Re: sorry to bother... From:john.podesta@gmail.com To: gthrush@politico.com Date: 2015-04-30 21:50 Subject: Re: sorry to bother... OTR: No problems here On Apr 30, 2015 3:00 PM, "Glenn Thrush" wrote: > No worries > Because I have become a hack I will send u the whole section that pertains > to u > Please don't share or tell anyone I did this > Tell me if I f*cked up anything > > > Insiders expressed confidence in Dennis Cheng, the campaign’s relatively > unknown campaign finance director, whose selection was seen as a signal the > campaign was avoiding another mistake of ’08: The empowering of celebrity > donors who crowded out the younger, more aggressive bundlers who helped > power Barack Obama’s money machine. > > > > Yet in recent days, as Clinton has assessed her daunting challenge, it’s > become clear that the force behind the fundraising operation is campaign > chairman John Podesta, who has been quietly cultivating big donors and > coordinating fundraising strategy. > > > > Podesta, people close to the campaign, supports the Cheng-led strategy of > creating an army of small- to medium-scale campaign bundlers – a “flat” > fundraising structure that would give donors the sense of ownership in the > campaign. Podesta jokingly refers to himself as the “Sultan of Flat,” but > the older generation of Clinton fundraisers and donors interviewed over the > past two weeks said they believed the new structure would eventually give > way to a more conventional fundraising apparatus that would empower > mega-donors on the coasts. > > > > Managing the friction between the old lions of Clinton fundraising – who > have no use for the flat org chart -- and younger players Cheng hopes to > recruit won’t be easy. Cheng recently angered several former Obama > fundraisers by offering them their old regional finance jobs – even though > they had gone onto to bigger, more lucrative careers in Washington over the > years; They turned him down, according to a former Obama campaign official. > > > > Cheng has also been trying to reassure Obama bundlers and even former > lower level Clinton Administration aides, who have now grown to have > successful careers, that they won’t be left. "Their sense is that unless > they raise zillions of dollars, they're never going to be noticed and > certainly never going to infiltrate their already tight-knit inner circle, > so why bother," one New York-based fundraiser said. "Everyone knows who > Clinton's inner circle is, that they are going to raise a boat load of > money with relatively little effort, and that there is little that can be > done by a new person to make their mark > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 30, 2015, at 3:06 PM, John Podesta wrote: > > Sure. Sorry for the delay I was on a plane. > On Apr 30, 2015 9:44 AM, "Glenn Thrush" wrote: > >> Can I send u a couple of grafs, OTR, to make sure I’m not fucking >> anything up? >> -- >> *Glenn Thrush* >> Chief Political Correspondent, POLITICO >> Senior Staff Writer, POLITICO Magazine >> Cell (call first): 202-731-4974 >> Desk: 703-647-8543 >> http://www.politico.com/reporters/GlennThrush.html >> >> From: John Podesta >> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:34 PM >> To: Glenn Thrush >> Subject: Re: sorry to bother... >> >> OTR: not sure what you mean by the first issue. I'm the sultan of >> flat. My whole pitch is all are welcome and grow the network. >> On Apr 29, 2015 11:38 AM, "Glenn Thrush" wrote: >> >>> Hey sir— sorry to bother — OTR question >>> >>> Was working on a fundraising story (when Maggie and Matea’s stories >>> popped) >>> Been talking to bundlers who told me that one of the reasons you need to >>> get HRC out on the road was simply that the Hillfunders mid-level strategy >>> was getting enough traction and you had to mine the old 08 crowd a little >>> quicker than u thought… >>> Also- to be a pain in the ass — I’ve heard that u were never entirely on >>> board with the whole ‘flat’ idea in the first place. >>> Cheers/Thrush >>> -- >>> *Glenn Thrush* >>> Chief Political Correspondent, POLITICO >>> Senior Staff Writer, POLITICO Magazine >>> Cell (call first): 202-731-4974 >>> Desk: 703-647-8543 >>> http://www.politico.com/reporters/GlennThrush.html >>> >>> >>>
These guys have no f’n shame at all. NONE.
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Are we supposed to be shocked? All this does is confirm what everyone knows in the first place.
Well that explains Politico’s Never Trump severe TDS symptoms for the past year.
When it comes to the Never Trumpers, just follow the money.
Politico is just another Clintoon whore!
Time to ask journalism departments at the universities these whores graduated from “just exactly they think of the conduct of their alumni?” They are a disgrace to the profession.
Here is a clickable link: Link to poesta email id 12681.
Prominent parts are the idiot tells Podesta he is a hack and asks if he "fucked up." Why not jut throw yourself off a bridge if your self-esteem is that low. Instead you work for Politico.
PFL