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all, Please find Correct The Record's weekend talking points package both attached and below. Thanks! *2.20.15 Weekend Package* *1. **Hillary Clinton: Human Rights* *2. **Hillary Clinton: Engagement Abroad, Prosperity at Home* *3. **Hillary Clinton: Tough on Terrorism* *4. **Hillary Clinton: Tops New Iowa Poll* *TALKING POINTS: HILLARY CLINTON ON HUMAN RIGHTS* *“We have to show the world that free people and free markets, human rights and human dignity, respect for our fellow men and women, is our core strength.”- Hillary Clinton, **1/21/15 <http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/21/politics/hillary-clinton-canada-future-vision/>* *BACKGROUND: *February 20th is World Social Justice Day, when we honor and promote the ideal of social well-being and justice for all. Hillary Clinton has fought to make human rights a reality. *KEY POINTS:* - Hillary Clinton has been a lifetime advocate <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/192081-hillary-clinton-a-lifetime-of-human-rights-advocacy> for human rights. - In her time as Secretary of State, Clinton made human rights a foreign policy priority. - One of her first steps at the State Department was joining the United Nations Human Rights Council, reversing <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033102782.html> the Bush administration’s policy of shunning the organization. - Secretary Clinton defended free speech and expression, standing <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/04/160363.htm> by those “who exercise their fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly in a peaceful way, whether in person, in print, or in pixels.” - Upholding the fundamental freedom of the press, Hillary Clinton hosted <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/05/162508.htm> the first World Press Freedom Day by the U.S - She promoted the freedom of religion by challenging <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2009a/12/133544.htm> other countries, such as China, to protect “the rights to express oneself and worship freely.” - Secretary Clinton appointed <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2010/07/145144.htm> the first Special Advisor for International Disability Rights to increase protection <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/12/178368.htm> for “one group of people whose human rights are still denied in too many parts of the world today.” - Hillary Clinton championed <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/06/fact-sheet-working-advance-human-rights-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transge> LGBT rights internationally and declared <http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/30/opinion/ghitis-hillary-clinton-lgbt-rights/> to the world that gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights. - She partnered with other countries to pass the first United Nations resolution highlighting <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2011/06/166383.htm> LGBT rights as human rights. - Hillary launched efforts <https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/no-ceilings-full-participation-project> to seek women’s full <http://time.com/16868/clinton-kicks-off-international-womens-day-at-united-nations/> participation in society – and give future generations of Americans a chance <http://thenextgeneration.org/blog/post/hillary-clinton-next-generation-partnership> at success. - When Hillary Clinton was asked <http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2009a/july/126202.htm> what was next for her, she said, “I would go back to being a voice for the voiceless, standing up against conditions that just leech the life out of children and oppress women and prevent people from fulfilling their God-given potential.” *TALKING POINTS: ENGAGEMENT ABROAD, PROSPERITY AT HOME* * “Economic statecraft has two parts: First, how we harness the forces and use the tools of global economics to strengthen our diplomacy and presence abroad; and second, how we put that diplomacy and presence to work to strengthen our economy at home.” - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton* *KEY POINTS* - As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton bridged America’s engagement abroad with prosperity at home. Clinton made commercial diplomacy and the promotion of trade central to U.S. strategic interests. Called “Economic Statecraft,” this addressed the relationship between our economic security and our international affairs while leveraging our global diplomatic strength, growing our domestic economy and creating jobs. - Clinton laid out a range of initiatives to enhance economic engagement including updating U.S. foreign policy priorities to put more weight on economic opportunities and beefing up the State Department’s commercial diplomacy capacity. - In her time at State, Clinton made a real, new and forward-looking vision for marrying our global diplomatic and domestic economic agendas. She created an Under Secretary For Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. She appointed the first Chief Economist, allowing the Department to engage effectively with our partners in a world where security is shaped increasingly in boardrooms and on trading floors as well as on battlefields. - Secretary Clinton understood the pivotal role ambassadors, who are the president’s representatives in each country they serve, play in promoting America’s economic growth and security. She