Karen looked at the photo, momentarily stunned. Then she understood what Leo meant.
"Oh, I get it," she said. "The candidate is also his own campaign manager. A jack-of-all-trades who likes to compete in triathlons."
"Leo, forgive me for being blunt, but I've been in this business for fifteen years. I've seen plenty of candidates who are just as confident in themselves as you are. Without fail, every single one of them burned out by the halfway point of the election and ended up losing spectacularly."
She paused and shrugged.
"But, this is your campaign and your decision. I'm just a senior consultant sent by John to offer professional advice and carry out orders."
"As long as you pay my salary on time, I'll show my utmost respect even if you want to make that stray cat from the construction site your campaign manager."
She put extra emphasis on the word "respect."
Ethan Hawke, on the other hand, showed no emotion.
