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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Angel Urena <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 8:58 PM Subject: Re: 1.28.16 HFA IA Day 2 To: Readout <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" < [email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " [email protected]" <[email protected]>, " [email protected]" <[email protected]> *HFA Organizing Event * *Ottumwa, IA * *OPEN PRESS * *400 strong here in Ottumwa. They were pretty rowdy. * ****Over 1,600 Iowans heard WJC make the case for HRC today. (h/t Patrick).**** *Remarks were good. WJC was rapid firing. Stuck to his usual construct and was forceful about why he thinks she's the best change-maker he's ever met. * *No Q's on the ropeline. * *We're, theoretically, done for the day.* *Color | New | Flags * Making the point that income inequality has been something he's both cared about and has credibility on, WJC said he's probably given more speeches about income inequality than anyone currently running for office. Offered this fun fact: Turkey's can see better than humans. Said we need answers over angers. Hope over fear. And action over rhetoric. Said HRC is the only one equipped to help us achieve all of that. Made some contrast on health care. Said he's tickled that she's tagged as part of the establishment. That her opponent calls Planned Parenthood the establishment. And then went on to use his language on HRC going to Wall St. to call them out. *Remarks * Started by effectively articulating what's at stake & why people are apprehensive about the future. Said we need to finish the recovery started under Obama and that we need to bring back the middle class. Said we can do it because we've done it before. (pulled out his charts and gave Reagan the business). Said we shouldn't turn our backs on important issues or turn Muslims into demons. That we should be doing this together. Covered BLM, immigration, prescription and heroin drub abuse, dark money in politics, and voting rights. Said that while it's important not to let the GOP not to rip away all the progress we've made, we need to work together - that we need more friends and fewer enemies. He then moved on to the issue of guns, which he fleshed out a little bit. And then ISIS. And the frustration folks are feeling. After he made the turn, he spent a significant chunk of time on all of the good things HRC has made happen - as a private citizen, as a Sen., and as SoS. Covered health care. And, the sanction on Iran. He praised HRC's effort profusely and suggested that both Obama and Kerry have acknowledged how important they've been. And, Wall St. (Insert color). Closed by saying we don't have time to start over and try and get things done. Said we need someone who want to continue to build on the success achieved. That we need a change-maker. That we need HRC. On Jan 28, 2016, at 6:16 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: *HFA Organizing Event * *Washington, IA * *OPEN PRESS * ***I thought this was one of the most focused of all of the cases he's made on behalf of HRC. Will send the transcript when I have it.*** *Ropeline * Was asked by NBC how he feels going into the home stretch. He said he feels good. That folks are being receptive. That he's made the case he's wanted to make and that HRC has worked hard. That all that's left now is to leave it all on the floor. *Color | New | Flags * Said that he is indeed mad about all of the problems we're facing (i.e.: college affordability and kids being crippled by debt), but that ultimately what we need a change- maker. And that said change-maker is HRC. *Remarks* WJC was pretty fired up here in Washington, where WJC addressed 300 people, which I'm told is a pretty decent-sized crowd. He started by arguing that we can't afford not to elect HRC, because she would lead with more friends and fewer enemies. Talked about HRC's toughness, using the 11-hour Benghazi hearing as an example. Forcefully pointed out that she's the only candidate to have gone to Wall St. to warn that if they didn't cut it out with home mortgage securities that they'd drive the economy into a ditch. Pointed out the HRC's best friend from Chicago and dozens of people from AR are here knocking doors on her behalf, that it should tell you all you need to know. That she's isn't anything like the caricature that the GOP likes to paint. He then dedicated a chunk of time speaking about all of HRC's accomplishments a private citizen, as a Senator from NY, and as SoS. He also created a bit of contracts on health care, but stuck to what he's been saying this whole time. Said she would make good things happen on the good days (i.e.: when he reversed trickle down economics or signed peace in Ireland), on the bad days (i.e.: the day President Obama must've had after San Bernardino), and also on the other days. He closed by talking about Flint. On Jan 28, 2016, at 3:39 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: *HFA Organizing Event * *Cornell, Mt. Vernon, IA* *OPEN PRESS * *Ropeline* Was asked by the student newspaper to articulate some of the foreign policy differences between HRC and Sanders. WJC didn’t take the bait and instead opted to talk about all that HRC did around Iran and the sanctions. Was also asked by a Norwegian reporter what it would take to win on Monday. WJC said “for folks to show up.” *Color | New | Flag * Said we dont have shared prosperity and that the American Dream isn’t exactly alive for everybody. That job #1 for the next POTUS will be to restore broad-based prosperity. Said the GOP can’t kill or occupy or bomb everyone to the stone age. Brought his charts out again. Seemed to work better here, with WJC drawing a few laughs. Covered health care a little bit, making the practical argument about not having 60 votes in the Senate. Said that he believes that the Republican Governors that haven’t taken the MedicAid Expansion money will eventually do so, because it creates jobs. Didn’t mention Sanders by name, FYI. Said that the success of a President depends on what your positions are and what you know, but that it also depends on what you can do and whether or not you can work with others — that there’s a difference between a