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DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Team Obama are touting that they’ve got the strongest organization in Iowa, but new voter registration statistics released today show that Iowans continue to flee Obama and the Democratic Party.

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@DWStweets: Talking to Shep Smith about how President Obama & Democrats have the strongest organization in Iowa. #iacaucus Photo: http://t.co/x1f6nOE9  

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New voter registration statistics released by the Iowa Secretary of State today show another 1,252 Iowans left the Democratic Party in December while Iowa Republicans saw their 34^th straight month of voter registration gains.  (Iowa Secretary of State,  Accessed 1/3/2012)

Graph of Iowa New Voter Registration: http://www.gop.com/images/IowaNewVoterReg.gif

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MEMORANDUM

FROM: Sean Spicer, RNC Communications Director (@SeanSpicer)

TO: Interested Parties

RE: 2012 Outlook

The Holiday Season is almost over, and for Barack Obama so, too, is the Governing Season.

The White House and Team Obama have been in full-time campaign mode for a while; in some respects, they always have been. But now that the calendar will say 2012, everything will be done with securing the president’s job as the top priority.

That means we now know all we need to about the Obama presidency. 

His record is set. And since the 2012 election is indisputably a referendum on the Obama record, there is nothing more the American electorate needs in order to judge whether he deserves a second term. 

That judgment can and should be made by the very standard that Obama set at the outset of his first term: “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.” 

In 2008, President Obama sold voters on promises of economic recovery, cheaper ... more

FROM: Sean Spicer, RNC Communications Director (@SeanSpicer)

TO: Interested Parties

RE: Weekend/Sunday Show Memo

Barack Obama’s true priorities were on full display this week. His threat to veto the House jobs bill summed up his presidency in a nutshell: his job before Americans’ jobs.

This was an important moment in the campaign against Obama because it distills for voters his approach to governance—constantly choosing the politically expedient over the pragmatic. This week, the rhetoric fell away and laid bare the cynicism of the Obama White House.  (See our web video: “He’d Rather Raise Taxes”)

The House bill extended the payroll tax cut (an Obama “priority”), extended unemployment insurance (an Obama “priority”), and would create jobs (an Obama “priority”) through the Keystone XL pipeline project.

But, as RNC Chairman Reince Priebus wrote in a Townhall op-ed this week, because of the Keystone Project, “Obama’s liberal activist base isn’t happy, so faced with the prospect of ... more

By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board

Albuquerque Journal

12/15/2011

“President Obama challenged Republicans to come up with a way to maintain the payroll tax extension and extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans.

“The GOP-controlled House of Representatives did just that, and added on a provision designed to force a decision on a much-needed project to boost employment and lessen our dependence on foreign oil.

“But instead of welcoming a reasonable fix, the president and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, are crying foul and promising to kill the legislation — workers and the unemployed be damned…

“The legislation would force the administration to make a decision — not approve, just make a decision — on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which has the potential to add about 700,000 more barrels of oil a day and thousands of new jobs.

“The administration in November announced that a decision on the controversial project… first proposed in 2008 and received ... more

Dear Wealthy Friends—

I never said Hope and Change would be easy.  I also never said it would be cheap.

As you know, my friend Jon Corzine is on Capitol Hill today testifying about how he lost $1.2 billion in Americans’ hard-earned money.  And, unfortunately, that means one of my top campaign bundlers is now out of commission. 

So, with the critical year-end fundraising deadline approaching, I have an important question for you: Will you consider becoming an Obama Bundler today?

There’s something in it for you too.  After all, it is the Holiday Season.

Here’s a sampling of some of my top bundlers who raised $500,000 for my campaign and what they were able to experience since my election.

• Ex-MF Global CEO Jon Corzine (My “Wall Street Guy”): A Personal Call From Joe For Economic Advice AND Political Connections That Helped Delay Regulations
• Venture Capitalist Steve Westly: Direct Access To My Personal Advisor, Valerie Jarrett
• Tech Investor Steve Spinner: A Plush Administration Job ... more
  
  

MEMO

FROM: Sean Spicer, RNC Communications Director (@SeanSpicer)

TO: Interested Parties

RE: Weekend/Sunday Show Memo

With the president’s much over-hyped speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, this week, the Democrats unveiled their 2012 election strategy: run away from their record. Run far, far away.

