https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/5621
Re: HRC feedback
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Date: 2015-05-21 17:11
Subject: Re: HRC feedback
Got it.
On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Huma Abedin <[email protected]> wrote:
> not suggesting no q and a at all
> maybe just having a straight message event and take questions from real
> people
> doing an avail on the second day when shes out getting ice cream or doing
> house parties so that shes not stepping on her own message
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:55 AM, John Podesta <[email protected]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>
>> If she thinks we can get to Labor Day without taking press questions, I
>> think that's suicidal. We have to find some mechanism to let the stream out
>> of the pressure cooker.
>> On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Jennifer Palmieri <
>> [email protected]
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>>
>>> That all sounds good, will have today,
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On May 21, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Robby Mook <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Very helpful--thank you!
>>> > Kristina and Jen, let's try to address this stuff in the Q3 memo and
>>> > use that as a platform to discuss w her.
>>> > Huma, should we go ahead and book a time to discuss new finance sched
>>> > (just us staff).
>>> >> On May 21, 2015, at 1:17 AM, Huma Abedin <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> She raised the following with me before the speech call but didn't
>>> >> raise with entire group so sending just to you for discussion.
>>> >> She wants to re-think events during and post launch with money and
>>> >> press being her 2 big issues:
>>> >> 1. We are looking to add more fundraisers in the last 2 weeks in June
>>> >> to get her to a higher number for this quarter. We mapped out that
>>> >> schedule to share and it is doable, albeit a little crazy.
>>> >> 2. Can we survive not answering questions from press at message
>>> >> events. Her dinkins speech and immigration message broke through
>>> >> because we didn't take questions. Her community banks message got lost
>>> >> because she answered questions about the foundation and emails.
>>> >> Proposal would be:
>>> >> 1. Launch speech followed by targeted small message events in
>>> >> different states. Also Continuing organizing meetings but not
>>> >> necessarily town halls.
>>> >> 2. Series of policy rollouts as currently proposed but either in
>>> >> speeches or small message round tables only.
>>> >> 3. In the fall, starting to do avails at message events, interviews,
>>> >> and q and a with press but having had a series of policy proposals
>>> >> already announced and reported on that she could point to.
>>> >> Just throwing out suggestions that would address her concerns and look
>>> >> forward to discussing.