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From:WalkerE@dnc.org To: PaustenbachM@dnc.org CC: BrinsterJ@dnc.org Date: 2016-05-20 20:21 Subject: RE: RE:

Well.. the 'note' is there because we don't have a number for Hillary supporters voting for Bernie in the general. If we don't have a note in there, then we look like we're tipping our hand. Can we make this shorter? Just take out the "note"? Mark Paustenbach National Press Secretary & Deputy Communications Director Democratic National Committee 202.863.8148 paustenbachm@dnc.org<mailto:paustenbachm@dnc.org> On May 20, 2016, at 6:09 PM, Walker, Eric <WalkerE@dnc.org<mailto:WalkerE@dnc.org>> wrote: Mark let me know what you want to do Oh that's fine with me. It sort of seems like we're drawing attention to it, but it's fair / factual bump How about if we do it like this and just quote the article, and then make a note that the article did not include a total for the other side. * The poll showed that more than 80 percent of Democrats would vote for either Secretary Clinton or Senator Sanders in the general election. According to an accompanying story in the New York Times, "Democratic resistance is less widespread than it was in the 2008 primary. While 72 percent of Mr. Sanders's supporters say they would vote for Mrs. Clinton this fall, a Times/CBS News survey taken in early May 2008 found that only 60 percent of Mrs. Clinton's supporters said they would vote for Barack Obama in the general election." [Note: neither the New York Times story nor the poll itself provided what percentage of Secretary Clinton's supporters would vote for Senator Sanders if he became the nominee] Not seeing anything too recent. From a CNN poll from late April: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2016/images/05/04/rel6b.-.2016.general.pdf <image001.png> <image002.png> DNC Talking Points: Democrats Overwhelmingly United Polls continue to show that Democrats are overwhelmingly united and excited about both of our candidates. By and large we've had a great primary, with substantive candidates whose vision to move America forward lines up with the values of the American people. And we're going to come out of our convention more unified and stronger than ever, while Republicans are disillusioned and discouraged with their dangerous and divisive candidate, Donald Trump, and the rest of their party. Just look at the new poll today from CBS/New York Times: * A new CBS/NYT poll<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/us/politics/poll-presidential-race.html?version=meter+at+0&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article> shows that Democrats are more united today than in May of 2008, disproving the myth of Democratic disunity heading into the 2016 election. * The poll showed that more than 80 percent of Democrats would vote for either Secretary Clinton or Senator Sanders. 72 percent of Senator Sanders' supporters said they would vote for Secretary Clinton [this is in the article, right?], and 78 percent of Secretary Clinton's supporters said they would vote for Senator Sanders [this I cannot verify]. In May of 2008, polling found only 60 percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for then-Senator Obama, who was eventually elected to a landslide victory [not sure about this either]. * Furthermore, the poll shows that 80 percent of Democrats are "mostly hopeful" about the future of the Democratic Party, as opposed to Republicans, who are split 55%-43% between "mostly hopeful" and "mostly discouraged" about the future of the Republican Party. This echoes what we've seen in exit poll after exit poll after exit poll: Indiana<http://fortune.com/2016/05/03/exit-polls-from-indiana-democrats-are-excited-republicans-are-divided/>: * Three-quarters of Democrats in the state say they've been energized by the nomination contest between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. But nearly 6 in 10 Republicans say they think their party has been divided by the battle being fought by billionaire Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut<http://www.wsj.com/articles/voters-have-strong-views-on-gop-convention-1461716342>: * Democratic voters, unlike Republicans, said the primary season had energized their party. Two-thirds or more of Democrats who cast ballots in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut said their party was more energized, while less than one-third said it was divided, exit polls showed. New York<http://elections.ap.org/content/ny-exit-poll-heated-primaries-energize-dems-divide-gop>: * Almost 6 in 10 New York Republican voters say their party has been divided by the nomination process, while only 3 in 10 Democratic voters say the same about their party's primaries. Less than 4 in 10 GOP voters say they've been energized, exit polls show, compared with two-thirds of Democratic voters who say that about their side. It's clear that heading into the 2016 elections, Democrats are united and energized, while Republicans are disillusioned and discouraged with their dangerous and divisive candidate, Donald Trump, and the rest of their party. Mark Paustenbach National Press Secretary & Deputy Communications Director Democratic National Committee W: 202.863.8148 paustenbachm@dnc.org<mailto:paustenbachm@dnc.org>