Posted on 07/08/2009 9:03:22 PM PDT by Steelfish
Fiorina seems to be prepping for a bout with Boxer
Former Hewlett-Packard chief and McCain economic advisor seems to be getting ready to seek the Republican nomination for the senator's job in 2010.
Michael Finnegan July 8, 2009.
Carly Fiorina, whose rocky tenure as chief executive of Hewlett Packard ended with her firing, is making serious preparations to run next year for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Fiorina's candidacy would be her first foray into elective politics and would turn California's Senate contest into one of the most closely watched in 2010.
In a state that tilts strongly toward Democrats, Boxer would still be favored to win a fourth term, polls suggest.
But Fiorina, a top economic advisor to John McCain in the 2008 presidential race, would be the wealthiest Republican ever to face the Democratic incumbent, making her a more serious threat than previous rivals.
Fiorina's personal fortune -- her HP severance alone exceeded $21 million after six years as chief executive -- ensures she could run a full-scale campaign.
If Fiorina won the GOP nomination, she would also be the first woman to challenge Boxer, a milestone for a state Republican Party that has rarely fielded female candidates for high office.
Most voters in California are women, and Boxer's appeals to women have been a cornerstone of her 17-year tenure in the Senate. This year, Boxer was outspoken in urging President Obama to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court, as he ultimately did.
Adding another unusual dimension to the campaign: Fiorina, 54, was diagnosed with breast cancer in February. Since then, she has undergone chemotherapy; an aide described her prognosis now as "very good."
Fiorina has kept a low public profile for months but...
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Read somewhere that she is being treated for breast cancer.
duh!! just an ole freeper that can’t read.
I wonder how much Sen. Boxer is paying her to run?
Sorry that you are going through cancer treatment Carly but stay the hell away from the senate.
Good grief you nearly destroyed HP and why would we want you in government?
oh, how I hope so !!
The idea that Boxer wins on the women’s vote is funny to me. I don’t think of her as a woman. There is NOTHING feminine about her.
Lol. You sound like my pal who worked for Hewlett Packard when Fiorina ran the place. She was despised by the HP rank and file.
Give the woman a break. You are saying that you would rather have Barbara Boxer talk to our generals that way for another six years? I will go out of my way to vote for anyone who runs against Barbara "Senator" Boxer. ANYONE! I can't believe that freepers are so stupid, so you must be a DU troll. There is no other explanation.
She would certainly be better than B.B.
I think Ms. Carly should not run on Republican ticket, she should run as a democrat. She destroyed a once good company and help with job exporting to India.
anyone would be preferable to BB, and if I still lived in CA I would vote for Carlie in a heartbeat to get rid of the witch.
A female McLame is the best the California GOP can do?
Bimbo vs Bimbo
McCain effectively exiled Fiorina after she told a radio station that his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, was unqualified to be a chief executive -- then added later that so were McCain and those on the Democratic ticket, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
She sure knows how to make friends and influence people, almost a Darwin Award winner here.
And you are an idiot.
Do you even know who Carly is?
She took a viable steady growth company and nearly destroyed it.
The only difference between Carly and Boxer is Carly is taller.
Unless you know who she is and worked under her stupidity you really need to lighten up.
People at HP hated her and many people said she destroyed “Bill & Dave’s” company. The Deutsche Bank deal she did in her proxy fight with bill’s son earned her a lot of enemies. She also parachuted out of Lucent just before the billing sales fraud thing blew up.
The US senate has destroyed thousands of businesses and your panning Florina because of a personnel grudge?
I heard Arnie is going to run for this seat. He would win it too, and compared to Boxer, he’s a rabid conservative.
Nope webheart,
There are lots of them living as real live FReepers.
None of them have ever held a hand of cards.
They would rather have had
Obamao than McCain, or
Obamao than Romeny, or
Kerry than Bush.
and I bet even RR wasn’t grand entough at the time.
If Carly would vote Conservative or Republican even ONE time, it would be preferrable for California than a 100% leftist.
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