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[174.236.194.45]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id d32sm822147qgf.28.2014.12.09.03.44.32 for <multiple recipients> (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:44:32 -0800 (PST) References: <1683671647-1418102684-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1956586844-@b2.c6.bise6.blackberry> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: <1683671647-1418102684-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1956586844-@b2.c6.bise6.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <EEB4BADA-8F23-40B8-8C52-362853CAC9D1@gmail.com> CC: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com>, CDM <Cheryl.mills@gmail.com>, Huma Abedin <Huma@clintonemail.com>, Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com>, NSM <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>, DBS <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11D257) From: robbymook@gmail.com Subject: Re: MoveOn Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:44:29 -0500 To: "pir@hrcoffice.com" <pir@hrcoffice.com> It's very annoying but I would be very careful about appearing to push back.= It could only feed the fire. They need to generate relevance and money. =20= I think putting out good process info on HRC--substantive policy mtgs on the= economy, meetings with tech gurus--is the most productive remedy at this po= int. =20 > On Dec 9, 2014, at 12:24 AM, "Philippe Reines" <pir@hrcoffice.com> wrote: >=20 > This is more than a little annoying. Making noise is one thing. Spending s= even figures is another. She voted for the war, you punished her already, ge= t over it. I don't know who funds them, but don't we have Hollywood friends w= ith ties to MoveOn who can tell them to cool it? >=20 > MoveOn.org Looks to Nudge Elizabeth Warren Into 2016 Presidential Race > By JONATHAN MARTIN > The New York Times=20 > DECEMBER 8, 2014 >=20 > WASHINGTON =E2=80=94 Some Democrats are =E2=80=9CReady for Hillary.=E2=80=9D= MoveOn.org is ready for Elizabeth Warren. >=20 > The liberal group is poised to spend $1 million on a campaign to draft Sen= ator Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, into the 2016 presidential race, an= indication of an appetite among some activists for a more progressive alter= native to Hillary Rodham Clinton. >=20 > MoveOn.org=E2=80=99s executive director, Ilya Sheyman, said the group plan= ned to open offices and hire staff in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states tha= t kick off the presidential nominating process, and ultimately to air televi= sion ads in those states. The group will begin its push with a website, =E2=80= =9CRun Warren Run,=E2=80=9D allowing supporters to sign a petition urging Ms= . Warren to pursue a White House bid and featuring a video about her. >=20 > =E2=80=9CWe want to demonstrate to Senator Warren that there=E2=80=99s a g= roundswell of grass-roots energy nationally and in key states and to demonst= rate there=E2=80=99s a path for her,=E2=80=9D Mr. Sheyman said. He added tha= t the effort was not being made in coordination with Ms. Warren and that the= group advised her staff about it only last weekend. >=20 > Ms. Warren, who is entering her third year in the Senate, has fast become a= favorite among liberal activists for her unapologetic brand of economic pop= ulism, but she has also repeatedly denied any interest in pursuing the presi= dency. >=20 > =E2=80=9CAs Senator Warren has said many times, she is not running for pre= sident,=E2=80=9D said Lacey Rose, Ms. Warren=E2=80=99s press secretary, rega= rding the draft effort. >=20 > Such comments have not, however, dissuaded her admirers. MoveOn.org is set= to survey its eight million members for one day starting Tuesday, with the e= xpectation that they will affirm its support of the effort to nudge Ms. Warr= en into the race. She is well regarded by the group, having gotten its suppo= rt in her 2012 race and joining members on conference calls during her time i= n the Senate on such issues as student loan debt. >=20 > Mrs. Clinton is a popular figure among Democrats and enjoys a wide lead in= early polls, but some progressives are wary of her style of politics and be= lieve that widening income disparities in the country call for a more confro= ntational figure. >=20 > Ms. Warren, a former Harvard law professor, is the most sought-after candi= date among this liberal bloc, but others could fill the void if she remains o= n the sidelines. Former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has already opened an e= xploratory committee, and Senator Bernie Sanders, a liberal independent from= Vermont, and Gov. Martin O=E2=80=99Malley of Maryland have also discussed p= residential bids. >=20 > Asked about Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sheyman said the group=E2=80=99s effort was u= nrelated =E2=80=9Cto any other candidate,=E2=80=9D but added that MoveOn.org= members want a Democratic nominee who fits the moment. >=20 > =E2=80=9CVoters are looking for bold solutions about how you fix a rigged s= ystem in which middle- and working-class families are falling behind,=E2=80=9D= he said. >=20 > Whether there is significant energy behind the =E2=80=9CRun Warren Run=E2=80= =9D effort may be known soon: MoveOn.org is planning a kickoff on next Tuesd= ay in Des Moines. >=20 > ###