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Got it and will incorporate. Do others have input?
I also wanted to pass along this portion of the transcript from her Q&A in Boston yesterday that got some attention but may have been missed by the Ferguson/Staten Island comments’ coverage. She was asked about what qualities are important in a first gentleman, but she turned it into a serious answer that touches upon what we’re talking about here, she was talking about it in the context of being in office, but it potentially applies to our current scenario as well I think. Here’s the full exchange, but I’ve highlighted the relevant parts below. Nothing ground-breaking, but worth noting.
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HANNAH GROVE: So we've got time for one last question and, Madam Secretary, I have to ask you this. I think it's a question that's on ‑‑ (cheers, applause) ‑‑ that's on everybody's mind. You served for eight years as our first lady. I have to ask what qualities will be most important for a first gentleman? (Applause.)
SEC. HILLARY CLINTON: That is very clever, very clever. (Applause.)
HANNAH GROVE: Supportive, saxophone playing?
SEC. HILLARY CLINTON: Musical, yes. I will say something somewhat serious about this. You know, I spent an hour with the president yesterday going over a lot of different issues and I was thinking as we were sitting there in the Oval Office talking that I've known a lot of presidents over the course of the last many decades and it is such a hard job. I don't care whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, where you're from, what your political aspirations are it is such a challenging job. And you need people starting in your family, but going to your friends, beyond a larger circle, who will really be there for you and continue to treat you like a human being, because you can easily lose touch with what's real, what's authentic, who you were before you raised your hand and were sworn into office.
We used to have a steady stream of Bill's oldest friends. Make new friends, because you might learn something. You see people that you are interested in. And we had a steady stream of people who we would spend time with, have dinner with, just to be able to sort of let down and relax some. And for every single president that is one of the biggest challenges. So whether it's a man or a woman, the support system is absolutely critical.
It used to be in years past presidents like the Roosevelts, or Harry Truman, or Dwight Eisenhower, or Jack Kennedy, or even Lyndon Johnson they would go away. They would go to their ranch, or their home, or in Harry Truman's case he'd get on the presidential yacht and he'd sail down to Key West. Now I don't think that was just because they wanted a vacation. It was because they wanted to breathe, they wanted to think, they wanted to understand what was really important and what maybe was not, even if it was in the headlines.
And here's what I worry about. I worry about now the stress on anybody in a leadership position, multiply it many times over to be president, the incoming never ends, technology connects you around the world instantaneously. So you're constantly being asked for opinions to make decisions that maybe you need more time to think about.
HANNAH GROVE: Yes.
SEC. HILLARY CLINTON: Maybe you need to sleep on it. Maybe you need to bring in some people to talk to about it. But, the pace of demand is so intense that you feel like you've got to respond. So the job is unforgiving in many ways and therefore I think you need people around you who will kid you, make fun of you. I have no shortage of such people in my own life. (Laughter.) I was saying backstage that one of my dearest friends from sixth grade she's tired of explaining that I never could do my hair. This is not a new failure on my part. When I was in sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade I was equally inept. It's good to be reminded of such historical importance as that.
But, seriously, I think that you would want people who are there, because they can revitalize your energy, your thinking, get you to perhaps take yourself less seriously and if necessarily listen to you as you try to work through some of the incredibly hard problems.
From: John Podesta <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Friday, December 5, 2014 at 3:08 AM
To: Robby Mook <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Cc: NSM <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Huma Abedin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Cheryl Mills <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Philippe Reines <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Jacob Sullivan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Re: Decision Language
Generally agree with Robby. One specific catch--I would say Elections should be about testing people and ideas...
JP
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On Dec 4, 2014, at 2:15 PM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
I prefer the first option. Although I'd tweak so it's not so much about winning and more about (a) generating a plan to get the economy working for the middle class and (b) building a campaign organization that can communicate that vision to all Americans--in person and online.
On Dec 4, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Nick Merrill <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Below are two versions of some forward-leaning language that would move the ball slightly on where she stands and allow for some transparency in terms of steps she’ll take to think through all of this before a decision. After we compile edits I will drop this into a memo to send to HRC and suggest a follow-up call so we can discuss further.
Additionally, as I’m sure of you have seen, news of one of her meetings leaked yesterday, so we provided a short quote that HRC signed off on in much the same spirit as the below. Full story at the bottom of this email, and here’s the line: "As she decides, she’s casting a wide net and wants to hear from a variety of people on a range of specific topics, from policy ideas to what a successful campaign would look like."
Feel free to send edits my way and I will recirculate as necessary.
Nick
Q&A
Question: Are you running for President?
[More Forward-Leaning]
· I have not made a final decision. Ultimately though, I am hoping to get to “Yes.”
· Running for President is a humbling experience. I’ve done it and I didn’t win.
