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After 18 months on the road with our Impact 2016 campaign and just two
weeks before Election Day, a few takeaways to share. Recently, our
team tracked the 19 Senate debates, finished our 150th candidate
meeting, and last week hosted our final event last week in
battleground Florida featuring General Stan McChrystal -
described by former Defense Secretary Bob Gates as "perhaps the
finest warrior."


While I'm not naïve about the challenges ahead - and there are
plenty - I'm confident we're going to see a strong
showing of pro-global engagement lawmakers in Congress next year from
both sides of the aisle. Check out the GLOBAL GAB below with a readout
from these candidate meetings and the Senate debates. We watched so
you didn't have to!

Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

THE GLOBAL GAB
October 24, 2016


BATTLE TESTED. Bringing his powerful message to the political
battleground of Florida, General McChrystal - the former Special
Operations commander - noted, "It is much easier to
advocate for guns and military assistance than it is to advocate for
aid, but it is less effective." Wrapping up the final USGLC Impact
2016 event, he told the influential audience from the prized I-4
corridor that our nation needs to "stop thinking of
problems" as just "military problems" and start
thinking more broadly, because simply removing ISIS won't bring
peace. Check out the full coverage in the Tampa Bay Times.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=QCwjlVKJa2fE03aF13EXig


SENATE HOPEFULS GO GLOBAL. After watching nearly 20 Senate debates
from the more competitive races over the past few weeks, international
issues came up in every one. Not surprising given that voters continue
to rank "national security and terrorism" as the #2 issue
- just a few points below "economy and jobs" in poll
after poll.


HOTSPOTS TAKE CENTER STAGE. During each of these debate matchups, two
consistent foreign policy issues were featured: the Syrian crisis and
combatting ISIS. In rustbelt Ohio and Pennsylvania, Senate candidates
also took on trade - trying to balance a positive message, while
giving a cold shoulder to the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. With
only 60 minutes for debates, there wasn't time for much more.


ISOLATIONISM ISOLATED. Despite pockets of isolationist rhetoric this
year, these Senate debates showcase candidates who embrace engagement
to solve global challenges. Not a single incumbent or challenger in a
competitive race has mimicked Senator Rand Paul's past calls for
America to withdraw from the world or divert the small 1% of resources
we invest in foreign assistance. While we can't list every
quote, here's one from Indiana that offers some good insights
into what we're hearing: "I will be vigilant... in
making sure the U.S. stays engaged in the world."


BRAGGING RIGHTS. In fact, in Florida, Senator Marco Rubio touted his
achievements on global development during the debate, pointing to two
bipartisan laws he championed - a bill to make foreign
assistance more transparent and the Girls Count Act to ensure girls
aren't trafficked into slavery.


GLOBAL RESUMES. Among the 150+ candidates briefed by our team, loads
of international experience - from a Capitol Hill foreign policy
staffer to a number of veterans and international business leaders.
One Senate candidate has embarked on humanitarian missions, providing
vaccines in Guatemala and Haiti, and another worked with the Rotary
Club delivering wheelchairs in Iraq and Kuwait. Bodes well for the
115th Congress.


OFFICE SPACE. Working out of the same building, Trump and Clinton
transition teams are preparing to fill more than 4,000 positions in
the next administration. With just 73 days between November 8 and
Inauguration Day, it's particularly daunting for both national
security chairs - former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon
(Clinton) and former House Intel Committee Chairman Mike Rogers
(Trump) - who might actually agree on more than their bosses on
a range of international issues. Wonder if they ever bump into one
another in the elevator?


OFF MESSAGE. In a recent letter from the Trump campaign to the
Alliance to End Hunger, the GOP candidate was critical of
"inefficient food aid and so-called development programs"
adding that "bloated and unaccountable... aid
programs... must do more to help impoverished nations."
While the letter didn't call for any cuts, it unfortunately
misses the decade of remarkable bipartisan progress that has reformed
America's foreign assistance programs for the 21st century.


WORLD POLIO DAY. Did you know there were only 74 cases of polio around
the world last year? Share Melinda Gates' video and help
celebrate how close we are to eradicating this deadly disease.
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=Jae57t03RaSMxJkZvTTtTQ


MOSUL MADNESS. The U.N. has now warned that the battle to retake Mosul
will mean another global upheaval for the city's 1.5 million
inhabitants - including close to 500,000 children. The hundreds
of thousands who flee are likely to face "the worst humanitarian
crisis this year."


UNANIMOUS VOTE. "A forceful outspoken leader on the global
stage" fighting to "solve the problem of refugees."
That's what UN Foundation VP Peter Yeo says about António
Guterres, the former Portuguese prime minister and UN Refugee Agency
chief, who was just tapped to serve as the next UN Secretary-General.


GATES NOTES. Bill Gates recently chimed in on his thoughts for the
next administration: accelerate innovation. Suggested priorities:
"a vaccine for HIV" and protect the world from
"future health epidemics, which might be more infectious than
Ebola and more deadly than Zika."
http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=lqVtMMQElHWb5CYkLCA3Sw


HEART OF DIXIE. The newest USGLC state Advisory Committee just
launched in Alabama with 50+ state leaders joining our co-chairs,
bipartisan duo former Governor Jim Folsom Jr. and Congressman Jo
Bonner. Read their op-ed in the Montgomery Advertiser.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=IItFLvRtSCkcjceDXoKzLw


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