PRESS AND SURROGATE PLAN
TOPLINE PLAN
Materials Needed
Statement
Q and A
Points for Surrogates
Timing Tick Tock
Calls to be made tonight: Kiki, Finney, Capricia
Monday Morning:
Neera)

Key WJC/HRC surrogates to be on standby (Lockhart, Joel,
Jennifer Granholm
Schumer, Pelosi (who else from hill?)
Any other VIP’s

Monday Noon to 3 pm:

Hill Surrogates
Key NH, Iowa, and other elected calls

Three pm:

Release statement and q and a or should we consider call
with Cheryl and Nick. Or place 1 story. Potential outlets
for broader call:
NYT
WSJ
WAPO
CNN
CBS
ABC
NBC
AP
Reuters
Bloomberg
Huff Post
Vox
Talking points out to surrogates

Four pm and beyond:

Surrogate conf calls and individual calls as assigned by
Palmieri/Kristina/Kiki/ Capricia

NOTE: NEED TO ADD HRC, WJC, CVC PUBLIC APPEARANCES THIS WEEK TO TIMING
TICK TOCK
Potential Surrogates for TV
Kiki McLean
Karen Finney
Jennifer Granholm

 Barbra Boxer
Klobuchar
Chris Murphy
Schumer
DWS
Adam Schiff
Van Hollen
HRC Press
Should consider interview or press appearance later in the week
OUTREACH – ELECTEDS AND ADMINISTRATION
This list is a work in progress. I have probably both over and under included. Where
I have a sense of who could manage each group of officials and surrogates, I have
noted. Others should add and delete as appropriate.
NEED TO IDENTIFY STAFF PERSON TO MANAGE AND TRACK ELECTED CALLS.
BRYNNE?
Hill Outreach – Senate
Think we need one Senator to be our lead supporter that helps wrangle others. I
suggest that is Schumer, but there may be someone else she is closer to. Just need
someone who can and will actually follow up with colleagues. Also need two that
will be willing to go on tv and defend her. Likely supsects are Boxer, Chris Murphy,
Klobuchar in addition to whatever Schumer is willing to do, because they are cable
regulars and reliable progressives. Boxer also number 2 Democrat on Foreign
Relations (guessing Menendez is not doing a lot of tv). Message to the Senators
needs to be tough and clear: Republicans are going to try to inflict permanent
damage on her and Democrats cannot aid that cause.
New York Senators
Schumer
Gillibrand
Women Senators
Below is list of Democrat women – put asterisk by ones I think are priorities bc likely
to be helpful or problem. Surrogates for these calls: Podesta, Mills, Mandy, Joel,
Jim, Kristina, Robby, Kiki, Finney
Mikulski
Warren *
Feinstein*
Boxer *
Shaheen *
Murray
Heitkamp
Klobuchar *
Stabenow
Cantwell
McCaskill*

 Leadership/Relevant Committees
Reid
Durbin
Menendez – Foreign Relations
Kaine – Armed Services
Murphy – Foreign Relations
Sens Likely to be a Problem
Manchin – does he need special outreach?
Republicans
Colin Powell
New Hampshire
Gov Haslam
Jeanne Shaheen
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
South Carolina
Jim Clyburn
House Outreach
Pelosi
Crowley
Cummings
Hoyer
Israel
Lowey
Schiff
DWS
Van Hollen (helpful progressive in general)
Administration Related
White House
State
Tom Donilon
Jack Lew
Tom Nides
OUTREACH: WOMEN AND PARTY LEADERS, FORMER STAFF, PUNDITS AND
TALKERS
Democratic Woman Consultant/Pundit/Leaders
Ask Kiki, Finney to help manage – important ask for these women to be as vocal as
possible. Mandy, Kristina, Capricia can also help with this group. Think we should
target Granholm to be a lead surrogate for tv.

 Donna Brazile
Maria Cardona
Stephanie Cutter
Amy Dacey
Anita Dunn
Jennifer Granholm *
Mary Kay Henry
Ilyse Hogue
Ann Lewis
Ellen Malcolm
Minyon Moore
Stephanie Schriock
Elllie Smeal
Christina Reyonolds
Cecile Richards
Hilary Rosen
Neera Tanden
Obama Surrogates
Kristina, Palmieri manage
Available Surrogates – Robby, Kristina, Joel, Margolis, Podesta, Mandy
Gibbs *
Axelrod *
Plouffe
Carney
Pfefiffer
Jarrett
Labor
Mary Kay Henry (also on women list)
Richard Trumka
Lee Saunders
+ others from Marlon, Robby
Broader WJC/HRC World
Ask Capricia to help manage with Palmieri.
Lanny Davis
Adrienne Elrod
Mike Feldman
Joel Johnson
Jim Kennedy
Jenni LeCompte
Joe Lockhart
Capricia Marshall
Gov McAuliffe
Dee Dee Myers
Mike McCurry
Jonathan Prince
Howard Wolfson
Library staff

 Foundation staff
Progressive Helpers
David Brock
Correct the Record
Mo Ellithee
Judd Legum
Columnist/Pundit Calls
Kiki/Finney Lead - THIS LIST NEEDS WORK, JUST A START
Additional surrogates: Philippe, Podesta, Mills, Joel, Mandy, Jim, Prince, Neera,
Lockhart, Joel Johnson, Siewert, Mike Feldman
Dan Balz
Wolf Blitzer
Gloria Borger
Mika Brezinski
David Brooks
Gail Collins
John Dickerson
EJ Dionne
Maureen Dowd
Ronan Farrow
Howard Fineman
Ron Fournier (not sure this is worth it)
Mark Halperin
Chris Hayes
John Heilmann
Jon Karl
John King
Mara Liasson
Rachel Maddow
Ruth Marcus
Chris Mathews
Dana Milbank
Andrea Mitchell
Norah O’Donnell
Robin Roberts
Eugene Robinson
Charlie Rose
April Ryan
George Stephanopoulos
Robin Sproul
Karen Tumulty
Jeff Zeleny