instructed ambassadors to act as the CEO of the Embassy. As Bloomberg put it: “she ordered embassies to make it a priority to help U.S. businesses win contracts. Science officers now extol American clean-technology companies. Military affairs officers promote U.S. fighter planes.” *RESULTS* - Clinton’s economic statecraft helped ensure that America is exporting its products, not its jobs overseas. In Clinton’s tenure, the State Department helped increase U.S. exports by an estimated 33 percent. - Secretary Clinton’s leadership at State led to an estimated 50 percent growth in exports to China over two years. *EXAMPLES* - Clinton and her efforts through the State Department helped ensure the purchase of more than 250 Boeing 737s by Russia and Indonesia for over $25 billion. These deals are expected to create tens of thousands of U.S. jobs. - In her tenure as Secretary, the State Department helped secure an estimated $100 million for electric vehicles from Ohio to be sold in Iceland. - Thanks in part to Clinton’s State Department, the Swiss Department of Defence was the inaugural customer for Virginia’s Aurora Flight Sciences with a contract valued at $5 million. - Under Hillary Clinton’s leadership, State Department efforts led to Palo Alto firms getting an estimated $668 million contract with Australia. - As Secretary, Clinton supported a trade deal with a projected worth of more than $80 million between the U.S. company General Electric and Vietnam. *TALKING POINTS: TOUGH ON TERRORISM* *MESSAGE: **In a changing and unpredictable world, Hillary Clinton’s leadership on issues of national security has kept America secure and helped make the world a safer place.* *KEY POINTS:* - Hillary Clinton has recognized the threat and taken a tough stance against ISIS saying, “we have to do everything we can to…marginalize extremists through the Middle East.” - As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton worked through diplomatic channels to help the United States fight terrorism and safeguard our national security. - Secretary Clinton made the case for the raid to bring Osama bin Laden to justice. - Clinton built relationships with key players in the Middle East and funded counterterrorism training initiatives. - Through negotiations with Russia, Clinton successfully worked to reduce the number of nuclear missile launchers in the world. - Clinton built and maintained a coalition to enact the toughest sanctions in Iran’s history in order to encourage Iran to abandon, or at least stall, its nuclear program. - Clinton negotiated the Gaza cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians, helping avert an all-out war in Gaza. - Clinton played a role to end the war in Iraq and begin a transition to civilian society in Afghanistan. - Clinton instituted new roles at the State Department to fight terrorism: - Clinton created the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to combat Al-Qaeda’s growing influence online. - Clinton established the Bureau of Counterterrorism to advance counterterrorism objectives and our national security. - Clinton identified and led on important issues which affect our national security, such as the global empowerment of women and climate change. - Clinton worked to empower women and girls around the world to participate in their economies. This helps make economies stronger and more stable. - Clinton prioritized addressing climate change in her time at the State Department. Weather events caused by climate change can lead to famine and destroyed infrastructure, which increase instability and unrest. - Serving as a United States Senator representing New York during September 11, 2001, Hillary Clinton made it a priority to urge the pursuit of justice against Al Qaeda and improve our nation’s efforts to combat terrorism. *RECENT STATEMENTS ON ISIS:* - *Clinton: “Canada, the United States, and many other nations are working together to stop the spread of ISIS and other violent jihadi extremists in the region.” *“Canada, the United States, and many other nations are working together to stop the spread of ISIS and other violent jihadi extremists in the region. These militants are targeting religious and ethnic minorities, kidnapping and beheading civilians, persecuting and enslaving women, and attracting foreign fighters, including some with Western passports from the United States and Canada who could easily return home. This fight is crucial, and more broadly, we have to do everything we can to empower moderates and marginalize extremists throughout the Middle East and the wider Muslim world.” [Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Global Perspectives – Winnipeg, 1/21/15] - *Clinton: “There is a distorted and dangerous strain of extremism within the Muslim world that continues to spread.”