· I spent 4 productive years serving as this country’s chief diplomat, which was the greatest honor of my life. I could easily stop there and live the rest of my life a happy grandmother. Over the last year and a half I’ve had the opportunity to focus in new ways on the issues I’ve worked on my entire career. I launched my Foundation programs to address issues of women and girls’ inequality, early childhood education, and our unemployed youth; I wrote a book about my time as Secretary of State, and I’ve had some time to reflect on my experiences. And this fall I had the opportunity to go out on the campaign trail and talk about Democratic values a little. Of course the results were not as I would have hoped, but it was good primer to start thinking a little more broadly about what Democrats stand for and how important it is to convey those values to people, not run away from them.
· Now it’s time to do my homework, to think about what American leadership should look like in 2015, 2016, and beyond and what I would bring to that. And how a campaign for the presidency would be an effective tool to have that discussion. Elections should be about testing people, and the result should not only be a President, but people who are better positioned to govern having had a healthy and honest conversation with their constituents.
· So I want to make sure I’ve heard from all kinds of people around the country with big and small ideas alike about how to keep moving this country forward, about how we can do better. And I’m going to be talking to people who have insight into how a presidential campaign needs to look in 2015 & 2016 in in terms of positioning itself to be successful.
· So I want to make this decision on my own schedule, with as much thought and information as possible to guide me. And if I run, I want to win, and do so by having a conversation about how America can always do better, how we can continue to move this country forward, how we can rebuild the middle class from the bottom up and the middle out.
· So that’s what’s on my mind, and the next few months are going to be invaluable in turning my attention to this decision in earnest. And like I said, in the end, my goal is to get to “Yes.”
Question: Are you running for President?
[Less Forward-Leaning]
· Running for President is a humbling experience. I’ve done it and I didn’t win.
· I was honored to spend 4 years serving as this country’s chief diplomat, followed by a year and a half where I’ve had the opportunity to focus in new ways on the issues I’ve worked on my entire career. I launched my Foundation programs to address issues of women and girls’ inequality, early childhood education, and our unemployed youth; I wrote a book about my time as Secretary of State, and I’ve had some time to reflect on my experiences. And this fall I had the opportunity to go out on the campaign trail and talk about Democratic values a little. Of course the results were not as I would have hoped, but it was good primer to start thinking a little more broadly about what Democrats stand for and how important it is to convey that to people.
· Now I’m in a period where I’m thinking through my options, thinking about how I can contribute most. I’ve been honored to serve this country for so many years, and the next few months are going to be invaluable in turning my attention to how I want to consider doing so. But like I’ve said before, this isn’t something I’m going to make a decision about until after the first of the year, and the goal is to make a decision that’s right for my country and right for me and my family.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/clinton-2016-campaign-manager-guy-cecil-113314.html
Hillary Clinton has met with potential campaign managers
By Maggie Haberman
Politico.com<http://Politico.com>
With weeks to go until she makes an announcement about her future, Hillary Clinton has started meeting with a broad range of political figures — including potential campaign managers, POLITICO has learned.
Clinton, who several people close to her describe as still not firmly decided on a campaign, met Wednesday with outgoing Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee executive director Guy Cecil, one of the two people most often described as a potential campaign manager for her 2016 campaign, people familiar with the get-together said.
It was unclear whether the two discussed a future role in a campaign — Cecil did not respond to requests for comment.
But the meeting is one of several Clinton has begun to hold in the period following the midterm elections, in which she was very active, and as she is turning her attention toward what a campaign would look like if she runs again.
Clinton has also spoken with Robby Mook, another often-mentioned potential campaign manager, about 2016, people familiar with the discussions said, but the details were unclear. Mook did not respond to an email.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill, asked about the meetings, said, “As [Clinton] decides, she’s casting a wide net and wants to hear from a variety of people on a range of specific topics, from policy ideas to what a successful campaign would look like.”
Mook, who managed longtime Clinton family friend Terry McAuliffe’s 2013 campaign for governor of Virginia, is said to have informally worked with Clinton’s advisers in the lead-up to the 2014 midterms, particularly around her initial trip to Iowa.
Cecil worked with Clinton’s team on her schedule for a wide number of Senate candidates this cycle. Both Cecil and Mook worked on Clinton’s 2008 presidential race.
Another potential campaign manager, EMILY’S List president Stephanie Schriock, recently declined to tell reporters at a daylong Ready for Hillary conference whether she had met with Clinton.
Earlier Wednesday, the White House revealed that Clinton had spent an hour with President Obama at a catch-up meeting.
The contours of Clinton’s potential campaign have been a fixation of Washington operatives and donors for much of the past two years, in part because of what her choices might say about lessons she learned from her failed 2008 effort.
But it’s also been in part because she is the prohibitive Democratic front-runner, making her the biggest game in town for people who want to work on the presidential race.
Clinton’s timing about making a final decision and then announcing it has been a source of speculation for months, as her advisers split on whether she should get in sooner — which some former Obama advisers counseled as well — to end the appearance of being coy, or take as long as she can.
She has added three new paid speeches through January and February, indicating that a formal announcement may not come until after that window. John Podesta, currently counselor to President Barack Obama and a veteran Clinton hand, is expected to serve a senior role in her campaign.
Podesta told reporters Thursday he will stay on until after the president’s State of the Union address.
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