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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.4.202 with HTTP; Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:32:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <659BF9AC-26E5-4EF4-913D-180F909952F6@hrcoffice.com> References: <CAE6FiQ_5-EOZEAe7o9aEW=xx8NAFxBB1=C9eiNDFGR0NX-r6xg@mail.gmail.com> <659BF9AC-26E5-4EF4-913D-180F909952F6@hrcoffice.com> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:32:26 -0400 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ80OJxnnd-Qjr=9XnYRMXdDUAAEYzv5CK1O=uSDctnFfA@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Needy Latinos and 1 easy call. From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: H <hdr29@hrcoffice.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113eaa70e29599051dd75328 --001a113eaa70e29599051dd75328 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Just to you. Re BR, heard that from Tina who was probably just doing her own business. On Friday, August 21, 2015, H <hdr29@hrcoffice.com> wrote: > Agree about calls. Just a few additional points: several Latinos have > asked that I consider Pena for VP. Not sure where that's coming from. And I > was not bothered about call btw BC and BR. I didn't even know about it > until after it was over. > It was fine w me. > > > > On Aug 21, 2015, at 12:01 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > A few calls you might consider making: > > > > 1) Fedrico Pena. Ken Salazar who has been an absolute trooper really > wants to get Fedrico Pena on board. I talked to Pena early, before March > and he hemmed and hawed. Ken had lunch with him early this week and reports > the following, he's close to committing but carrying some baggage. Fed > never said this to me but he confided to Ken that his Cabinet stints ripped > up his family, he gave everything to the cause and no time to his family, > he went through a messy divorce in the late 90's and was left really down > and felt like no one reached out to him then so he felt pretty cut off from > Clinton World. In 07, the only candidate that asked for his support was > Obama, so he endorsed. (by the way, not sure any of this is factually > accurate, but this is how he is feeling). His life now revolves around his > new wife, Cindy, who is a supporter of yours and came to the fundraiser at > the Chambers house. He kind of wants to be with you, but this stuff is > still grinding on him. Ken suggests a call to him and was very explicit > about making the following four points: > > 1) you really enjoyed seeing Cindy at the Chambers event and > appreciate her support. > > 2) ask him how he's been doing > > 3) ask about his views on the race and what she should be doing in > Colorado > > 4) ask that he consider publicly supporting you. > > > > On balance, I recommend making this call as much because it's important > to Ken who has been great. > > > > Pena's cell: 303-294-1824 > > > > > > 2) Bill Richardson. I had heard that you were upset that I encouraged a > call between WJC and Richardson to bury the hatchet. I did that at the > request of Jose Villarreal who pushed me and made the point that Richardson > is still on TV a lot, especially on Univision and Telemundo and not > withstanding the fact that he can be a dick, it was worth getting him in a > good place. He had a good conversation with the President and has been good > in his interviews since. I have pressed Bill, but I think it will take a > call from you to get a formal endorsement. He's on Meet the Press on > Sunday. Probably worth a quick call to ask him to stay stout and publicly > endorse, but if it's too galling, don't bother. > > > > Richardson's cell: 505-699-4862 > > > > > > 3) Governor Jim Hodges. I just spent a couple days in South Carolina and > did an event with him and Steve Benjamin where he endorsed. He was really > good and I think it sent a strong signal in South Carolina, following Dick > Reilly's endorsement, that the support there is strong broad and > determined. He and his wife Rachel also co hosted a successful fundraiser > with Don and Carol Fowler and Ben and Sydney Rex that I attended. Worth a > quick call to Jim to thank him and Rachel for their support. > > > > Hodges cell: 803-315-0955 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --001a113eaa70e29599051dd75328 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just to you. Re BR, heard that from Tina who was probably just doing her ow= n business.<br><br>On Friday, August 21, 2015, H <<a href=3D"mailto:hdr2= 9@hrcoffice.com">hdr29@hrcoffice.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding= -left:1ex">Agree about calls. Just a few additional points: several Latinos= have asked that I consider Pena for VP. Not sure where that's coming f= rom. And I was not bothered about call btw BC and BR. I didn't even kno= w about it until after it was over.<br> It was fine w me.<br> <br> <br> > On Aug 21, 2015, at 12:01 PM, John Podesta <<a href=3D"javascript:;= " onclick=3D"_e(event, 'cvml', 'john.podesta@gmail.com')">j= ohn.podesta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > A few calls you might consider making:<br> ><br> > 1) Fedrico Pena. Ken Salazar who has been an absolute trooper really w= ants to get Fedrico Pena on board. I talked to Pena early, before March and= he hemmed and hawed. Ken had lunch with him early this week and reports th= e following, he's close to committing but carrying some baggage. Fed ne= ver said this to me but he confided to Ken that his Cabinet stints ripped u= p his family, he gave everything to the cause and no time to his family, he= went through a messy divorce in the late 90's and was left really down= and felt like no one reached out to him then so he felt pretty cut off fro= m Clinton World. In 07, the only candidate that asked for his support was O= bama, so he endorsed. (by the way, not sure any of this is factually accura= te, but this is how he is feeling). His life now revolves around his new wi= fe, Cindy, who is a supporter of yours and came to the fundraiser at the Ch= ambers house. He kind of wants to be with you, but this stuff is still grin= ding on him. Ken suggests a call to him and was very explicit about making = the following four points:<br> > 1) you really enjoyed seeing Cindy at the=C2=A0 =C2=A0Chambers event a= nd appreciate her support.<br> > 2) ask him how he's been doing<br> > 3) ask about his views on the race and what she should be doing in Col= orado<br> > 4) ask that he consider publicly supporting you.<br> ><br> > On balance, I recommend making this call as much because it's impo= rtant to Ken who has been great.<br> ><br> > Pena's cell:=C2=A0 303-294-1824<br> ><br> ><br> > 2) Bill Richardson. I had heard that you were upset that I encouraged = a call between WJC and Richardson to bury the hatchet. I did that at the re= quest of Jose Villarreal who pushed me and made the point that Richardson i= s still on TV a lot, especially on Univision and Telemundo and not withstan= ding the fact that he can be a dick, it was worth getting him in a good pla= ce. He had a good conversation with the President and has been good in his = interviews since. I have pressed Bill, but I think it will take a call from= you to get a formal endorsement. He's on Meet the Press on Sunday. Pro= bably worth a quick call to ask him to stay stout and publicly endorse, but= if it's too galling, don't bother.<br> ><br> > Richardson's cell:=C2=A0 505-699-4862<br> ><br> ><br> > 3) Governor Jim Hodges. I just spent a couple days in South Carolina a= nd did an event with him and Steve Benjamin where he endorsed. He was reall= y good and I think it sent a strong signal in South Carolina, following Dic= k Reilly's endorsement, that the support there is strong broad and dete= rmined.=C2=A0 He and his wife=C2=A0 Rachel also co hosted a successful fund= raiser with Don and Carol Fowler and Ben and Sydney Rex that I attended. Wo= rth a quick call to Jim to thank him and Rachel for their support.<br> ><br> > Hodges cell: 803-315-0955<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> </blockquote> --001a113eaa70e29599051dd75328--