Subject: Re: Bloomberg question...
From: Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]>
To: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:25:28 -0500

For internal planning purposes, it would be helpful to know if we are now considering adopting a ban on PAC and lobbyist donations.

> On Feb 23, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> FYI--not responding.
> So we're all on the same page, when I discussed this with our strategy team a while back we decided that we SHOULD accept lobbyist and PAC since it's a bit disingenioius not to. 
> Obviously, we shouldn't respond to this, but flagging since I'm sure this will be covered when we launch.
> 
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> From: Jeanne Cummings (BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM:) <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>>
> Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:05 PM
> Subject: Bloomberg question...
> To: [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>
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> Hey, Robby. I hope you are adjusting to your new world. I have recently begun doing political pieces for Bloomberg View, with a focus on lobbying/politics. I am doing an article now on lobbying donations and wanted to check in to see if you can give me any guidance, on background or on the record, about whether Clinton might adopt Obama's ban on giving if she decides to run? As we both know, she didn't embrace that stance in 2008. Guidance? Jeanne
> Jeanne Cummings
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> Enterprise & Politics 
> Bloomberg News
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