RE: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories

Definitely can we test every day americans next time? On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> wrote: When we tested deck is stacked against "average Americans, with too many breaks for those at the top" vs. Gov regs and rules hurging biz and stopping them from creating jobs - by 49-41 among all voters and 56-33 with our MOR (middle of the road voters) . I think it's how they see themselves in this environment, which remains their big pain point that she is fighting to fix. For the moment it also creates a slight language difference with POTUS - not a big deal but a nuance. Joel Looks good. I think you can take out average and still communicate you mean folks in middle with "hardworking" (who likes to be average?) if average is important I might use everyday. cdm On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com<mailto:nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>> wrote: Great, thank you. Robby to your point about letting her speak for herself, I¹ve been reminding people that they should be careful to acknowledge that this is part of a process. She laid out challenges that we face in the midterms, and now she¹s thinking through how we would address them should she run. Will reinforce that when I circle back with these guys today. Here¹s the quote again incorporating peoples¹ thoughts. John Anzalone, I think Joel addressed what you were trying to get at so I left his edits as is, but let me know if you think we¹re missing anything. Otherwise will push this in the next little while. Thanks all. "Expanding opportunities for average hardworking Americans so that they and their families can get ahead has been a constant fight she has waged in every job she's held. You heard it from her last fall when she was campaigning for Democrats all over the country and repeatedly laid out the challenges many Americans still face as our economy makes gains. She's casting a wide net, talking to a wide range of people on a range of specific topics. There's no red X on a calendar somewhere, but make no mistake, if she runs, she will present solutions to our toughest challenges, she will take nothing for granted, and she will fight for every vote." On 2/1/15, 4:05 PM, "Joel Benenson" <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> wrote: >Yes. > >----- >From: Mandy Grunwald [mailto:gruncom@aol.com<mailto:gruncom@aol.com>] >Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 4:05 PM >To: Robby Mook >Cc: Joel Benenson; Nick Merrill; John Podesta; Jake Sullivan; Philippe >Reines; Cheryl Mills; Huma Abedin; Dan Schwerin; Jim Margolis; John >Anzalone; Cheryl Mills; Jennifer Palmieri; Kristina Schake >Subject: Re: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories > >I like it too. > >There's a word missing toward the end. I assume it should say "...she >will present SOLUTIONS to our toughest challenges..." > >Thx > >Mandy Grunwald >Grunwald Communications >202 973-9400<tel:202%20973-9400> > > >> On Feb 1, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com<mailto:robbymook2015@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Adding Jenn and Kristina >> Joel I agree w your edits. In particular I want to avoid any >>expectations around how big or bold her ideas will be. >> Nick I'm sure you're already doing this but I also would push hard on >>background that we can't judge a candidate who has yet to announce--give >>her a chance to speak for herself. I know that's impossible but worth >>trying to get them to acknowledge that she's not a candidate and this is >>all speculation. >> >> >>> On Feb 1, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Joel Benenson <jbenenson@bsgco.com<mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Nick. >>> >>> Going for a little more conversational here with this: >>> >>> "Expanding opportunities for average hardworking Americans so that >>>they and their families can get ahead has been a constant fight she has >>>waged in every job she's held. You heard it from her last fall when >>>she was campaigning for Democrats all over the country and repeatedly >>>laid out the challenges many Americans still face as our economy makes >>>gains. She's casting a wide net, talking to a wide range of people on >>>a range of specific topics. There's no red X on a calendar somewhere, >>>but make no mistake, if she runs, she will present to our toughest >>>challenges and she will take nothing for granted and she will fight >>>for every vote." >>> >>> ----- >>> From: Nick Merrill [mailto:nmerrill@hrcoffice.com<mailto:nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>] >>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 2:46 PM >>> To: John Podesta; Jake Sullivan; Philippe Reines; Robby Mook; Cheryl >>>Mills; Huma Abedin; Dan Schwerin; Jim Margolis; John Anzalone; Mandy >>>Grunwald; Cheryl Mills; Joel Benenson >>> Subject: NYT & WSJ | Econ Stories >>> >>> As I mentioned on our call on Thursday, both the WSJ and the NYT are >>>working on stories about how HRC might approach economic policy issues >>>as a candidate. Both will have a dose of personnel name-gaming, and >>>I've spoken to both to steer them towards progressive names, which they >>>seem to both have on their own. >>> >>> I want to give both stories something on the record that addresses the >>>core of the story, but also speaks some of the things we all felt >>>needed a little proactive addressing, like inevitability and timing. >>> >>> On the inevitability question, John I tried to stick to the language >>>you suggested, though I did take the liberty of striking the word >>>"idiot." >>> >>> "Increasing access to opportunity and fighting for upward mobility has >>>been an uninterrupted pursuit of hers in every job she's held. You >>>heard it from her on the campaign trail last fall, where she laid out >>>the challenges we face. She's casting a wide net, talking to a wide >>>range of people on a range of specific topics. There's no red X on a >>>calendar somewhere, but make no mistake, if she runs, she will take >>>nothing for granted, she'll present bold ideas, and she will fight for >>>every vote." >>> >>> Feedback welcome, but I'd like to ship this later today. >>> >>> Nick