Re: TPA/TPP

She has concerns about where TPP will end up. But denying potus negotiating authority to finish a deal she has championed? The message of that would be, I thought this was a good idea, but he screwed it up, and so now I don't trust him enough to bring home a good deal. > On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:09 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote: > > If we think it is a good deal it would. If we have concerns, it would be less strange. > > From: Jake Sullivan [mailto:jake.sullivan@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 2:50 PM > To: Robby Mook > Cc: Joel Benenson; John Anzalone; John Podesta; Jennifer Palmieri; Kristina Schake; Dan Schwerin; Jim Margolis; Mandy Grunwald > Subject: Re: TPA/TPP > > She opposed giving fast track to GWB. > > She was a big champion for TPP as SecState. > > To tip my hand, I think it would be strange for her to oppose fast track for POTUS. > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com> wrote: > Definitely need a convo. This could definitely rain on our rollout parade. > > > > On Mar 24, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com> wrote: > > Caroline Atkinson, the White House international economics lead, button-holed me yesterday to say they are trying once again to build momentum again for TPA. > > This suggests to me that we will likely have to take a position in April. If we want to get out ahead of that, we should consider sending a letter soon. Dan is working on a final draft to circulate to people, but it strikes me that we should have a collective conversation with HRC about this, weighing the pros and cons. > > Robby, if you agree, do you want to set it up? > > John, are you hearing any different? > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com> wrote: > More than middle class it should be making it sure it protects and creates American jobs > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 21, 2015, at 5:05 PM, John Anzalone <john@algpolling.com> wrote: > > Is the message we want to send that our middle class “competes on a fair playing field overseas” or that our middle class doesn’t get screwed (not those words of course). I just think the issue of “fair trade” with normal folks goes in the category of the “deck stacked against them” so I think we should be more protective of foul play in anything she says. She is in their corner. > > — John Anzalone > Anzalone Liszt Grove Research > 334-387-3121 > www.algpolling.com > twitter: @AnzaloneLiszt > > > From: Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com> > Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 3:57 PM > To: Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com> > Cc: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com>, Jennifer Palmieri <jennifer.m.palmieri@gmail.com>, Kristina Schake <kristinakschake@gmail.com>, Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>, Joel Beneneson <Jbenenson@bsgco.com>, Jim Margolis <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com>, Mindy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com>, John Anzalone <john@algpolling.com> > Subject: Re: TPA/TPP > > That's a relief to hear that you don't think it's moving. If that's the case, I completely agree she should keep her powder dry. > On the quote--and I agree she should have one ready for the event--I would maybe be more specific along the lines of "there have to be clear groundrules in these agreements that other countries must abide by the same labor standards and environmental protections that we do here so our middle class competes on a fair playing field overseas. I'm certain Americans can out compete anyone, but everyone needs to play by the same rules". Others can say that better than me. > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com> wrote: > Robby - my sense is that the support isn't there now. But that could change. I'm open to doing the letter in the next week or so. But I would prefer to avoid this at the event Monday and we've been told by both cap and aft that they don't expect it to come up. > > If it does come up, I would love guidance from the comms folks. As a straw man, let me throw this out: > > "The details really matter. I believe that there is a way to do this right. I want to make sure that trade legislation and trade deals look out for the middle class. That's why the details really matter. I'll have more to say on this in the days to come." > > Then I would have us do the letter. > > > > > On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Simas called--few updates: > > > > --This week, they're releasing a letter from former DNC chairs endorsing the deal > > --Deval Patrick and Tom Daschle are going to roll out a progressive coalition supporting it > > --They've been told she's going to get asked about TPA/TPP at the Saunders event...I don't think Lee would ever try to screw her, but I can see someone else doing it. > > > > Three questions: > > 1. Do we think this thing is actually going to move--or can we just hang back? > > 2. If we do think it's moving, do we want her to announce her support via letter before we announce the campaign so we can press "reset" with labor during annoucement? > > 3. What should we prep her to say at the AFSCME event? > > > > > > >