Subject: Re: Making News at Women in the World
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Jim Margolis <[email-masked]>, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:05:05 -0400

Got it, thanks

On Apr 22, 2015, at 8:59 PM, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]> wrote:

I like it.

I'd just skip the two words "I'm sorry".  There's a whole school of thought
that women apologize too often.

Thx

Mandy Grunwald
Grunwald Communications
202 973-9400

On Apr 22, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
wrote:

Adding Mandy, Jim and Joel for reax

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:08 PM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> We discussed the idea of throwing an elbow at Women in the World with John
> and HRC today, and she was reluctant to touch the abortion issue. John
> suggested focusing more on the inappropriateness of playing politics with
> trafficking and Jake suggested hitting equal pay, and she seemed ok with
> that. In general, she was open to a broader strategy over the next month of
> trying to pin GOP candidates down on wedge issues, but doesn't want to
> throw darts that won't land. If we use vaccine tweet as a model -- timely,
> with Republicans divided and looking nutty -- she'll be happy.
>
> So for tomorrow at Women in the World, below and attached is my new
> proposed text.
>
> First, at the top:
>
> "Before we get started, I want to take a moment to recognize the
> significance of what happened earlier today in Washington.  Finally, after
> an unprecedented and unconscionable delay, Senate Republicans allowed a
> vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General.  This is a happy ending
> to a shameful story.  It’s beyond belief that a talented and qualified
> African American woman nominated to be our nation’s chief law enforcement
> officer was hung out to dry for months.  At a time when we face real
> security and criminal justice challenges.  And, I’m sorry, but pushing an
> ideological agenda at the expense of survivors of human trafficking is as
> low as it gets.  There’s going to be plenty of time for politics as we head
> toward the next election.  But common sense and common decency should still
> count for something, even in Washington.  That’s what I’m out there working
> for and talking about, and it’s what you should demand of anyone running
> for office."
>
>
> And then lower down, on page six:
>
>
> "The United States ranks 65th out of 142 nations on equal pay.  We should
> be number one!  And by the way, anyone running for President who doesn’t
> think women deserve to be paid as well as men should have to explain to the
> American people exactly why not.   And this isn’t just about women.  So
> many of our families today depend on two incomes to make ends meet..."
>
>