Subject: Re: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
Cc: Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>, Jim Margolis <[email-masked]>, John Anzalone <[email-masked]>, Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 17:21:48 -0500

Looks good.  I think you can take out average and still communicate you
mean folks in middle with "hardworking" (who likes to be average?)

if average is important I might use everyday.

cdm

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Great, thank you.
>
> Robby to your point about letting her speak for herself, I¹ve been
> reminding people that they should be careful to acknowledge that this is
> part of a process.  She laid out challenges that we face in the midterms,
> and now she¹s thinking through how we would address them should she run.
> Will reinforce that when I circle back with these guys today.
>
> Here¹s the quote again incorporating peoples¹ thoughts.  John Anzalone, I
> think Joel addressed what you were trying to get at so I left his edits as
> is, but let me know if you think we¹re missing anything.  Otherwise will
> push this in the next little while.  Thanks all.
>
> "Expanding opportunities for average hardworking Americans so that they
> and their families can get ahead has been a constant fight she has waged
> in every job she's held.   You heard it from her last fall when she was
> campaigning for Democrats all over the country and repeatedly laid out the
> challenges many Americans still face as our economy makes gains.  She's
> casting a wide net, talking to a wide range of people on a range of
> specific topics.  There's no red X on a calendar somewhere, but make no
> mistake, if she runs, she will present solutions to our toughest
> challenges, she will take nothing for granted,  and she will fight for
> every vote."
>
>
>
>
> On 2/1/15, 4:05 PM, "Joel Benenson" <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> >Yes.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mandy Grunwald [mailto:[email-masked]]
> >Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 4:05 PM
> >To: Robby Mook
> >Cc: Joel Benenson; Nick Merrill; John Podesta; Jake Sullivan; Philippe
> >Reines; Cheryl Mills; Huma Abedin; Dan Schwerin; Jim Margolis; John
> >Anzalone; Cheryl Mills; Jennifer Palmieri; Kristina Schake
> >Subject: Re: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories
> >
> >I like it too.
> >
> >There's a word missing toward the end.  I assume it should say "...she
> >will present SOLUTIONS to our toughest challenges..."
> >
> >Thx
> >
> >Mandy Grunwald
> >Grunwald Communications
> >202 973-9400
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 1, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Adding Jenn and Kristina
> >> Joel I agree w your edits.  In particular I want to avoid any
> >>expectations around how big or bold her ideas will be.
> >> Nick I'm sure you're already doing this but I also would push hard on
> >>background that we can't judge a candidate who has yet to announce--give
> >>her a chance to speak for herself.  I know that's impossible but worth
> >>trying to get them to acknowledge that she's not a candidate and this is
> >>all speculation.
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Feb 1, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Nick.
> >>>
> >>> Going for a little more conversational here with this:
> >>>
> >>> "Expanding opportunities for average hardworking Americans so that
> >>>they and their families can get ahead has been a constant fight she has
> >>>waged in every job she's held.   You heard it from her last fall when
> >>>she was campaigning for Democrats all over the country and repeatedly
> >>>laid out the challenges many Americans still face as our economy makes
> >>>gains.  She's casting a wide net, talking to a wide range of people on
> >>>a range of specific topics.  There's no red X on a calendar somewhere,
> >>>but make no mistake, if she runs, she will present to our toughest
> >>>challenges and she will take nothing for granted  and she will fight
> >>>for every vote."
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Nick Merrill [mailto:[email-masked]]
> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 2:46 PM
> >>> To: John Podesta; Jake Sullivan; Philippe Reines; Robby Mook; Cheryl
> >>>Mills; Huma Abedin; Dan Schwerin; Jim Margolis; John Anzalone; Mandy
> >>>Grunwald; Cheryl Mills; Joel Benenson
> >>> Subject: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories
> >>>
> >>> As I mentioned on our call on Thursday, both the WSJ and the NYT are
> >>>working on stories about how HRC might approach economic policy issues
> >>>as a candidate.  Both will have a dose of personnel name-gaming, and
> >>>I've spoken to both to steer them towards progressive names, which they
> >>>seem to both have on their own.
> >>>
> >>> I want to give both stories something on the record that addresses the
> >>>core of the story, but also speaks some of the things we all felt
> >>>needed a little proactive addressing, like inevitability and timing.
> >>>
> >>> On the inevitability question, John I tried to stick to the language
> >>>you suggested, though I did take the liberty of striking the word
> >>>"idiot."
> >>>
> >>> "Increasing access to opportunity and fighting for upward mobility has
> >>>been an uninterrupted pursuit of hers in every job she's held.  You
> >>>heard it from her on the campaign trail last fall, where she laid out
> >>>the challenges we face.  She's casting a wide net, talking to a wide
> >>>range of people on a range of specific topics.  There's no red X on a
> >>>calendar somewhere, but make no mistake, if she runs, she will take
> >>>nothing for granted, she'll present bold ideas, and she will fight for
> >>>every vote."
> >>>
> >>> Feedback welcome, but I'd like to ship this later today.
> >>>
> >>> Nick
>
>