RE: Heads up for call with HRC

Our collective view on the video yesterday sounds the same as it is today. a) It won’t stop questions from being shouted at her the first time the press can b) She is going to have to take and answer the question from the press herself at some point whether she does the video today or not. And while there may not be consensus on this – my view on releasing a video first is that the press will eviscerate her for hiding behind a video instead of answering their questions. Joel She understands that. Just wants the information in one place. Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Mandy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com<mailto:gruncom@aol.com>> wrote: Got it. But of course, the press will not consider the questions answered until they are asked by them. Mandy Grunwald Grunwald Communications 202 973-9400 ----- just to give people background here: 1. She believes she needs to do this video is because her integrity is being attacked and she is the only one who can say she didnt make a decision as secstate based on a donor. 2. Imp point: The foundation has had little luck getting their surrogates booked on any serious shows. So she feels like it has to be someone at her level or WJC level that engages directly in order for there to be any coverage of the defense. 3. She doesnt want to continue to have to have press yell these questions at her in Nevada and CA and if she doesnt do the video, that is the situation she will be in ________________________________________ <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> Palmieri Goff; Jim Margolis; Kristina Schake; Robby Mook; Dan Schwerin Heads up for call with HRC For some reason I don't have the morning news round up -- can someone send that to me. ----- Jennifer Palmieri [mailto:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com?>] 2015 1:51 PM Grunwald; Huma Abedin; Teddy Goff; Jim Margolis; Kristina Schake; Robby Mook; Dan Schwerin Given this morning's am shows - which were terrible - that is no longer a great argument. Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> wrote: > > Thanks. > Do we have some analysis of nightly news/front pages etc to make the case that this is not being covered heavily? Or at least enough based on day to day observation, i.e. not on front pages, not on nightly news or morning news... > > ----- > [mailto:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com?>] > > > Abedin; Teddy Goff; Jim Margolis; Kristina Schake; Robby Mook; Dan > Schwerin > > > While on the phone on a different topic, HRC raised Clinton Cash convo with Jake and me. It was a difficult conversation. So folks should be ready to explain why we don't think a video makes sense. > > Moreover, my impression is she wants a much stronger response. Which means engaging more on details that we have to date not found in our interest to do so. > > Just wanted to update folks. > > Sent from my iPhone