Subject: Re: HRC and inequality
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:53:16 -0400

John, thanks again reading the draft of HRC¹s New America speech.  Attaching
a transcript so you can see how it came out.
Best,
Dan

From:  John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date:  Friday, May 16, 2014 at 9:21 AM
To:  Dan <[email-masked]>
Subject:  Re: HRC and inequality

Don't feel strongly. Defer to Jake

On May 16, 2014 7:04 AM, "Dan Schwerin" <[email-masked]> wrote:
> + Jake on Picketty. HRC had wanted to mention him as you suggest but Jake
> thought that it ended up sounding like she was trying too hard to clamor on
> board the latest bandwagon and made the rest of the speech feel less authentic
> -- which to me was convincing. Does that resonate with you at all?
> 
> 
> 
> On May 16, 2014, at 4:23 AM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
>> Dan,
>> This is good. Three small points:
>> 1) In the section on her Mom, if possible, I'd add a couple of sentences on
>> background of what progressive politics did to help her succeed. Good public
>> schools, minimum wage, something so it's not just her grit that worked.
>> That's the conservative narrative. If that's not doable in this speech, I
>> think we need to work on that going forward. I do a version of that in my
>> book Power of Progress, around my parents who come from even more humble
>> backgrounds, but who succeeded and gave a chance for us to succeed.
>> 2) what do you think about a conscious reference to Picketty in the section
>> on economists analysis of growth and inequality? It's all the rage and
>> weighing in on the the debate may make her seem tuned in and sympathetic to
>> the leaning left argument. Not arguing for much here. Just a reference to the
>> debate he has set off.
>> 3) strike the gushing on Anne-Marie. Time for credibility.
>> JP
>> --Sent from my iPad--
>> [email-masked]
>> For scheduling: [email-masked]
>> 
>> On May 16, 2014, at 2:11 AM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>>> And here¹s a revised draft in case you still get a chance to look.
>>> Delivering at noon on Friday.
>>> 
>>> From:  Dan <[email-masked]>
>>> Date:  Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 6:13 PM
>>> To:  John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>>> Subject:  HRC and inequality
>>> 
>>> John, it was great to see you yesterday. I hope that meeting wasn¹t too
>>> painful. I find it remarkably encouraging to have you there!
>>> Also, I wanted to share this speech draft with you.  Tomorrow, HRC is going
>>> to speak at the New America Foundation. We have two goals with this: 1)
>>> Preview her youth employment work at the Foundation and 2) add her voice to
>>> the national debate about economic inequality and mobility.  This will very
>>> likely get a fair amount of attention.  So would love your thoughts. Have
>>> also sent to Neera, who has helped me develop the material.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Dan
>>> <2014-05-16 New America 2am.docx>