change-talker and a change-maker. Said that his sick of all this cynicism and all of the yelling, because it has nothing to do with people. That if folks are sick of it too, they should support a change-maker. And, that’s HRC. *Remarks * WJC started by articulating what’s at stake, and why we can’t afford to let Republicans reverse everything that Pres. Obama has accomplished. In framing what’s at stake, he used climate change, voting rights, immigration, ISIS, and the economy under him (VS Reagan) as examples. He then went on to talk about some of HRC’s plans and positions, particularly health care and drug abuse. (Insert contrast language). Had a little fun with the GOP, reminding folks about their 3D strategy. And, how they like to blame others for all of our problems, mainly Mexicans, Muslims, and President Obama and HRC. He closed strongly saying we need a change-maker and not a change-talker (insert change-maker language), and dove into all of the things HRC has done as a private citizen, as a Senator from NY, and as SoS. On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: More Halperin on the way out. He asked what it meant that Michael Whouley is with him in IA. WJC said that he helps with keeping his head in a good space. Mark followed up and asked what Whouley being here meant for HRC. WJC said that hopefully it meant good things because like HRC all that Whouley has touched he's made better. On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: *HFA Organizing Event * *Waverly, IA* *OPEN PRESS * *Ropeline * Halperin and Showtime caught him for five seconds on the ropeline. They asked if he was excited or nervous about Monday. WJC said he was excited! He then asked what he thought would happen on Monday, and WJC walked away. *Color | New | Flag* He said trickle down economics is a failure and we can't go back. (He held up his graphs!). Argued that we shouldn't resent success, but that we should rather move forward together. Said it's slightly crazy that you only need to be 14 years old in IA to have a gun permit. Said Liberal Republicans don't exist anymore. Joked that he stared at HRC for several weeks before they actually met. *Remarks* Started by framing the election and articulating what's at stake. He also talked about America's potential. He then covered clean energy, gun safety, voting rights, inclusive politics, and the Benghazi Committee. He transitioned and made all of the biographical points he's been making, forcefully arguing that HRC has been a change maker her whole life. He closed by making his Flint argument & by making the same points he made last night re her faith. We're on to the next. On Jan 27, 2016, at 10:16 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: + Matt & Lily. Apologies guys. On Jan 27, 2016, at 10:15 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: BILL CLINTON: Everything she ever touched, she made better, I'm just telling you, including me. It's like just second nature and it's why a lot of these people, they don't really know how to deal with her or cover her or anything, you know. But it's evident. QUESTION: Do you think we're covering her wrong? BILL CLINTON: I'll tell you another example. Her best friends from childhood are coming down here, I think starting tomorrow from Chicago to canvass for her. She hasn't lived in Arkansas since [inaudible] January? 90 of them almost, 89 are going to New Hampshire, just getting four days going door to door. At their own expense and a lot of them can't afford the trip. But they're doing it because they know her and they believe in her and they have got [inaudible] personal stories of how she made a difference and what kind of person she was. And that's all that matters. The rest of the stuff-- QUESTION: Do you think the general public knows the real Hillary? BILL CLINTON: What? QUESTION: Do you think the general public knows the real Hillary? BILL CLINTON: I think they're getting to know it, I think seeing their -- I think seeing the debates helped. I think seeing her go through that 11 hours helped. Remember what that guy in the CNN Town Hall meeting? He said, "I was a lukewarm supporter of yours." He said, "I saw that 11 hours. I am done [inaudible]. Nobody else in America could have done that." QUESTION: Do you think that [inaudible]? BILL CLINTON: I think it helped. BILL CLINTON: But I think it all helps. I think the more people see her, [inaudible] they'll know what she cares about. But I think having her friends out there helps. QUESTION: Do you think that Benghazi testimony was the strongest moment of her campaign? BILL CLINTON: No, I think she's had a lot of strong moments. QUESTION: Senator Sanders has gone after your wife for holding a fundraiser tonight. What's your response to that? She spends enough time in Iowa? BILL CLINTON: I think the far more important thing is before this economy cratered, she's the only person running for president in either party who went to Wall Street and said "You guys are dragging the economy in the ditch. You'd better change." QUESTION: Do you think [inaudible]? BILL CLINTON: Thank you. What? QUESTION: Are you surprised Bernie Sanders isn't gung ho about a debate in New Hampshire? BILL CLINTON: I don't know. I haven't thought about it. I think she said she'd do it if everybody showed up. I think debates are good for people, because they flesh out, you get to hear people talk about why they propose to do certain things. And I personally think she's right about the healthcare thing, based on my experience. I have a -- nobody ever even got a healthcare bill for universal coverage out of committee from Harry Truman to me. But we got it out of two committees. [Inaudible] situation. [Inaudible] when the Affordable Care Act passed. I was doing handstands of ecstacy [inaudible]. It's a lot easier to from 90 to 100 than from zero to 100 through 60 votes in the Senate and the House has voted 60 times to repeal it. So I think the debates, though, they let you answer whatever questions people have, whatever they have. The public decides what they think is relevant. QUESTION: [Inaudible] pie in the sky, that it just isn't possible. Is she angry enough to win in an election that we've seen where anger really has paid off? BILL CLINTON: What? QUESTION: Donald Trump is pretty angry. He's resonating with voters. Is she angry enough to win [inaudible]? BILL CLINTON: It's important, if you're in this position, to have no feelings about that except you're trying to help people. She's angry that so many Americans have not participated in the recovery, have had their own potential and their [inaudible], their children [inaudible]. She's angry that we haven't done anything for these areas that have been left out and left behind, like Coal Country. She's angry that we haven't done enough to help people in this prescription drug and opiate epidemic. She just thinks about -- it's like when she called the Mayor in Flint: "What can I do to help?" That's what drives her. What I said tonight is exactly who she's been for ever since the first day I met her. Do all the good you can. Her instinct is not who can I attack, who can I blame? It's not that you shouldn't ask people to take responsibility when they make mistakes, but her immediate instinct is what can I do to make it better. And that's what we need right now. QUESTION: President Clinton, when you think about the general election map if Donald Trump blows this thing out and it's a Hillary Clinton match against Trump, what should voters be thinking about this week in terms of what Bernie Sanders' candidacy would look like up against Donald Trump versus your wife? BILL CLINTON: I don't think like that. I think what voters should be thinking about this week is who is most likely to make my life, my children and grandchildren's lives and this country a place of shared prosperity, a force of security and peace and a place where we come together around solving our common social problems like [inaudible]. Who would be better? QUESTION: But do you-- BILL CLINTON: The politics will take care of itself if people make the right decision about who's the most likely to have a positive impact. QUESTION: And do you think the conventional wisdom will matter here for Donald Trump. I mean, if you've got Cruz who's got a better ground game, but Trump's got five million Twitter followers? BILL CLINTON: I have no idea. I have no idea. It depends on whether it's an evidence-free or an evidence-matters election. It depends on whether people vote for someone who has a real chance to help them make their lives better. Those things are imponderable. Anger can be a good thing, properly channeled. Apprehensiveness can be a good thing, properly channeled. It depends on how it shakes out. All we can do, all she can do is be who she is, who she's been all her life. I think it will be in the end what the American people want. QUESTION: Do you think those people who are really angry -- do you see an opportunity for a crossover between a Clinton and a Trump voter? BILL CLINTON: Well, I think first of all she's the very first person to say, "Hey I know they vote Republican. We ought to do something for Coal Country." We have not done a good job in America in dealing with the areas that get hurt from globalization or from the rise of climate change or anything else. Coal employment in American peaked 95 years ago. It's not like we just learned about this. Thousands of jobs were lost when President Bush, ostensibly a pro-coal president was in office because he couldn't stop the rise of natural gas. QUESTION: Yes. BILL CLINTON: And so look, I think there's an opportunity for everybody to get votes everywhere if you run a people-centered campaign and you trust people to think. You've got to really trust people. You've got to say, "There's a lot of stuff you've got to let go." There's a lot of stuff you've got to step away from. If you run a people-centered campaign that's future oriented, I think there's opportunity everywhere. On Jan 27, 2016, at 8:53 PM, Angel Urena <[email protected]> wrote: *HFA Organizing Event * *Mason City, IA* *OPEN PRESS * *Ropeline* Took about 10 questions on the ropeline, most notably one about the NH "debate" and Sanders' decision to skip it. WJC said it's up to Sanders to decide what he'll do, but that HRC has said that if folks agreed to show up that she'd be there. The rest were Q's about the economy, Trump channeling anger, and the state of the race here. WJC stuck to most of what he's been saying. He didn't break anything, but I'll send a transcript around shortly nonetheless. *Color | New | Flags * WJC opened his speech by saying that HRC was in Adele earlier today. And that soon enough folks here will have the entire family in the state. He joked that Charlotte will be the difference-maker this election. That she can persuade him to do anything. Recycled his 3Ds line & joked that you almost have to admire the GOP, because what's a fact here and there - that they live in a fact-free world. Said we can't allow for the perfect to be the enemy of the good, that HRC will get the show on the road. That there's only one person who's a proven change maker on hostile territory and that's really important. Reiterated that every single attempt to pass health care has always required 60 votes. That he and HRC were the first to do so. And that yeah they weren't successful, but that she ultimately got CHIP with Kennedy. Said Newt told him that HRC was brilliant in the senate. Said we have to deal with what we've got, i.e.: sixty Republicans in Congress. Used his Flint bit, which got noticed. References the Obama interview, saying he said that she's ready to be President. *Remarks* He started by covering a couple of issues, including climate change and immigration. He then had a bit of fun with the GOP, saying that they're masters at labeling and blaming. (Insert 3Ds line). Followed that up by making a lot of the biographical points he's been making on the trail. He talked about her time as a public citizen (insert health care line), as a Senator from NY, and as SoS. Covered the economy: asked rhetorically: You don't mind if Warren Buffet makes money if he creates jobs, don't you?; and made the case why HRC will make the economy work for ever American again. He also said she's the only person running for President that went to Wall St. to speak against speculation. Talked Flint. (Used his usual line). Closed pretty strongly by saying she's the best change maker he's met. (Insert Obama line).