Subject: Bernie Contrast in Nevada
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>, Jim <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 23:54:56 -0600

HRC does not want to call Bernie out by name in her speech Wednesday night,
but she does want to drive a more effective and comprehensive contrast with
him.  In particular, she's keen to find a way to keep going after him on
Wall Street (she's convinced his plan is naive and unworkable) as part of a
broader indictment.

Today in Iowa, she was asked directly about her differences with Bernie and
she gave an answer that leaned more heavily on "experience" than we'd
probably like and also did a shadow banking hit.  Then in her next event,
she started talking explicitly about "electability."  As Jen said and HRC
agreed, we need to give her a better formulation.

For the purposes of the Nevada dinner speech, Jake and I put our heads
together and came up with a riff that keeps her in the "has what it takes
to get the job done" frame and scratches her Wall Street itch without going
down a rabbit hole. Pasted below with full speech attached.  What do folks
think?  Could we discuss on 8am?

Now, my opponents here tonight have a lot of good ideas and we share a lot
of the same values.  The differences between us pale compared to what we
see on the other side.  But your choice in this primary really matters.
Because we need a President who has what it takes to make a difference in
your life.  A President who can get the job done not just on a few issues,
but on all the complex challenges we’re facing.

Americans don’t want promises we can’t keep, they want real results.

Anyone can say they’ll build a global coalition to defeat global jihad.
But I know what it takes – a lot of hard work, shoe-leather diplomacy, and
deep relationships.

Anyone can say they’ll sit in a room with their Treasury Secretary and fix
all the problems in our financial system in a few months.  But that’s not
how things actually get done.  You need a comprehensive strategy to work
with Congress, the Federal Reserve, and all our regulators to go after risk
throughout the financial system.

There’s no magic wand in the White House.  That’s why we need a President
who has what it takes to get results.

I know it’s not going to be easy to break through the dysfunction in
Washington.  But I know how to find common ground and I know how to stand
my ground...