Subject: Launch Speech Draft
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, Jim <[email-masked]>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>
Cc: Lissa Muscatine <[email-masked]>, Jon Favreau <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 19:09:14 -0400

Team, building on our outline (thanks again to Joel for his guidance on
that) and our discussion with HRC, here is a new full draft of the launch
speech.

This stays pretty close to the organization and argument of the outline,
while also addressing John's point about expanding the canvas to include
broader ways our economy and our world are changing. Hopefully it achieves
some of the lift and vision that Robby, Jen and others have emphasized.

The key theme is unlocking America's potential and making the words "middle
class" means something again.  The only path to real and lasting prosperity
is prosperity built by all and shared by all.  As you'll recall, HRC
expressed some reservations about putting too much weight on the middle
class language, so we've tried to explain and integrate that better than
before.

We've also avoided the phrase "The Four Fights" but maintained the
structure so her agenda has some shape.  Worth thinking more about whether
this works.

This is still very much a work in progress. It would be great if for now
you'd focus primarily on structure and thematics, rather than specific
language choices.

HRC is keen to read this as well, so we'll be sharing with her probably
tomorrow.  And then everyone can digest and discuss.

Thanks for continuing to provide such helpful insights and support
throughout this process.

Dan