara Latham <[email-masked]>;
> John Podesta <[email-masked]>; Tyson Brody <
> [email-masked]>; Samantha McClain <[email-masked]>;
> Mr. Pete Ogden <[email-masked]>; Ben Kobren <[email-masked]>;
> Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> I think we can get Polis if we want him to.  he does not like that he is
> painted as anti-fracking in the press and this is an opportunity for him to
> push off sanders and appear more reasonable.  It also benefits us---a
> win-win.
>
>
>
> I am going to quietly check with Conservation Colorado (the state LCV) and
> see if they have an appetite for pushing back on Sanders.
>
>
>
> I think the Denver Post Ed Board could smack Sanders if we want them to
> but that makes it a bigger fight.
>
>
>
> Keep in mind this is a busy news day in CO and we have had no media
> inquires.  We can either start a fight or line up the validators for when
> the Sanders starts the fight.  I think the latter makes more sense but its
> a close call.
>
>
>
> So should I line up validators in Polis and local LCV while holding off on
> the Denver Post Ed Board until Sanders engages?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Brad, do you think we can get polis?
>
>
>
> We also lost comms. +
>
> /KLC
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Trevor Houser <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Just got off with Brad and filled him in on LiUNA/labor drama. LCV isn’t
> willing to hit Bernie on this. Sounds like Polis is the best bet if press
> stats asking, otherwise better to duck and cover.
>
>
>
> *From:* Bradley Komar [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 2:21 PM
> *To:* Trevor Houser
> *Cc:* Kristina Costa; Jake Sullivan; Sara Latham; John Podesta; Tyson
> Brody; Samantha McClain; Mr. Pete Ogden; Ben Kobren
> *Subject:* NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> I would prefer an ally (congressman polis and/or LCV) Who have strong bone
> fides on the environment to whack sander's for taking an irresponsible
> position and in doing so, threatening real progress on frack fluid
> disclosure and air quality regulations. This is yet another promise he
> can't keep.
>
>
>
> I think we will be forced to weigh in by sanders and of course we have to
> state our position: it's a transitional energy--and we need to go green.
> But that is a very soft response that sounds better if Bernie is being hit
> by the left.
>
>
>
> I would watch our tone and not sound too pro-fracking. A reluctant tone is
> a better fit for dem caucus goers (it's a transition energy. It's not great
> but it allows us to get to where we want to be)
>
> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> ++ John and Sara on this chain.
>
>
>
> Brad and I just chatted. We think the following posture makes sense:
>
>
>
> “Bernie’s call for banning all hydraulic fracturing is, extreme,
> unfeasible and ignores the contribution natural gas has made to our economy
> and our efforts to reduce carbon pollution. What we need to focus on is
> putting in place common sense safeguards to protect our air and water, like
> mandatory disclosure of fracking chemicals, closing the Halliburton
> loophole, regulations to reduce methane emissions from both new and
> existing sources. Hillary has called for all of these things to make sure
> that those communities that choose to pursue natural gas development do so
> safely and responsibly. And she will stand by those communities that decide
> they don’t want natural gas production to occur.”
>
>
>
> Did I capture it Brad? We are seeing if some progressive allies can hit
> Bernie for being too extreme on this.
>
>
>
> *From:* Kristina Costa [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:48 PM
> *To:* Jake Sullivan; Bradley Komar
> *Cc:* Tyson Brody; Samantha McClain; Clips; Trevor Houser; Mr. Pete
> Ogden; Ben Kobren
> *Subject:* RE: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> Trevor and Brad are connecting now to discuss.
>
>
>
> *From:* Jake Sullivan [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:38 PM
> *To:* Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>; Tyson Brody <
> [email-masked]>; Samantha McClain <[email-masked]>;
> Clips <[email-masked]>; Trevor Houser <[email-masked]>;
> Mr. Pete Ogden <[email-masked]>; Ben Kobren <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> Should we try to do anything with this?
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2016, at 4:07 PM, Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> "The only candidate to oppose fracking"
>
>
>
> What does that mean?  A complete 100% fracking ban.  There is no elected
> dem and I believe no enviro group that takes this position.  In fact, such
> an extreme position threatens the progress of common-sense safety measures
> like frack fluid disclosure and methane capture/air quality regulations.
>
>
>
> The Denver Post Editorial Board could really smack him for this.  This is
> tricky waters for caucus goers but his language may leave him vulnerable.
>
>
>
> Jared Polis is a regarded as a leader of the regulating fracking team in
> CO and his argument is reforms, not a ban.
>
>
>
> "Fracking can endanger our drinking water and threaten our climate"
>
>
>
> For the fact check:  The threaten our climate is based on methane released
> in the air when extracting  natural gas from the ground.  Colorado mandates
> oil and gas pay for methane capture technology to prevent the potent green
> house gas from escaping and the state issues large fines to bad actors.
> Natural gas burns cleaner than other traditional energies so the "threatens
> our climate" is about methane released during extraction which Colorado has
> already addressed.
>
>
>
> Still really tough for us to talk about.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> + for awareness
>
>
>
> *From:* [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>] *On Behalf Of *Tyson Brody
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 3:45 PM
> *To:* Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Samantha McClain <[email-masked]>; Clips <
> [email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: NEW AD: Bernie Sanders - "Frack"
>
>
>
> at the very least in Colorado:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gALQGCrjZs&feature=em-uploademail
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Bradley Komar <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> Do we know where this is playing?
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Samantha McClain <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gALQGCrjZs
>
>
>
> v/o: Bernie Sanders. The courage to stand up to Big Oil, because he won't
> take their money.
>
>
>
> That's why Sanders said no to the Keystone pipeline, and never waffled.
>
>
>
> He's also the only candidate to oppose fracking, because fracking can
> endanger our drinking water and threaten our climate.
>
>
>
> Sanders has the most far reaching plan to fight climate change and build a
> clean energy future.
>
>
>
> Bernie Sanders. People before polluters.
>
>
>
> Sanders: I'm Bernie Sanders and I approve this message.
>
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