This email has also been verified by Google DKIM 2048-bit RSA key

Re: SC | 2.23.2016

Recording of a Facebook Live livestream of the event here: https://www.facebook.com/hillaryclinton/videos/vb.889307941125736/1082433671813161/?type=2&theater On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 9:40 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > *Mothers of the Movement Event* > > Here's a summary, but for those of you that didn't watch...it was quite > something. > > She opened by acknowledging Herb Buhl, who she worked with when she was > down here working for CDF in the 1960s. Told a funny story about not > knowing how to drive a stick shift and him lending her a manual car. > > She briefly told the stories of the mothers and the children they lost. > > Guns are the leading cause of death among black men, more than the other > leading 9 causes of death combined. There was an audible sigh in the > audience. > > Talked about Gabby Giffords, and the 9 year old girl shot along with the > others that day. > > No fly list. > > Politics are hard, I know that. But sometimes the hard things are > sometimes the things that are most important to do. President Obama wants > to make guns a voting issue and I agree completely. > > Please welcome these remarkable people who are taking this journey on > behalf of all of us. > > HRC turned it over to the guests. > > *Sabrina Fulton*: "She walked in as a Presiodental candidate, walked out > as a compassionate mother." > > No one took notes fort her, she took notes for herself. > > *Maria Hamilton*, mother of Dontre Hamilton, told her story. > > *Lucia McBath*, mother of Jordan Davis.- told her story. I have watched > her bring people and countries back into the fold back into the fray, and > she has done a good thing. > > *Gwen Carr*- Talked about all the outreach, how HRC came to them. > Wondering what the catch was. "There was no catch, she was just genuinely > concerned." I endorse her, because she endorsed us first. > > *Geneva Reed-Veal*, Sandra Bland's mom. Did a wonderful rant on the media > and how tired she was of them. Go out and vote. We have 9 months to put > her in, she's the new baby."There are no secret emails." > > *Mark Kelly*: X percent of children that die from gun violence in the > developing world die in the US. > > *Gabby*- Here to talk about Hillary Clinton, who is tough, she is > courageous, she will fight to make our families safer. In the WH she will > stand up to the gun lobby. Thanks why IU'm voting for Hillary. Speaking is > difficult for me but come January I want to say these two words...Madame > President. > > Standing ovation from the room, someone stood up and yelled "Madame > President!" Everyone went nuts. > > *HRC* said thanks to everyone, talked about their courage. I hope this > is a movement that lasts, and ended to work a rope line. > > ***At the very end, she briefly spoke to Alex Wagner on the rope line who > was there with The Circus. I'm not sure it checked the box for us, but > they talked briefly about how amazing the mothers were, what a moving event > it was*** > > > > On Feb 22, 2016, at 2:34 AM, Lorella Praeli <lpraeli@hillaryclinton.com> > wrote: > > HRC met with the United Farm Workers (UFW) and earned their endorsement by > the end of the meeting. Julie captured this unexpected moment on video--it > was special! We'll be working with UFW to discuss the roll out plan. > They've asked their members to hold the news. > > - She reiterated her commitment to fight for CIR with a pathway to > citizenship; protect and implement DACA and DAPA; and explore other ways to > protect undocumented people via executive action ("create new categories"). > - She stated support for UFW's legislative proposal to expand overtime > pay for farm workers in CA, so overtime is av. after 40 hours/week or 8 > hours/day. > - She was asked to help in the dispute between the UFW and CA-based > Gerawan Farming. She said she's do everything possible. After the meeting, > she had a private conversation with Arturo and expressed caution b/c of > campaign. > - She was asked about healthcare for the undocumented community. > Stated her support for all undocumented people to be able to buy in the > exchange, but acknowledged that most people don't have the resources to > afford it. She also said she would work to make the exchanges available to > all, including subsidies, but immediately linked it to CIR. Also wants to > work with states like CA and the UFW to explore other ways to provide HC > - Re Central American kids, she said government funded legal counsel > for UCs and working with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to take down > drug cartels and build the region. > - She was asked if she would appoint Obama to the SCOTUS. She said he > would be a very good candidate, but she wouldn't have that power...and he > probably wants a normal life. It was a fun exchange bet. her and the farm > workers. > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 7:08 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com > > wrote: > >> Just met with the farm workers for an hour here in Palo Alto. Very >> positive experience. I'll let Lorella expand, but from outside the room >> there was a lot of clapping and cheering, and chanting of Sí Se Peude. >> >> Two SC radio interviews today: >> >> 1) We did a repeat with Cynthia Hardy that ended up being a very brief >> conversation HRC joined in progress about health disparities in communities >> of color. >> >> 2) She did a slightly tougher but ultimately very strong interview with >> Judi Gatson of 103.1 KISS FM. She asked HRC about her recent comments on >> not being in this for herself, and said that some doubt that. The answer >> was very strong, and invoked a little reflection on sexism. She asked >> about youth, but the framing was interesting, which was that BdB and Eric >> Garner's mom endorse, but children of BdB and Eric Garner's sister do not. >> The other question