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Re: Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep

I love Joel's idea. i also think people are readily willing to believe that this election has defied expectations and polling - so she could intro by saying, anyone following this election closely knows that polls can't really capture what is going on in the hearts and minds of voters. On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Kristina Costa <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > Yes, I really like that. > > > > Tony, can your team make sure we are tracking the vote totals for us, > Sanders, and Trump? > > > > *From:* Ron Klain [mailto:ron.klain@revolution.com] > *Sent:* Friday, March 4, 2016 1:57 PM > *To:* Sara Solow <ssolow@hillaryclinton.com> > *Cc:* Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com>; Joel Benenson < > jbenenson@bsgco.com>; Karen Dunn <karen.l.dunn@gmail.com>; Kristina Costa > <kcosta@hillaryclinton.com>; Mandy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com>; John > Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com>; Jim Margolis <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com>; > Tony Carrk <tcarrk@hillaryclinton.com>; Jake Sullivan < > jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com>; Jennifer Palmieri < > jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>; Christina Reynolds < > creynolds@hillaryclinton.com>; Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com>; > rklain@aol.com > > *Subject:* RE: Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep > > > > I agree with #1 and #2, but those have been used before – they are good, > and we should continue with them. But I really believe that Joel’s thing > is the show stopper that makes Bernie sputter. HRC has gotten more votes > than Trump; Bernie has not. It’s about the voters. > > > > *From:* Sara Solow [mailto:ssolow@hillaryclinton.com > <ssolow@hillaryclinton.com>] > *Sent:* Friday, March 04, 2016 1:55 PM > *To:* Ron Klain > *Cc:* Brian Fallon; Joel Benenson; Karen Dunn; Kristina Costa; Mandy > Grunwald; John Podesta; Jim Margolis; Tony Carrk; Jake Sullivan; Jennifer > Palmieri; Christina Reynolds; Dan Schwerin; rklain@aol.com > *Subject:* Re: Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep > > > > Agree. The 3 alternative ideas Brian and I had collected were: > > - she's vetted -- he's not -- so the polls mean nothing > - the person the Rs (and trump) are worried about running against is > HER, not him. that's why they're running ads against her. that's why > they're running ads to HELP him. that's why the RNC has released press > statements and even tweets admitting that they are behind sanders. because > the person they don't want to run against is Hillary. > - relying on polls to show you are worthy of being president is what > Trump himself does > > > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Ron Klain <ron.klain@revolution.com> > wrote: > > I really do think Joel’s idea is very sharp here. It shuts Sanders up. > And in fact, it makes his line about the polls into a trap that allows HRC > to talk about voters and people rallying to support her. A version of this > can also be a pushback when Sanders hits her on superdelegates. > > > > *From:* Sara Solow [mailto:ssolow@hillaryclinton.com] > *Sent:* Friday, March 04, 2016 1:49 PM > *To:* Ron Klain; Brian Fallon > *Cc:* Joel Benenson; Karen Dunn; Kristina Costa; Mandy Grunwald; John > Podesta; Jim Margolis; Tony Carrk; Jake Sullivan; Jennifer Palmieri; > Christina Reynolds; Dan Schwerin; rklain@aol.com > *Subject:* Re: Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep > > > > Adding Brian, because he and I were just brainstorming how to approach > this. Brian, see below. > > > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Ron Klain <ron.klain@revolution.com> > wrote: > > Maybe we simplify to something like this: > > > > *I’ll let Senator Sanders talk about the polls. Let me talk about the > voters. Donald Trump has gotten X.X million votes so far this election. > That’s a lot of support. And there’s only one candidate for President – > only one in either party – who has gotten more votes than Mr. Trump. And > that’s me. I’ve gotten 700,000 more votes than Trump. Not Senator Sanders > – he’s running 1 million votes behind Donald Trump. I’m the only one who > has brought more voters to the polls, to vote for me, than Donald Trump.* > > > > > > > > *From:* Joel Benenson [mailto:jbenenson@bsgco.com] > *Sent:* Friday, March 04, 2016 1:40 PM > *To:* Sara Solow; Ron Klain; Karen Dunn; Kristina Costa; Mandy Grunwald; > John Podesta; Jim Margolis; Tony Carrk; Jake Sullivan; Jennifer Palmieri; > Christina Reynolds; Dan Schwerin > *Subject:* RE: Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep > > > > If current #s hold up through Saturday races how about something like > this: > > > > Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have both talked a lot about how many > voters they’re turning out but so far I’ve won 10 states, and I have won > 700 thousand more votes than Donald Trump and Sen Sanders has 1 MM fewer > votes than Donald Trump. I think Sen Sanders would also have to > acknowledge that I have not outpolled him significantly among > African-Americans & Latinos, but among all voters over that age of 30, who > total 83% of all Democratic votes cast, I beat Sen Sanders by 2 to 1 or > 1.4 MM voters. I have also won our primaries in key swing states like > Virginia, Iowa and Nevada and about 8 states Sen Sanders has won fewer > voters than either Trump or myself. > > > > The point is that winning in Nov. will take building a strong, diverse > coalition. We are going to have to do what both Bill Clinton and Barack > Obama did to win – appeal to and actually turnout the diverse coalition of > voters we need to win the presidency. So far, it’s fair to say that my > message, my campaign is doing a much better job of building that coalition > and actually getting our voters to the polls. …… > > > > *From:* Sara Solow [mailto:ssolow@hillaryclinton.com > <ssolow@hillaryclinton.com>] > *Sent:* Friday, March 04, 2016 1:09 PM > *To:* Ron Klain; Karen Dunn; Kristina Costa; Mandy Grunwald; Joel > Benenson; John Podesta; Jim Margolis; Tony Carrk; Jake Sullivan; Jennifer > Palmieri; Christina Reynolds; Dan Schwerin > *Subject:* Debate Book - for tomorrow's prep > > > > Dear all, > > Here is the Debate Book -- this document is exactly what HRC currently has > in hard copy. (We swapped in updates for about 5 sections this morning; > the rest of the book was printed for her on Wednesday). Also attached are > a few additional background pages that HRC asked for yesterday. > > > > The yellow highlights on the table of contents are the sections we told > her to focus on. Kristina and I will bring 7-10 hard copies of those > questions, to Detroit tomorrow. > > *One thing that HRC asked for a good response on, is Bernie's claim that > "he is the one who can beat Trump, because he is still doing better than > her against Trump, in national polls."* She wanted a smart reply -- > whether it is saying that polls always change; or pointing to other polls; > or whatever. *Do people on this chain have any good ideas about that, as > she will likely bring it up tomorrow? *Finally, below are a few final > things Kristina and I are running down, for prep tomorrow. She also > wanted some good Trump hits, and we've thought of the fact that he opposed > the auto bailout, and Trump University. Please let us know if you have > other ideas. > > Thanks so much, > > Sara and Kristina > > · Sunday – remind her that Sunday is Bloody Sunday > > · New riff on – problems Detroit are not just due to trade > > · 2-3 Trump hits – he opposed auto bailout, Trump University > > · New answer on -- Bernie will be Trump/polls > > · Corporate tax point > > · Pull trade stats (deficit, surplus) > > · Examples of his Wall Street pivots/mentions – specifics > > > > > > >