Subject: Re: HRC @ VA JJ
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>
Cc: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Tony Carrk <[email-masked]>, Oren Shur <[email-masked]>, Marlon Marshall <[email-masked]>, Brynne Craig <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>, Jim Margolis <[email-masked]>, John Anzalone <[email-masked]>, David Binder <[email-masked]>, Christina Reyno
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:00:28 -0400

Team, I've re-written this speech in light of today's Supreme Court ruling.
Have tried to capture some of the feel of this day, with celebration in the
morning and grief in the afternoon, and what it all means for the work we
have to do in this country (and what's so wrong with the Republicans).  See
what you think.
Thanks
Dan

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Thanks all for the feedback. Also touched base with HRC on this. Attached
> is a new draft.  She did not want to call out individual Republicans by
> name so that's gone, but have tried to punch up a few places and, as Mandy
> suggested, stay focused on core critique.
> Dan
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Joel Benenson <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>> Also, I think we have turned around the "measure of success riff" in a
>> way that misses the point and dilutes impact.
>>
>> The point is our current measures of success are wrong or misplaced so we
>> have to talk about the ones she sees as what they should be and they should
>> come first.
>>
>> The measure of our success should be be how many families can get ahead
>> and stay ahead, not how much CEOs are paid. The measure of our success
>> should be how much wages are rising for workers who companies succeed, not
>> how much bigger the bonuses get for those at the top.
>>
>> Stuff like that
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Jun 25, 2015, at 10:37 PM, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dan,
>> >
>> > There's lots of good stuff here but I think our critique of the
>> Republicans has to come from a more consistent point of view, so we make a
>> clear argument.
>> >
>> > Our fundamental contrast is that Republicans would rip away the
>> progress we've made on the economy by returning to failed top down
>> economics and are out of touch/stuck in the past on social issues.
>> >
>> > So, for example on health care, I wouldn't say they "had a bad day
>> yesterday" - which is a political lens or "they should stop creating
>> problems and start solving them ".  I'd focus on the fact they're still
>> trying to fight the progress we've made, and repeal the Affordable Care
>> Act...50 votes, 2 Supreme Court decisions and they still want to return to
>> the days of....
>> >
>> > Hope this is helpful.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Mandy
>> >
>> > Mandy Grunwald
>> > Grunwald Communications
>> > 202 973-9400
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Jun 25, 2015, at 9:28 PM, Dan Schwerin <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Team, we checked in with Gov. McAuliffe and he's hoping that tomorrow
>> HRC will talk about 1) Health care, 2) guns, 3) all the progress they're
>> making in VA; 4) why she's running or President.  That's what I've done in
>> the attached draft, along with a fair amount of GOP contrast. See what you
>> think -- especially all you McAuliffe alumni out there.
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Dan
>> >> <2015-06-25 Virginia JJ 9pm.docx>
>>
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