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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.13.216 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:11:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <CAOpGB0+J4==DTSyOQXX_6E1z3f7aCQ5DjAi1OJj71M4BZEZ3wg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAE6FiQ8fdaOhkhmeSv1gYL7yiMybWk8LMP47nXm-HrWs4cz=5Q@mail.gmail.com> <1E61D9D6-7A06-48C6-9B00-A7C96C191624@hrcoffice.com> <CAOpGB0+J4==DTSyOQXX_6E1z3f7aCQ5DjAi1OJj71M4BZEZ3wg@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:11:26 -0400 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ_iW2AZ7gojNQf3XYtdaNBwT0PDSBEd6=AMg3UjUfpRWw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: NEA From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: Huma Abedin <ha16@hillaryclinton.com> CC: H <hdr29@hrcoffice.com>, Robby Mook <re47@hillaryclinton.com>, Nikki Budzinski <nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113eb760586b620520ea1852 --001a113eb760586b620520ea1852 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Great. On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Huma Abedin <ha16@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > just double-confirming, she will be there and we can confirm > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 6:04 PM, H <hdr29@hrcoffice.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hdr29@hrcoffice.com');>> wrote: > >> I thought I was set to be there this Saturday which I plan to do. >> >> >> >> > On Sep 29, 2015, at 4:01 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','john.podesta@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> > >> > here's the status of things, which you may already have been briefed on. >> > Executive Committee of 7 (3 officers and 4 others)) voted unanimously >> to endorse. Next step is the PAC Committee, which is weighted by PAC >> participation and the votes are there to endorse. Final step is a vote of >> the full 120 member Board where the threshold for endorsement is 58%. >> Sanders forces are working furiously to put off an endorsement. We do not >> have certainty on hitting the 58% threshold despite the intense work of >> Lilly and John Stocks. You are scheduled to see the full Board on Saturday >> morning. John's assessment is that your appearance is critical if they are >> going to get the endorsement this weekend. There is some risk though that >> you show up and they remain uncertain of a successful vote so that they put >> it off for further work by the leadership. They will not call the vote >> unless they are certain that they will hit the threshold. Downside is that >> the Sanders people will spin that notwithstanding the PAC Committee >> recommendation, the Board delayed action. All here assess that it's worth >> the risk and that you should show up and try to get the endorsement now. If >> the vote is delayed, Lily and John will say this is a multi-layered process >> and good progress was made by securing the PAC Committee recommendation. I >> wanted you to have a good sense of the state of play, because they have to >> let people know that you will be there no later than tomorrow early am. I >> and the rest of the team think you should confirm participation, but wanted >> to give you a chance to discuss if you have a different view. >> > > --001a113eb760586b620520ea1852 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great.<br><br>On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Huma Abedin <<a href=3D"ma= ilto:ha16@hillaryclinton.com">ha16@hillaryclinton.com</a>> wrote:<br><bl= ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #= ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>just double-confirming, s= he will be there and we can confirm=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex= tra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 6:04 PM, H <spa= n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hdr29= @hrcoffice.com');" target=3D"_blank">hdr29@hrcoffice.com</a>></span>= wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor= der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I thought I was set to be there t= his Saturday which I plan to do.<br> <div><div><br> <br> <br> > On Sep 29, 2015, at 4:01 PM, John Podesta <<a href=3D"javascript:_e= (%7B%7D,'cvml','john.podesta@gmail.com');" target=3D"_blank= ">john.podesta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > here's the status of things, which you may already have been brief= ed on.<br> > Executive Committee of 7 (3 officers and 4 others)) voted unanimously = to endorse. Next step is the PAC Committee, which is weighted by PAC partic= ipation and the votes are there to endorse. Final step is a vote of the ful= l 120 member Board where the threshold for endorsement is 58%. Sanders forc= es are working furiously to put off an endorsement. We do not have certaint= y on hitting the 58% threshold despite the intense work of Lilly and John S= tocks. You are scheduled to see the full Board on Saturday morning. John= 9;s assessment is that your appearance is critical if they are going to get= the endorsement this weekend. There is some risk though that you show up a= nd they remain uncertain of a successful vote so that they put it off for f= urther work by the leadership. They will not call the vote unless they are = certain that they will hit the threshold. Downside is that the Sanders peop= le will spin that notwithstanding the PAC Committee recommendation, the Boa= rd delayed action. All here assess that it's worth the risk and that yo= u should show up and try to get the endorsement now. If the vote is delayed= , Lily and John will say this is a multi-layered process and good progress = was made by securing the PAC Committee recommendation.=C2=A0 I wanted you t= o have a good sense of the state of play, because they have to let people k= now that you will be there no later than tomorrow early am. I and the rest = of the team think you should confirm participation, but wanted to give you = a chance to discuss if you have a different view.<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </blockquote> --001a113eb760586b620520ea1852--