Re: John, be careful
No problem.
On Monday, May 18, 2015, Brent Budowsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> BTW, I may doing an Elizabeth Warren column soon. If I write that my
> optimum scenario
> would be for Elizabeth to ultimately give a big endorsement to HRC and
> give the keynote
> speech at the Convention, totally off the record, would that give you a
> problem? It would
> be my personal opinion only, but if you have a problem with my suggesting
> this as my idea,
> I won't tell anyone and I won't include it, deferring to you......
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 18, 2015, at 2:48 PM, John Podesta <[email protected]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>
> Message heard, although I think caution will ultimately be measured by
> what she says and what she's for rather than how many press gaggles she
> does. And in that regard, I don't think she'll be cautious or imperial.
> But no sense working them into a lather.
> On May 18, 2015 2:02 PM, "Brent Budowsky" <[email protected]
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
>
>> I am not going to raise this publicly, but one of HRC's opponents will
>> soon charge that she is running an "imperial campaign." If it is the right
>> opponent, Democrat or Republican, the charge will resonate. Probably 90%
>> of the total media coverage
>> of HRC has a negative slant, from her paid speeches to foundation
>> donations to
>> not answering questions from the press. Her caution on policy has
>> created a news
>> vacuum that is filled by these other stories. And while I don't have the
>> highest regard for most of the campaign press corps, they are getting
>> dangerously unhappy about HRC refusing to answer questions.
>>
>> If we look at a long curve of her numbers, there is reason for serious
>> concern if
>> trends continue and I see nothing today that will change them.
>>
>> What I hear from many many Democrats is that there is something off-key
>> about
>> her campaign and the hope that Republican candidates are so bad she can
>> win
>> by playing cautious. That is a very dangerous way to run for president.
>>
>> What I hear from "average voters" is basically a shrug, no enthusiasm,
>> wait and
>> see, with some real doubts.....
>>
>> There is a missing element in her campaign and it is troubling. The
>> "imperial campaign" charge will resonate when the right candidate figures
>> it out....
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>
>
MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.207.149 with HTTP; Mon, 18 May 2015 13:03:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <CAE6FiQ8hG4kk2HJOq5ZeVMLpWCOAyk65wxKGj7-2vp3t=uOn5A@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 16:03:02 -0400 Delivered-To: [email protected] Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ_J3ecuoGFS4ps2aFrqO36GZfvxBdVGikkFzgJKScA9+A@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: John, be careful From: John Podesta <[email protected]> To: Brent Budowsky <[email protected]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9473bd56d7a30051660ae09 --14dae9473bd56d7a30051660ae09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 No problem. On Monday, May 18, 2015, Brent Budowsky <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW, I may doing an Elizabeth Warren column soon. If I write that my > optimum scenario > would be for Elizabeth to ultimately give a big endorsement to HRC and > give the keynote > speech at the Convention, totally off the record, would that give you a > problem? It would > be my personal opinion only, but if you have a problem with my suggesting > this as my idea, > I won't tell anyone and I won't include it, deferring to you...... > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 18, 2015, at 2:48 PM, John Podesta <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > > Message heard, although I think caution will ultimately be measured by > what she says and what she's for rather than how many press gaggles she > does. And in that regard, I don't think she'll be cautious or imperial. > But no sense working them into a lather. > On May 18, 2015 2:02 PM, "Brent Budowsky" <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> I am not going to raise this publicly, but one of HRC's opponents will >> soon charge that she is running an "imperial campaign." If it is the right >> opponent, Democrat or Republican, the charge will resonate. Probably 90% >> of the total media coverage >> of HRC has a negative slant, from her paid speeches to foundation >> donations to >> not answering questions from the press. Her caution on policy has >> created a news >> vacuum that is filled by these other stories. And while I don't have the >> highest regard for most of the campaign press corps, they are getting >> dangerously unhappy about HRC refusing to answer questions. >> >> If we look at a long curve of her numbers, there is reason for serious >> concern if >> trends continue and I see nothing today that will change them. >> >> What I hear from many many Democrats is that there is something off-key >> about >> her campaign and the hope that Republican candidates are so bad she can >> win >> by playing cautious. That is a very dangerous way to run for president. >> >> What I hear from "average voters" is basically a shrug, no enthusiasm, >> wait and >> see, with some real doubts..... >> >> There is a missing element in her campaign and it is troubling. The >> "imperial campaign" charge will resonate when the right candidate figures >> it out.... >> >> Sent from my iPad > > --14dae9473bd56d7a30051660ae09 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No problem.<br><br>On Monday, May 18, 2015, Brent Budowsky <<a href=3D"m= ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid= ;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>BTW, I may doing an Elizabeth War= ren column soon.=C2=A0 If I write that my optimum scenario</div><div>would = be for Elizabeth to ultimately give =C2=A0a big endorsement to HRC and give= the keynote</div><div>speech at the Convention, totally off the record, wo= uld that give you a problem?=C2=A0 It would</div><div>be my personal opinio= n only, but if you have a problem with my suggesting this as my idea,</div>= <div>I won't tell anyone and I won't include it, deferring to you..= ....</div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On May 18, 2015, at 2:48= PM, John Podesta <<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j= [email protected]');" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&= gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><p dir=3D"ltr">Messa= ge heard, although I think caution will ultimately be measured by what she = says and what she's for rather than how many press gaggles she does. An= d in that regard,=C2=A0 I don't think she'll be cautious or imperia= l. But no sense working them into a lather.</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On May 18, 2015 2:02 PM, "Brent Budowsky&qu= ot; <<a href=3D"javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brentbbi@webtv.= net');" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"= attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b= order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I am not going to raise this pu= blicly, but one of HRC's opponents will soon charge that she is running= an "imperial campaign."=C2=A0 If it is the right opponent, Democ= rat or Republican, the charge will resonate.=C2=A0 Probably 90% of the tota= l media coverage<br> of HRC has a negative slant, from her paid speeches to foundation donations= to<br> not answering questions from the press.=C2=A0 Her caution on policy has cre= ated a news<br> vacuum that is filled by these other stories.=C2=A0 And while I don't h= ave the highest regard for most of the campaign press corps, they are getti= ng dangerously unhappy about HRC refusing to answer questions.<br> <br> If we look at a long curve of her numbers, there is reason for serious conc= ern if<br> trends continue and I see nothing today that will change them.<br> <br> What I hear from many many Democrats is that there is something off-key abo= ut<br> her campaign and the hope that Republican candidates are so bad she can win= <br> by playing cautious.=C2=A0 That is a very dangerous way to run for presiden= t.<br> <br> What I hear from "average voters" is basically a shrug, no enthus= iasm, wait and<br> see, with some real doubts.....<br> <br> There is a missing element in her campaign and it is troubling.=C2=A0 The &= quot;imperial campaign" charge will resonate when the right candidate = figures it out....<br> <br> Sent from my iPad</blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div></blockquote> --14dae9473bd56d7a30051660ae09--