Subject: Re: Question!
From: Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
To: Tyson Brody <[email-masked]>, "Margolis, Jim" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 01:30:55 +0000
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Talked to Jen and Kristina and we believe this will become news either way (a non-answer or an answer), and given Jake’s point that we’re going to be there anyway and the moving mentions of gay marriage in the video, we would like to get back to him tomorrow AM with this, ideally on background, but on the record if he needs it.

Hillary Clinton supports gay marriage and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being able to get that constitutional right.

From: Tyson Brody <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 9:09 PM
To: Jim Margolis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Question!

For awareness - the idea of a constitutional amendment allowing states to define marriage is one being pushed by Ted Cruz and Social Conservatives group as a new way to pushback against SSM.

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On Apr 12, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Margolis, Jim <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

I totally agree w/jake.
Let's not start evasive.
Let's just say we'll respond soon. Pretty busy day.
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Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:51 PM
To: Adrienne Elrod
Cc: Mandy Grunwald; Nick Merrill; Jesse Ferguson; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Question!

I'm fine deferring but I do think that on no-brainers like this we shouldn't let the questions build.

Rather than give punt language that sounds like a dodge just say you'll get back to him when you can.  We did just start.

On Apr 12, 2015, at 8:47 PM, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

If all agree I think we try to give  this reporter dan's "punt" language he's devising and leave it at that.

Apparently this guy is the main LGBT reporter for buzzfeed so probably whatever she says on this he will pick apart and agree with Mandy and others that it will become news that distracts from our desired message this week

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 12, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Doesn't it seem like the wrong moment to be making policy news?

Mandy Grunwald
Grunwald Communications
202 973-9400

On Apr 12, 2015, at 8:34 PM, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Nick/Jake, how do you think we should handle? I think we all know that we have to be incredibly careful here, but seems like it's a tougher one to put off...

Maybe we can say something along lines of (and I can come up with something much better than this), though Hillary (has said/believes?) "she hopes the Supreme Court comes down on the side of all same-sex couples being allowed to marry" and just leave it at that?

Just feel like it would be nice to not weigh in on this immediately on this but do not know if that is possible.

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
This stems from an interpretation of part of her Terri Gross interview and we haven't touched it since. Adrienne let me know if I can help.

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Any guidance?

Adrienne, can you handle?

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From: Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:52 PM
Subject: FW: Question!
To: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

From: Chris Geidner [mailto:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>]
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 7:39 PM
To: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Question!

Jesse --

Ruby told me that you are the person to reach: Previously Sec. Clinton has been ambiguous, to my knowledge, on whether she believes same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage. Does Sec. Clinton believe states can ban same-sex couples from marrying, or does she believe such bans are unconstitutional?

Thanks --

Chris

Chris Geidner
Legal Editor, BuzzFeed News
http://buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner
614-477-2905<tel:614-477-2905>
@chrisgeidner

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Jesse F. Ferguson
Deputy National Press Secretary and Senior Spokesman
Hillary for America
@JesseFFerguson
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