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Re: HRC @ EMILY's List

Hello all. Agree with many of Mandy's comments - in partic staring with equal pay, having an women's economic issue soundbite, and making GOP section edgier. On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Mandy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com> wrote: > Dan, > > A few notes on the politics. > > 1. I'd connect the opening accomplishments a little more directly to > Stephanie Schriock. This draft tilts a little too far to Ellen Malcolm and > it's important to give Stephanie and Ellen at least equal billing. (For > example, I wouldn't mention Ellen on page 8 right after you ask whether > they want to see a woman president. That may be the soundbite of the day.) > > 2. I think you need a little more thought on the women you name. > (Mikulski, Gillibrand, Warren, Boxer, Pelosi, Raimondo, Murray). Thinking > about our New Hampshire politics, you ought to mention Governor Maggie > Hassan -- who was the only female governor in the country til Raimondo was > elected and Hassan just got reelected (also focusing on the economy). You > also ought to mention Jeanne Shaheen -- who was just about the only Dem to > win a tough Senate race last year (also focusing on the economy). In fact, > on the Senate side, I would mention *all* the current female Senators > -- you're only going to annoy Feinstein or Klobuchar or McCaskill et al if > you pick out just a handful. You can do a list after you highlight a few.) > > 3. On Mikulski, instead of just noting her long ago election and the > pantsuit stuff, I'd mention that she was the first woman to chair the > Appropriations Committee and is now its ranking member. Maybe ditto Patty > Murray as chair of the budget committee. > > 4. On "the year of the woman in 1992", I believe the number of women went > from 2 to 5. I would note that it was great to almost triple the number of > women in the senate but hard to imagine that electing a senate with 95 men > and 5 women was called the year of the woman. (It's better now…but still… > ..) > > On the economic message… > > 1. I'm queasy about leading with equal pay, given last week's stories > about HRC staff. It also doesn't allow you to frame a broader argument > about families and small businesses as the heart of our economy/future. > I'd move equal pay to later in the economic section. > > 2. The section on workforce participation seems off to me also. Seems > like our main solution is to have more women work. > > 3. Should we make the GOP line even edgier? Something like: "And, by > the way, isn’t it nice to see a few Republicans starting to dip their toes > into the debate about how to create opportunities for working families? > That means our arguments are resonating. So come on in, fellas, the waters > fine. * But you better offer something more than the same old tired > trickle down economics**. Families don't need any more of that.* > > 4. Finally, I feel like we need a soundbite about women's issues are > economic issues; economic issues are women's issues. Something like that. > Right now, the most likely soundbite is the female president line. That's > probably what the audience wants, but is that what *we* want? I'd love > to have a strong economic soundbite too. > > many thanks > > Mandy > > *Mandy Grunwald* > *Grunwald Communications* > *202 973-9400 <202%20973-9400>* > > > ----- > From: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com> > To: Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com>; Jennifer Palmieri < > jennifer.m.palmieri@gmail.com>; Kristina Schake <kristinakschake@gmail.com>; > Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Mandy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com>; > John Anzalone <john@algpolling.com>; Jim Margolis <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com>; > Philippe Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>; Jake Sullivan < > jake.sullivan@gmail.com>; Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>; Cheryl > Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com>; Huma Abedin <huma@hrcoffice.com>; John > Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> > Cc: Ethan Gelber <egelber@hrcoffice.com> > Sent: Sun, Mar 1, 2015 12:13 pm > Subject: HRC @ EMILY's List > > Team, here’s a draft of HRC's speech at EMILY’s List’s 30th Anniversary > Gala on Tuesday evening. I’d welcome your feedback. > Thanks > Dan >