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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.84.7 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Nov 2015 20:43:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <CAAVDwMJXjePW8TKKGe17XGys__rjFGrevY7g_BNVQ_pCkSBFnw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAVDwMLH8__UdA7QGrZrzrq_WQHOou_EMbBCHYnY5ZK0v+=XJQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAE6FiQ-snKSJxR+48YPDy1KWft95-MqHp+L5Kk1w08c0taxVZA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAVDwMJXjePW8TKKGe17XGys__rjFGrevY7g_BNVQ_pCkSBFnw@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 23:43:50 -0500 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ_Oz4pwOV=7vWrkNeY+N0W5CtZadVKmZRgJBRTB7=rMNA@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: endorsement request - need your advice please From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: Megan Rouse <meganrouse@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113f201029fca00524285b04 --001a113f201029fca00524285b04 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Yup On Monday, November 9, 2015, Megan Rouse <meganrouse@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok thanks. I am in meetings thru 9, do you have time tomorrow to talk? > > On Monday, November 9, 2015, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','john.podesta@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Depends on whether school board is your highest ambition. I'd probably be >> a bit cautious. Happy to discuss. >> >> On Monday, November 9, 2015, Megan Rouse <meganrouse@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd like your advice please -- >>> >>> My friend Catharine Baker, who is my district's elected State >>> Assembleymember, asked for my endorsement for 2016. >>> >>> I think she is doing a fantastic job, working hard for all of us, and in >>> particular she is helping to advance education issues that are important to >>> Dublin and to me. I want to endorse her. My only question is, since we >>> are not from the same party (she is a Republican), is this something I need >>> to be cautious about? >>> >>> My thinking is that as a non-partisan elected official, my endorsement >>> should reflect what is best for our schools and community, even if that is >>> not necessarily lined up with my party. Nobody from the Democratic party >>> has announced to run against her - although the Dem party wants to take >>> back the seat, the potential candidates that I know that have been asked to >>> run declined, in large part because Baker is doing a good job. I recently >>> heard there is a woman from Pleasanton who termed out a few years ago on >>> city council that may run against her. I don't know her except by name. >>> >>> Although Catharine is a Republican, she is pro gay marriage, pro choice, >>> and has broken from her party on many meaningful issues (she voted for the >>> vaccine bill, one of the major climate bills this summer, the right to die >>> bill, as the only of one of a couple Rs on each of those bills). >>> >>> She also co-authored the bill to repeal the cap on school district >>> reserves, which is very important to Dublin. Noteworthy is that the cap on >>> reserves problem was created by my own party, under pressure from the >>> teachers union. She is also vocally supporting the state-wide school >>> facilities bond measure in 2016, critically important to Dublin. >>> >>> Finally, there is a small and growing movement here in California, where >>> Democrats and Republicans meet in the middle and are working together. I >>> really believe in this and see this endorsement possibility as a way to >>> affirm that. >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> Thx, >>> Megan >>> >> --001a113f201029fca00524285b04 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yup<br><br>On Monday, November 9, 2015, Megan Rouse <<a href=3D"mailto:m= eganrouse@gmail.com">meganrouse@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa= dding-left:1ex">Ok thanks. I am in meetings thru 9, do you have time tomorr= ow to talk?=C2=A0<span></span><br><br>On Monday, November 9, 2015, John Pod= esta <<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','john.podesta@g= mail.com');" target=3D"_blank">john.podesta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br= ><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1= px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Depends on whether school board is your hig= hest ambition. I'd probably be a bit cautious. Happy to discuss.<br><br= >On Monday, November 9, 2015, Megan Rouse <<a>meganrouse@gmail.com</a>&g= t; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b= order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I'd like y= our advice please --=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>My friend Catharine Baker, wh= o is my district's elected State Assembleymember, asked for my endorsem= ent for 2016.</div><div><br></div><div>I think she is doing a fantastic job= , working hard for all of us, and in particular she is helping to advance e= ducation issues that are important to Dublin and to me.=C2=A0 I want to end= orse her.=C2=A0 My only question is, since we are not from the same party (= she is a Republican), is this something I need to be cautious about? =C2=A0= </div><div><br></div><div>My thinking is that as a non-partisan elected off= icial, my endorsement should reflect what is best for our schools and commu= nity, even if that is not necessarily lined up with my party.=C2=A0 Nobody = from the Democratic party has announced to run against her - although the D= em party wants to take back the seat, the potential candidates that I know = that have been asked to run declined, in large part because Baker is doing = a good job. I recently heard there is a woman from Pleasanton who termed ou= t a few years ago on city council that may run against her.=C2=A0 I don'= ;t know her except by name.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Although Cathari= ne is a Republican, she is pro gay marriage, pro choice, and has broken fro= m her party on many meaningful issues (she voted for the vaccine bill, one = of the major climate bills this summer, the right to die bill, as the only = of one of a couple Rs on each of those bills). =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><= div>She also co-authored the bill to repeal the cap on school district rese= rves, which is very important to Dublin.=C2=A0 Noteworthy is that the cap o= n reserves problem was created by my own party, under pressure from the tea= chers union.=C2=A0 She is also vocally supporting the state-wide school fac= ilities bond measure in 2016, critically important to Dublin. =C2=A0</div><= div><br></div><div>Finally, there is a small and growing movement here in C= alifornia, where Democrats and Republicans meet in the middle and are worki= ng together.=C2=A0 I really believe in this and see this endorsement possib= ility as a way to affirm that.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>What do you t= hink?</div><div><br></div><div>Thx,</div><div>Megan</div></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> --001a113f201029fca00524285b04--