Subject: Follow-up from Palo Alto Meeting & Next Steps
From: Carrie Barnes <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:59:57 -0700

Hi John,

We met on May 1 in Palo Alto at the Hillary for America Kickoff Finance Strategy Session.

You and I spoke (and Stephanie Hannon echoed our sentiments) about the positioning of Hillary’s campaign. Specifically I expressed disappointment with the press conference following the email debacle and shared how it was in stark contrast to the Hillary I met on October 9 in NYC. I sat with her at a private lunch at the Nomad hotel. She was funny, candid, intelligent and self-assured. 

You agreed that she might need to expose herself more, be more “raw” as you said, peel back the layers, and essentially be vulnerable. Her humanity is what is appealing to voters. 

After the recent debate and the insane Benghazi hearing, I firmly believe she should be the next President.

Like you, I am the daughter of an Italian-American who didn’t finish high school. I was the first person on my father’s side to attend college (Haverford College) and have built a reputable marketing communications firm with clients such as The Aspen Institute, Lemelson Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and solid media contacts. I am honest, a straight-talker and razor sharp.

I would love to apply my strategic insight and communications talent—for free—to help Hillary Rodham Clinton and you win the race to the White House.

I understand that you must have interest from far and wide. I am based in San Francisco and more than happy to hop on a plane at your convenience to discuss. 

Thank you, and I look forward to talking.
Carrie

Carrie Barnes
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