Subject: Re: NYT: Shifting Position, Clinton Says Gay Marriage Should Be a Constitutional Right
From: Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
To: Karen Finney <[email-masked]>, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Jesse Lehrich <[email-masked]>, hrcrapid <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:51:02 +0000
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Yes. We’re pointing to that and to the fact that in the NPR video she noted that marriage HAD been an issue dealt with in the states and that states are where much of the activism was happening, not that she supporting a state solution.

From: Karen Finney <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 5:48 PM
To: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jesse Lehrich <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, hrcrapid <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: NYT: Shifting Position, Clinton Says Gay Marriage Should Be a Constitutional Right

Can we point those who are writing to the 2013 video in which she supports marriage equality from both a policy and legal standpoint to push back on the point this is not a flip flop?

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On Apr 15, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Yes- standby. Also Anne and tumulty are writing for print

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On Apr 15, 2015, at 5:30 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Can we find out if this is going to turn into a paper story and we can go back into it if so?

On Apr 15, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Yes he and chozick reached out to me earlier - but per or call we decided to hold tight until nick and Jen talked to gaggle in iowA.

 We also have outstanding requests from Anne Gearan and tumulty (both emailed me). Do you guys want me to walk them through what we discussed on call on background? Just didn't want to do anything until I heard how gaggle went

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On Apr 15, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Did anyone hear from Alan, and more importantly does anyone know him?  Because this is ridiculous.

On Apr 15, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Jesse Lehrich <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/15/shifting-position-clinton-says-gay-marriage-should-be-a-constitutional-right/?smid=nytpolitics&_r=0

Shifting Position, Clinton Says Gay Marriage Should Be a Constitutional Right

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign said on Wednesday that she hopes that the Supreme Court will make same-sex marriage a constitutional right, reflecting a shift in her previous view that it is a decision that should be left to the states.

Adrienne Elrod, a spokeswoman for Hillary for America, said, “Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right.”

The statement reflects a further evolution in Mrs. Clinton’s views on gay marriage. Last year, during an interview with NPR, she said that she supported the expansion of same-sex marriage rights on a state-by-state basis.

“For me, marriage had always been a matter left to the states,” Mrs. Clinton said, going on to explain that such a path of progress was working.

The interview frustrated some in the gay community as Mrs. Clinton was reluctant to say if she always believed that homosexuals should have the right to marry or if her opinion changed since the 1990s when her husband, President Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act.

Mrs. Clinton’s shift comes ahead of a decision by the Supreme Court, probably in June, on whether all 50 states must allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Mrs. Clinton’s campaign initially made the statement on Wednesday to BuzzFeed news.

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