From: "Jeffrey E." <jeevacation®gmail.com>
To: LeRoy Daughter .T:1
Subject: Re: Follow up to our call
Date: Mon, 08 May 2017 12:38:02 +0000
i am aware of not fully in promesa but not fully out . If there is no candidate. to oppose mapp of substance.
not sure money well spent at this time to reformat old list. diffferent story if it is you. little reason to piss off
mapp knowing for sure we are going to lose
On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 11:14 AM, LeRoy Daughter <1 > wrote:
Thanks so much for talking with me about the current state of politics at home and in DC.
Locally, I'm very concerned with our financial state and the unwillingness of our elected officials to seek real
counsel and take the mature "grown up" steps necessary to put us on the right path to some economic viability.
While Puerto Rico has a debt problem, the Virgin Islands aside from the debt has an even greater problem of
economic stagnation (no plans for the new paradigm of financial growth). The individual in the position of
governor and the composition of senators which make up the majority are critical to recovery. A governor with
an obstructionist senate majority get no plans done (DeJonghs last term) or a governor with a rubber stamps
senate can take the territory barreling over a cliff (Mapps first term).
I have spoken at length with McGee and 2 older advisors to DeJongh who played critical roles in his first and
second win about the need to create a new voter file. DeJongh's file was never updated after the first win and is
now stale. This would be an almost one year project of developing the list of Virgin Islanders who have voted
in several prior elections (segregating primary and general), current phone, email and physical addresses. This
is the most important group to poll for messaging and later phone banking for support and get to the polls.
(Others poll by phone book or on the street. Not accurate).
I, along with the 2-3 individuals who assist in financing this project, will then use the information to make
rational data driven decisions about local election (who for what positions, along with messaging and
campaign work). McGee will also advice the candidates chosen from the group.
I'd like to launch by the next month and would appreciate your partnership to make this happen. This project
would allow us to completely outperform anyone in any race.
On the DC front, I will be meeting Schumer the week of May 16. That same week I'm having a strategy
dinner with 3 DC operatives with 70+ yrs combined experience representing convergent sectors of Dems (1
Blue Dog/Tues Rep lobbyist, an old Tip ONeill,Gephardt Rostenkowski guy and a progressive Clinton
woman) to discuss path forward.
Also in my discussion with McGee we discussed the impression you had that the USVI was in the PROMESA
bill. We are absolutely not in the bill. I was able to negotiate with Treasury, gain the support of a block of
Dems who held vote until the USVI and smaller territories were satisfied with the bill, and got a Moderate Rep
to offer the amendment to remove the small territories from the bill. The original VI strategy was to have us
removed and immediately the Gov and his team would quietly inform Jeffries and others of our staunch
conservatism and unwillingness to request the same provisions. Because the Gov and his team "didn't believe
Plaskett could get it done" (the lobbyist direct quote to me) they never activated their portion of the plan and so
the street never knew we were excluded.
Jeffrey, would really appreciate your support in the project and thoughts on our home and national scene.
Look forward to hearing back.
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Stacey
Stacey Plaskett, Esq.
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