most of note was Judi observing that she hears people in >> the community say that HRC embraces Obama only to pander to the AfAm >> population. Interesting that that broke through, (Stephanie if you talked >> to her I'd be curious to hear more about how often she's hearing that), >> HRC's answer was good, she said that Senator Sanders claiming that was >> offensive, that she nominated him at the convention, campaigned for him, >> worked for him for 4 years, and that it "affects" her "personally" to hear >> Sanders and his supporters say that stuff. >> >> Finance event in Atherton was largely uneventful. She did take >> questions. She dinged Uber when talking about the Kalamazoo shooter, which >> thrilled many in the audience here in Silicon Valley, I'm sure. No >> encryption questions. >> >> One more finance event and then we're off to LA to spend the night. >> >> >> >> On Feb 20, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >> wrote: >> >> Good live interview with Univision local this morning. Bernie was >> supposed to be on right after us but bailed late last night. She did her >> pitch, talked about immigration, no fireworks. >> >> Left there and dos two back of house visits, Caesars and Harrah's. >> Bernie was at Harrah's immediately before us, stayed 5 minutes and left. >> We spent about 25 shaking hands and telling people where to caucus. >> >> Left there and went to 2 caucus sites, the second of which she's working >> the (long) line at as we speak. >> >> The Bernie folks are definitely here, but our organizers tell us these >> are very strong locations for us. >> >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 3:42 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >> wrote: >> >> We visited the home of Vicki Early, a retired California utility company >> employee who moved to Nevada to buy her first home, and installed solar >> panels on the roof, which she could afford with the Public Utility >> Commission offsets on her fixed income until they got rolled back. She and >> her boyfriend Tyrone showed HRC the panels in the back yard and told her >> story. HRC had the press come in closer to listen and then dos brief >> remarks of her own on the importance of this issue for people like Vicki. >> Pretty great stuff. >> >> Next we went to Youthbuild, an organization with a Nevada chapter that >> builds houses for Habitat for Humanity. We walked through a big warehouse >> where HRC individually met about 15 workers. She was intrigued by how most >> of them found the place, which was through Craigslist, and probed them on >> what they were learning and what they wanted to do next. Most wanted to >> continue in the building trades. She spoke briefly, and invited the >> Youthbuild and Habitat folks to speak as well. >> >> We've also squeezed in two SC radio interviews. Both went well, talked >> about the Clyburn's endorsement, support for President Obama, her plans on >> college affordability. >> >> Headed to the town hall with high school students now. >> >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 1:54 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >> wrote: >> >> Women and Families Roundtable: >> >> Very engaging discussion, topics ranged from early childhood education to >> food deserts to Flint. HRC brought up Flint proactively, and a woman stood >> up and said that she had family there, appreciated HRC saying that, her >> work there, and that her assessment was exactly right. Audience was >> diverse across the board, lots of millennials and lots of young people who >> work for various NGOs and advocacy groups with a lot of very good questions >> and passionate comments. At the end HRC commented on her life's work, >> figuring out how to make difference in people's lives as opposed to >> promising them the moon, and making sure lives are better when you're done >> than when you started. Wasn't too hot but poignant and noticeable >> following 45 minutes of discussing the importance of reading to your >> children every day. >> >> We're now going to divert course and make a pit stop at a woman's house >> who has been affected by the Nevada Public Utility Commissions retroactive >> rate changes on people selling solar back to the grid. Pool is with us. >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >> wrote: >> >> Woke up in Milwaukee this morning and did a fundraiser at Harbor House. >> Very pretty setting just outside of downtown on a partially frozen bright >> blue Lake Michigan. She gave a pretty standard stump, no Qs, and we headed >> out. >> >> South Carolina was quite something. Good crowd of about 450/500 at >> Denmark-Olar Elementary School (home of the Vikings). HRC stuck largely to >> her remarks and outlined her $125 billion plan to improve underserved >> communities, and took questions on just about everything: social security, >> health care multiple times, body cameras, Flint, homeless vets, Trump, >> student loans, who she's pick for VP, and a little girl who gave her a >> drawing that said on it: "I'm not bossy I have leadership skills." It was >> a very engaged, high-energy affair. >> >> Following the town hall and a long ropeline, we did 2 TV stand ups and a >> print interview. Discussion in both revolved around race relations, the >> state of the race, and education, which HRC discussed at length in a >> dilapidated older locker room with paint people off the walls in the >> background. >> >> Our print interviewer, Princess Williams, was really impressive. She won >> an award last year for best student journalist in a college under 5000 >> students from the South Carolina Press Association. She was nervous but >> did a great job, asked HRC about education, what we can't do beyond >> government programs to help level the playing field, attracting young >> voters, and what life is like off the campaign trail. >> >> We're in the air now headed back north to St. Paul for the >> Humphrey-Mondale Dinner. >> >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Nick