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For Carly Fiorina, money hasn't yet followed the hype
CNN Politics ^ | September 18, 2015 | Theodore Schleifer

Posted on 09/18/2015 7:51:02 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

In theory, Carly Fiorina should be one of the best fundraisers in the Republican field.

She was the breakout star in CNN's Republican debate on Wednesday, the second straight contest in which she's distinguished herself. She's the former CEO of a major company and she's well-connected in donor-rich California.

But she has a problem: The money hasn't followed the hype -- yet.

"Buzz tends to turn on the money spigot, and she's clearly getting a lot of buzz out of last night," said Kenneth Kies, a longtime Republican bundler and lobbyist. "But it's probably not enough to fuel the tank to get you through to February."

Buoyed by two consecutive widely praised debate performances, Fiorina is expected to surge in the next round of public opinion surveys. But party insiders say her next challenge will be to convert that goodwill into hard dollars that can drive votes come next winter

Despite her deep connections to the conservative movement in Washington and to the moneyed class of Silicon Valley, Fiorina's campaign had only $1 million on hand as of this summer (roughly the same amount as Rick Perry, who has since dropped out of the race due to financial problems.) The former Hewlett-Packard executive took in about $1.7 million in the first two months of her campaign, less than every other Republican candidate she shared the stage with on Wednesday....

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KEYWORDS: debates; fiorina; girlsclub
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Cruz gets more than that on a slow weekend.
1 posted on 09/18/2015 7:51:02 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She would make a great carnival barker


2 posted on 09/18/2015 7:53:16 AM PDT by BRL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The RNC might decide to urge the Puppet Masters to switch from Yeb to Horseface, which will change the funding picture. Or maybe fund both of them for awhile.


3 posted on 09/18/2015 7:53:18 AM PDT by samtheman (2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/(Cruz or Palin))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Have polls been put out since the debate? I don’t mean “who was the debate winner” types, but the state and national polls?

I think if she gets a significant bump in them, money might start coming in.


4 posted on 09/18/2015 7:53:56 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: BRL

QVC Electronics with Carly Fiorina.


5 posted on 09/18/2015 7:54:32 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is getting her ego filled by having the GOPe, Democrats and press using her right now in the War-On-Donald.
She has a vagina, they need to see if that can take Donald down, then like Carson she will be forgotten for Jeb Bush, the chosen loser.


6 posted on 09/18/2015 7:54:50 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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I will give carly credit for one thing... She got trump to tell his first lie when he said she is beautiful.


7 posted on 09/18/2015 7:55:19 AM PDT by BRL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

First item up for sale..... Overstock compaq computers


8 posted on 09/18/2015 7:56:33 AM PDT by BRL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reince Preibus chose a pretty ridiculous candidate to be thw RNC’s attack dog. At this rate, they will be resorting to assassins to stop the Cruz/Trump train, because not even ignorant Republicans are buying the RNC’s garbage.


9 posted on 09/18/2015 7:57:57 AM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: BRL

She probably was beautiful ... before the Beatles were famous.


10 posted on 09/18/2015 7:58:40 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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She is over-acclaimed. Just what is Presidential about saying women will remember what Trump said and then was unable to respond to Trump’s rejoinder that she is beautiful. It’s not only her face that she should talk about.


11 posted on 09/18/2015 7:58:47 AM PDT by ex-snook
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To: Objective Scrutator

They’ve done the assassin thing before.


12 posted on 09/18/2015 7:59:17 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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The GOPe’s Shillary. She’s going nowhere.


13 posted on 09/18/2015 8:00:29 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Watch for the RNC to implement some sort of campaign finance leveler scheme like Robin Hood. Well off candidates have to share with the ones that do not do well to level the playing field. Political affirmative action.


14 posted on 09/18/2015 8:01:08 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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Seems to me you’re right on.


15 posted on 09/18/2015 8:01:53 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Resolute Conservative

Isn’t that how she got into the main debate without the proper polling numbers?


16 posted on 09/18/2015 8:01:54 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Resolute Conservative

I don’t see that happening since their guy Bush has a lot of the dough.


17 posted on 09/18/2015 8:02:30 AM PDT by nascarnation (C. Edmund Wright says I'm a moron)
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To: nascarnation

I didn’t say it would be on the up and up. The rules are their rules.


18 posted on 09/18/2015 8:06:51 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: BRL

Everytime I watch an old western now, with horses on it, I think of Fiorina. Horse face named Secretariat...


19 posted on 09/18/2015 8:09:29 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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>> She would make a great carnival barker

OK, knock it off with the dog jokes. She’s a beautiful woman.

:-)


20 posted on 09/18/2015 8:09:40 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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