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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.13.216 with HTTP; Sat, 26 Sep 2015 04:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:57:47 -0400 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ_RGEodJf60AfOqed=5VLt2iFXn3-q_0WYkaMJPGAb7JA@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Robert Wolf From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: Hillary Clinton <hdr29@hrcoffice.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114a72fe43652d0520a52c24 --001a114a72fe43652d0520a52c24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I think you may be seeing him today and wanted to let you know where his head is at. I spent an hour with him on Tuesday. I saw him a few days earlier at David Brock's book party and had heard he was cranky so asked if I could come see him. He wasn't so much cranky as trying to figure out where, if anywhere, he fits in the campaign. He has a super close relationship with Obama. Obama asks his advice on all sorts of economic matters. He's not expecting that, but hoping that he could have some direct relationship with you and that the campaign would seek his views on economic issues. He raises money, but hopes that he isn't just connected to the campaign only as a fundraiser and only through Dennis. Finally, I think he feels like he's at the end of a long line of Wall Street people you've known for a long time. He's on business oriented TV a lot and is pretty good at it, so he can be an asset and validator beyond whatever he can do financially. Most importantly, Biden is courting him hard. He has told Biden he is with you, but Biden has pushed him to reconsider if he gets in or at least stay open to that possibility. Because Robert is known as an Obama confidante, he would probably be seen as a bellwether of Obama's preference and there is no question that Biden would market it that way if he were to defect. He's not just one more Obama fundraiser. I think he believes you would be the better President so I think he's solid, but not rock solid. Letting him know you are interested in his substantive views and want a channel (maybe an occasional call or email) to get them directly would lock him down, I think. All these guys are kind of pains in the ass in their own ways, but I find Robert pretty nice, pretty easy, and pretty smart. Hope that's helpful. --001a114a72fe43652d0520a52c24 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think you may be seeing him today and wanted to let you know where his he= ad is at.=C2=A0I spent an hour with him on Tuesday. I saw him a few days ea= rlier at David Brock's book party and had heard he was cranky so asked = if I could come see him. He wasn't so much cranky as trying to figure o= ut where, if anywhere, he fits in the campaign. He has a super close relati= onship with Obama. Obama asks his advice on all sorts of economic matters. = He's not expecting that, but hoping that he could have some direct rela= tionship with you and that the campaign would seek his views on economic is= sues. He raises money, but hopes that he isn't just connected to the ca= mpaign only=C2=A0as a fundraiser and only through Dennis. Finally, I think = he feels like he's at the end of a long line of Wall Street people you&= #39;ve known for a long time.<div>He's on business oriented TV a lot an= d is pretty good at it, so he can be an asset and validator beyond whatever= he can do financially.</div><div><br></div><div>Most importantly, Biden is= courting him hard. He has told Biden he is with you, but Biden has pushed = him to reconsider if he gets in or at least stay open to that possibility. = Because=C2=A0Robert is known=C2=A0as an Obama confidante, he would probably= be seen as a bellwether of Obama's preference and there is no question= that Biden would market it that way if he were to defect. He's not jus= t one more Obama fundraiser. I=C2=A0think he believes you would be the bett= er President so I think he's solid, but not rock solid. Letting=C2=A0= =C2=A0him know you are interested in his substantive views and want a chann= el (maybe an occasional call or email) to get them directly would lock him = down, I think. All these guys are kind of pains in the ass in their own way= s, but I find Robert pretty nice, pretty easy, and pretty smart. Hope that&= #39;s helpful.</div> --001a114a72fe43652d0520a52c24--