Merrill < >> nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: >> >>> Two more things to add: >>> >>> We did a radio interview with Greg and the morning buzz. Like the first >>> local NH hit this morning, it was all about NH and allowed her to talk >>> about how grateful she is to the people here. >>> >>> Also just did a 10 minute satellite hit with Al Sharpton. They talked >>> about heading to Nevada and her strategy there, he asked her how she would >>> distinguish he civil rights record, then Flint, millennial women, voting >>> rights, and a question about Cruz's comments on Flint and Katrina both >>> being cities with crisis and two very liberal mayors. She didn't engage >>> most of the answer and at the end said "that's not the world I live in, and >>> not the world I'd govern as President." >>> >>> Strong interview in substance and tone. >>> >>> Transcripts to follow. >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Nick Merrill < >>> nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We made an impromptu stop at Dunkin Donuts. Press came in briefly, >>>> took some photos of HRC taking some photos, and departed. We stayed >>>> and ordered some food, most of which was stolen from us and consumed >>>> in the limo as I understand it. We did manage some coffees in the >>>> staff van, which was game changing. >>>> >>>> Then off to Dover. Another great showing by the organizing team, as >>>> well as by Carly Fiorina's husband, who greeted the Secretary >>>> enthusiastically. You'd never know his wife calls for HRC's >>>> imprisonment on a daily basis. >>>> >>>> Just got back to Manchester. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 9, 2016, at 7:35 AM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Happy Election Day! >>>> >>>> We just went to the Ward 10 polling location at Parker Varney School >>>> in Manchester. >>>> >>>> HRC arrived to volunteers chanting "I believe that she will win!" and >>>> worked the crowd. She shook about 75 hands and took lots of photos, >>>> and then did an impromptu stand up with the morning show anchors. >>>> They asked her about how she's feeling and expectations, she just >>>> talked about how excited she was to be out talking to people and her >>>> love for New Hampshire. >>>> >>>> We took a few more photos and talked to WMUR for a few minutes, which >>>> will air at noon. >>>> >>>> Now we're in Nashua now headed to another location and on the phone >>>> live with Mike Pomp of WTSN radio. Good conversation, she's talking >>>> about her experiences up here, basically a perfect Election Day drive >>>> time interview. >>>> >>>> More to come. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> HRC and WJC stopped by Chez Vachon for breakfast. Nice greasy spoon >>>> with a French Canadian twist. HRC and WJC worked the tables, ran into >>>> some longtime supporters, took a lot of selfies. President Clinton >>>> was excited to see his photo still on the wall from when he visited >>>> last. >>>> >>>> Dan O'Neil, former Dodd and O'Malley supporter but '92 Clinton >>>> supporter joined them for omelettes. Following breakfast, some more >>>> selfie-taking ensued as did a conversation with a couple of vets. >>>> Restaurant felt overwhelmingly supportive. >>>> >>>> We went back to the hotel and taped 6 TV interviews with local and >>>> Boston affiliates. Lots about the state of the race here and the >>>> weather. Most asked about Warren which she handled well, a couple of >>>> transcripts questions and a good exchange with FOX on sexism in >>>> politics. >>>> >>>> From there we went to Manchester Community College. Crowd of about >>>> 1100, she did a few things differently, including calling Bernie out >>>> for accepting DSCC money that came in part from Wall Street. >>>> >>>> We taped Rachel Maddow after the event. It opened with the staffing >>>> question and then covered the waterfront...Flint, trust, attacks, >>>> transcripts. We let it go so Rachel would spend more time on the >>>> positive which she did. >>>> >>>> After Maddow we went to the Velcro factory. She went table to table >>>> in their cafeteria which looked like a Johnny Rockets, shaking hands, >>>> sometimes sitting down for brief conversations. Press pool got some >>>> good stuff. >>>> >>>> We're now back at the Radisson waiting to depart for WMUR where we'll >>>> do a quick live hit on WMUR, she'll simply make a one minute pitch to >>>> voters direct to camera. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 7, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Flint was quite moving. When we walked in the church and the water >>>> fountains were covered and marked "out of order," all we've read and >>>> seen in the news suddenly became much more real. >>>> >>>> HRC met with mayor and an usher briefly, and she said that she fight >>>> to keep the lights from dimming on this. >>>> >>>> The crowd was extraordinarily supportive. Her remarks were brief >>>> (12/15) but strong, with powerful response. >>>> >>>> Afterwards she took photos, she did a very quick local standup in the >>>> sanctuary (all about Flint), met with a group of local pastors and >>>> went into the stakeholders/electeds meeting with the mayor. >>>> >>>> On the way to the airport we called the editor of the National >>>> Newspaper Association, quick 5 minute interview on the importance of >>>> Flint and their being many other Flints. Transcript to follow. >>>> >>>> Descending back into NH now, going to do an OTR at the Puritan Backroom >>>> (!!). >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Lorella Praeli > National Director of Latino Outreach || Hillary for America > <http://www.hillaryclinton.com> > 203.417.1436 > @lorellapraeli <https://twitter.com/lorellapraeli> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "HRCRR" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to hrcrr+unsubscribe@hillaryclinton.com. > To post to this group, send email to hrcrr@hillaryclinton.com. >