Subject: Re: Topper for New Hampshire
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]>
Cc: Ethan Gelber <[email-masked]>, Corey Ciorciari <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:13:57 -0400

One other flag: In this version I swapped out "the deck is stacked for
those at the top" for "all the breaks still seem to go to those already at
the top."  I like this because in the economics values poll, "There are too
many loopholes and breaks for big corporations, making it hard for small
business to compete and succeed" scored much higher than "The deck is
stacked against average Americans, with too many breaks for those at the
top."  Also, I just think it sounds less like politician speak.  But others
may feel differently. And I'm sure Joel will have a strong opinion as well.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Here's what I'm thinking for NH topper.  Took some of her language from
> the Fruit Company transcript, added in the bowling alley story and NH
> specific stats. Thoughts?
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> *HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON*
>
> *REMARKS AT WHITNEY BROTHERS*
>
> *KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE*
>
> *MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015*
>
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>
> I’m delighted to be here at Whitney Brothers, a great family-owned and
> operated small business in the classic New Hampshire tradition.  I just had
> a chance to see some of the high-quality, high-skilled work here, marrying
> new technology with 100 years of dedication and craftsmanship.
>
> And of course I love that you’re designing furniture specifically for the
> needs of our youngest children and their parents.  When I had Chelsea, a
> crib was just a crib.  But today, as I’ve learned since my granddaughter
> was born, so much more care and expertise goes into everything for our
> babies.  So thank you for being pioneers in an area that’s so important to
> every new family.
>
> I wanted to come here on my first day in New Hampshire because small
> businesses like Whitney Brothers are the backbone of this state’s economy
> and a key to jumpstarting growth and innovation across our country.  [Small
> businesses employ more than half of all of New Hampshire’s private sector
> workers – and they create two out of every three new jobs in the state.]
>
> When I was growing up, my father ran a small business in Chicago – and I
> mean very small.  He printed fabric for draperies and then he went out and
> sold them.  Sometimes he could hire a few day laborers to help, sometimes
> my mom and my brothers and I pitched in.  But mostly he was doing
> everything himself.  He was a real waste-not want-not, pay-as-you-go, no
> complaining kind of guy.  So I learned early on just how tough it is to
> make a business like this work.
>
>
>
> I’m sure you all have your own stories and experiences about this.  When I
> was in Iowa last week, a young man told me about what it was like trying to
> buy the bowling alley where he had worked as a teenager.
>
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>
> He had experience, talent, a college degree, and a plan to build a great
> business.  But he also had a lot of student debt.  Not because he was
> irresponsible and living beyond his means.  Because he did was he was
> supposed to do.  He got an education.  He invested in his own future.  But
> all the banks saw was debt.  So it was a real struggle.
>
>
>
> And that’s the opposite of what we want to see in this country – which is
> more young people being able to start businesses, create jobs, and live
> their dreams.
>
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>
> Here in New Hampshire and across our country, Americans have come back
> from tough economic times.  Our economy and our country are in much better
> shape because families did whatever it took to make it work.
>
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>
> Unemployment is down, and in most places homes are worth something real
> again.  Americans are starting to think about the future again.  Going back
> to school.  Changing jobs.  Starting a business.  Doing the right things to
> get ahead.
>
>
>
> But as that young man in Iowa experienced, all the breaks still seem to go
> to those already at the top.  There’s something wrong when it’s so easy for
> big corporations to get a tax break but so hard for small businesses to get
> a loan.
>
>
>
> America ranks 46th in the world in how hard it is to start a new
> business.  We should be number one.  It takes longer to start a business in
> the United State than in France.
>
>
>
> Now, New Hampshire is one of the best places in the country to start a
> business.  You’ve got fewer onerous regulations that defy commonsense, like
> excessive occupational licensing that keeps young people from entering new
> fields.  And your terrific governor, Maggie Hassan, created a program to
> help people who lost their jobs in the recession get back on their feet and
> start new businesses.  That’s an idea we should be looking at expanding
> across the country.
>
>
>
> So I want to hear directly from all of you about your own experiences and
> your own dreams -- about the obstacles and the successes that you’ve
> encountered and what we can do to help more small businesses thrive.
>
>
>
> I’m running for President because you and Americans everywhere need a
> champion.  And I want to be that champion.  So you can do more than just
> get by -- you can get ahead and stay ahead.  And starting a small business
> seems less like a gamble and more like an opportunity.
>
> I’m taking on four big fights:
>
> First, we need to build an economy for tomorrow, instead of yesterday,
> where being middle class means something again.  And that starts right here
> with small businesses like Whitney Brothers, creating good jobs and helping
> people get ahead.
>
> Second, we need to strengthen our families and communities, because when
> families are strong, America is strong.
>
> Third, it’s time to fix our broken political system.  I want to get things
> done, so I’ll work with anyone who has a good idea.  But I’ll also take on
> the powerful forces trying to take us backwards.  We need to get rid of all
> the unaccountable money, even if it takes a constitutional amendment.
>
> Fourth, I’ll protect our country from the threats that we see, and the
> ones that are on the horizon.
>
> All four of these fights will put us up against some pretty powerful
> opposition.  But I’ve spent my whole life fighting for children, for
> families, standing up for America.  And I think people know... I don’t
> quit.
>
> For me, this really is about doing everything I can to make sure that
> every child -- not just my grandchild, but every child -- has a chance to
> live up to his or her God-given potential.  That’s what I was raised to
> believe by my church and my family, and that’s what I’ll be fighting for in
> this campaign.
>
>
>
> I’m going to work my heart out to earn every vote -- starting with yours.
>
>
>
> Thank you for helping me start this campaign here in New Hampshire.  Now,
> I’m eager to hear from you how these challenges are impacting your lives
> and your businesses, to share some of my ideas, to ask you some questions,
> and to answer some of yours.
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