I suspect that her supporters will never even know this. Who is going to tell them?
Well, I try to do my best! I talk to a lot of people.
Back-in-the-day, my late husband worked in IT. The “Holy Grail” was Hewlett-Packard. We heard stories about how WONDERFUL it was to work for them, benefits, salaries, work environment, camaraderie, etc. Perhaps it was all just rumors, but it was the prevailing attitude at the time among techies.
Then, suddenly, the perception of HP being the best place in the world to work in IT dissolved and the products reflected the same malaise.
I submit that perhaps this was during the era that Fiorina was “in charge”.
I don’t know for sure, but it adds up.