* “We are in a contest of ideas and values. And who are we contesting against? Well we are not contesting against the vast majority of Muslims. Islam itself is not the adversary. And the vast majority of Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people. Here amongst us this afternoon we see that every day, in Canada and the United States, with so many of our neighbors and fellow citizens. But we can’t close our eyes to the fact that at this time in our world history there is a distorted and dangerous strain of extremism within the Muslim world that continues to spread. Now its adherents may be few in number. But they have the capacity to cause profound damage, most especially, to their own communities. With these vicious few, we are confronting an ideology of hate – a worldview based on tearing down and dividing rather than building up and bringing together based on a claim to absolute truth and total intolerance for the beliefs and rights of their fellow human beings.” [Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Global Perspectives – Winnipeg, 1/21/15] *TALKING POINTS: HILLARY CLINTON TOPS NEW IOWA POLL* *BACKGROUND**: A new **NBC/Marist poll* <http://newscms.nbcnews.com/sites/newscms/files/iowa_february_2015_annotated_questionnaire_nbc_news-marist_poll.pdf>* in Iowa finds that Hillary Clinton leads the field of potential Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa and beats the Republican contenders polled by wide margins.* *KEY POINTS:* - Even as right-wing attack groups throw everything but the kitchen sink at Hillary Clinton, she continues to connect with Democrats, Independents and Americans of all backgrounds who are hungry for her experience, leadership and vision. Because of Hillary Clinton’s years of public service, her strong record as a leader, and her commitment to fighting for middle class workers and their families, she has the support of so many Americans. - According to the poll, 68% of Iowa Democrats said that they support Hillary Clinton for president, 56% ahead of the next potential candidate. - In a poll of Iowa registered voters, Hillary Clinton leads head-to-head matchups against the two Republican contenders polled, beating Scott Walker 49%-38% and Jeb Bush 48%-40%. *THE BIG PICTURE:* - This latest poll is in line with what others polls and pundits have been showing for months – that Hillary Clinton has unprecedented support, despite the onslaught of Republican attacks against her. - According to a Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm College <http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2015-02-07/sunday-rev.pdf> New Hampshire poll conducted January 31-February 5, 56% of the likely Democratic primary voters polled in New Hampshire said that Hillary Clinton was their first choice for president, 41% ahead of the next potential candidate. Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 89% of likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire. - A Fusion Massive Millennial poll <https://fusiondotnet.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/politics-affiliations-comedian.pdf> conducted January 6-11, 2015 finds that 57% of young Democrats polled chose Hillary Clinton as their preferred Democratic presidential nominee, 47% higher than the next potential candidate. The poll also shows that in a head-to-head matchup with young Republicans’ preferred GOP nominee, Mitt Romney, who eventually decided not to run, Hillary Clinton would win by double digits, 55%-31%. - A Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa poll <http://images.businessweek.com/cms/2015-01-31/saturday-b-30496.pdf> conducted January 26-29, 2015 finds that 56% of the likely Democratic caucus-goers polled in Iowa said that Hillary Clinton was their first choice for president, 40% ahead of the next potential candidate. The poll also shows that Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 84% of Democratic likely caucus-goers. - An ABC News/Washington Post poll <http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2015/01/historys-a-positive-for-clinton-not-so-for-bush-or-romney/> conducted January 12-15, 2015 finds that Hillary Clinton leads each of the top potential GOP candidates in hypothetical matchups by double digits. According to the poll, Hillary leads Jeb Bush 54%-41%, Mitt Romney 55%-40%, Chris Christie 53%-40%, Rand Paul 54%-41%, and Mike Huckabee 56%-39%. - For 17 out of the past 18 years, Hillary Clinton has been named Americans’ Most Admired Woman, according to a Gallup poll <http://www.gallup.com/poll/180365/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-extend-run-admired.aspx> from December 8-11, 2014. - Clinton is extremely popular among Democrats: an NBC/Marist poll <http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-beats-joe-biden-hypothetical-2016-matchup> from July 7-13, 2014 puts her favorability/unfavorability rating in Iowa at 89 percent/6 percent; in New Hampshire it’s even higher, at 94 percent/4 percent. - In polls conducted this summer in Ohio <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=2066> , New Jersey <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=2068> and Florida <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/24/clinton-polling-well-in-key-presidential-battleground/>, Hillary Clinton had commanding leads over potential 2016 GOP contenders. - According to a Quinnipiac press release on the Ohio poll <http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=2066>, "Secretary Clinton, on the other hand, is almost everyone's favorite candidate.” - Regarding the New Jersey poll, a Quinnipiac official stated <http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/08/hillary_clinton_leads_christie_for_president_in_nj_poll_finds.html>, “As Gov. Christopher Christie traipses around the nation, his presidential potential seems alive, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the adopted girl next door, easily beats him in his home state.” - Based on the Florida poll, CNN reported <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/24/clinton-polling-well-in-key-presidential-battleground/> that “Hillary Clinton is the clear 2016 frontrunner in the nation's largest presidential battleground state.”