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Anzo. Enough strong stuff without it. Can we get Qs in polls on how important DMR endorsement is? Also should tests which line is most influential? When are we in field? Sent from my iPad On Jan 23, 2016, at 6:40 PM, Oren Shur <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You're such a nice guy Anzo .... But yeah probably right Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2016, at 6:23 PM, John Anzalone <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I would let that part go. I think it is more insulting than helpful for our message contrast. John Anzalone Anzalone Liszt Grove Research 334-387-3121. Office @AnzaloneLiszt On Jan 23, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Oren Shur <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is great, half of it reads like one of our ads. Jim and I just discussed and we should deff cut a script from this. Dixon Davis, are you guys available to take first crack? My only question - whether we lean into "the presidency is not an entry level position" - and push off from it, or just let that part go. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Zachary Petkanas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: January 23, 2016 at 6:00:48 PM EST To: Clips <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: BREAKING: DMR: Endorsement: Hillary Clinton has needed knowledge, experience DMR<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53>: Endorsement: Hillary Clinton has needed knowledge, experience If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on this year, it’s the fact that the next president will face enormous challenges. Domestically, this president must work with Congress in confronting the issues of immigration, health care, increased threats to national security, the disappearing middle class, the growing deficit, Social Security solvency, gun control, renewable energy, sentencing reform and more. On the world stage, this president will have to work with foreign leaders in dealing with ISIS and other terrorists, climate change, the containment of nuclear threats posed in North Korea and Iran, the Russian incursions in Ukraine and foreign trade. The presidency is not an entry-level position. Whoever is sworn into office next January must demonstrate not only a deep understanding of the issues facing America, but also possess the diplomatic skills that enable presidents to forge alliances to get things done. By that measure, Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of their support: Hillary Clinton. No other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience. As first lady, she worked tirelessly on health care reform and, with bipartisan support, created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that provides coverage for 8 million children. As a senator, she reached across party lines and joined forces with conservatives, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to fight for job creation and universal health care. ENDORSEMENT: Marco Rubio can chart new direction for GOP<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-iowa-caucus-endorsement-marco-rubio/79240264/> NASH: Register faced tough decision in endorsements<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2016/01/23/register-endorsements-faced-tough-decision/79092998/> RELATED:A history of Register caucus endorsements<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/22/history-register-caucus-endorsements/79158560/> As secretary of state, she helped secure international sanctions against Iran and redefined her job by expanding America’s diplomatic agenda to include poverty, women’s rights, the environment and other issues. She is not a perfect candidate, as evidenced the way she has handled the furor over her private email server. In our endorsement of her 2008 campaign for president, we wrote that “when she makes a mistake, she should just say so.” That appears to be a lesson she has yet to fully embrace. Her changing stance on gay marriage, immigration and other issues has invited accusations that she is guided less by personal conviction than by political calculations. She refutes that, and argues persuasively that a willingness to change one’s thinking on specific issues, while remaining true to what she calls “the same values and principles,” is a virtue, one lacking in most politicians. Over the course of two meetings, Clinton spent more than three hours with the editorial board, answering questions in a direct and forthright manner. She exhibited an impressive command of the issues, though we’d have liked to hear more from her on the debt and the future of Social Security. She was somewhat prickly and defensive when discussing her emails, but overall she was gracious, engaging and personable. Her chief opponent for the nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has proven to be an honorable and formidable campaigner, and it’s very likely that without him in the race, candidates in both parties wouldn’t be discussing America’s growing inequality in wealth and income. Sanders has tapped into the public’s anger and frustration with Washington, without demonizing government and resorting to the cheap demagoguery favored by Donald Trump and others. He has shown himself to be a man of courage and principle who has the ability to rally others to his cause. [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets]Buy Photo Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with the Des Moines Register editorial board Monday Jan 11, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. 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Bernie] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets members] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets members] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton speaks to students] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential 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<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton takes a photo with audience members] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democrat Hillary Clinton smiles as she listens to students] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democrat Hillary Clinton speaks along side 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Hillary Clinton shakes hands,] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton meets with a group] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks to a group] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks to a group] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks to a group] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton laughs with Emilea Hillman, 26 of Independence,] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton makes a surprise stop at Em's Coffee] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton speaks to a small group of small business] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton takes a photo with a group of small] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Shannon Cozzolino, 43 of Clinton shakes hands with] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Members of the press clamor to ask questions and get] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton speaks to a group of small business] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton speaks to a group of small business] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during Clinton's] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during Clinton's] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd during Clinton's] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton does a one-on-one interview with Des] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Hillary Clinton does a one-on-one interview with Des] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential hopeful, former U.S. Secretary] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> * [Democratic presidential hopeful, former U.S. Secretary] <http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53#> Next Slide But Sanders admits that virtually all of his plans for reform have no chance of being approved by a Congress that bears any resemblance to the current crop of federal lawmakers. This is why, he says, voters can’t simply elect him president, but must instead spark a “political revolution.” Easier said than done. Congress has the largest Republican<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)> majority since the 71st Congress<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_United_States_Congress> of 1929-31. A successful Sanders presidency would hinge on his ability to remake Washington in his own image. It’s almost inconceivable that such a transformation could take place, even with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress. As for Martin O’Malley, the data-driven, wonkish former Maryland governor who has gained little traction in the campaign so far, he seems better suited to a Cabinet-level job in a Clinton White House. In the final analysis, Iowa Democrats will have to choose between the lofty idealism of Bernie Sanders and the down-to-earth pragmatism of Hillary Clinton. For some, this will be a choice of whether to vote with their hearts or their heads. Clinton has demonstrated that she is a thoughtful, hardworking public servant who has earned the respect of leaders at home and abroad. She stands ready to take on the most demanding job in the world. This endorsement is the opinion of The Des Moines Register’s editorial board: David Chivers, president and publisher Amalie Nash, executive editor and vice president for news and engagement Lynn Hicks, opinion editor Clark Kauffman, editorial writer Andie Dominick, editorial writer Brian Smith, engagement editor