Like the speech itself, their strategy for re-election will be a sloppy amalgamation of raw populism, negative campaigning, misleading attacks, and—as always—a healthy dose of empty slogans.

As such, they’ve tacitly admitted their failure. An incumbent only turns to such tactics when his record is an embarrassment. And no modern president has had to face re-election with a record as embarrassing as Barack Obama’s.

Thus, our mission at the RNC is simple: hold President Obama accountable for his record. 

Week in Review

This past week alone provided plenty for which to hold them accountable:

Top administration officials made more disparaging comments about Israel.

Attorney General Eric ... more

MEMO

FROM: Sean Spicer, RNC Communications Director

TO: Interested Parties

RE: Weekend Messaging

This weekend RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will address the Republican Party of Virginia’s 28^th Annual Advance. This gathering of grassroots activists and state leaders will focus on how the party will advance the cause of economic prosperity in Virginia and across America.

It’s no secret that Democrats and President Obama have failed Americans the last three years, and Chairman Priebus will outline the Republican way forward—how we articulate our message of pro-growth policies and get that message to voters as we head to November 2012.

As part of that message, it’s critical we hold President Obama accountable for his record. Here’s an excerpt from the Chairman’s remarks:

Do you know what President Obama said to a group of big money donors in Manhattan just this Wednesday?  He said, quote, “Over the last three years we have made enormous progress.”  

Enormous progress? What was the ... more

Posted by Melanie Roussell, DNC national press secretary on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:46 p.m. ET (Later Removed from DNC Website)

Dear Jake,

Regarding the DNC’s recent ad, you wrote the following about our claim that Mitt Romney previously supported the stimulus: “In other words: he didn’t. Romney saying he supports the concept of stimulus is not the same thing as saying he supports President Obama’s stimulus bill. The DNC got greedy here. The use of that Romney quote is deceptive and false.” If only you had dug a little deeper, scratched beyond the surface—or just opened your eyes—you would have noticed that Mitt Romney is, in fact, such a serial flip-flopper that it is often hard to pin him down on any issue—but on this one, we did, and you are wrong.

If you had only done your due diligence, you might have learned that Mitt Romney expressed his support for the Recovery Act on more than the one occasion. In fact, one week after the President-elect released his plan, Mitt ... more

Good morning, there are a lot of polls out today about the president’s job approval and the Republican primary but the most important numbers for an incumbent president are 35 – the percentage of Americans who approve of how Obama is doing on the economy and 12 – the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the direction of our country.

See the takeaways:

Politico/George Washington University Battleground Poll: Economy drags on Obama

• Only 35 percent approved of how Obama is doing on the economy — down 3 points since September;
• 62 percent disapproved of Obama’s job on the economy;
• Just 33 percent approved of his handling of the budget, including spending and deficits;
• The president’s job approval rating is at 44 percent, with a dangerously high 51 percent disapproval. Of those who disapprove, 41 percent say they feel strongly;
• In a sample of the 19 states that could swing to either party next year, Obama’s job approval fell to 40 percent and his disapproval increased to 57 ... more
  
  

Memorandum

To: Interested Parties

From: Sean Spicer

Re: The Debt Message

Date: November 13, 2011

In the coming days, the country will cross an unthinkable threshold.  Our nation’s debt will pass the $15 trillion mark. In less than 3 years, President Obama has racked up $4.4 trillion of debt—increasing our debt over 40 percent.

What’s the GOP message on this troubling milestone?  To quote the President himself: “That’s irresponsible.” 

Between now and next November, the debt piled up by Obama will be a major theme of the RNC’s messaging strategy.  We will create messages and build events around this theme. Our goal will be to constantly remind the American people of the President’s failure and hypocrisy on reducing the country’s debt.

To put $15 trillion in perspective:

• $15 trillion is more than America’s GDP – the value of all goods and services produced in a year
• Paying back $15 trillion in debt would require every dollar of government revenue for 6.5 years
• Each citizen’s share ... more