Posted on 02/10/2016 12:22:52 PM PST by drewh
Carly Fiorina is exiting the Republican presidential race after a seventh-place showing in last night's New Hampshire primary.
"While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them," said Fiorina in a statement.
Fiorina was an unconventional candidate. Her only previous political effort had been a 10-point loss in a race for U.S. Senate in California, and her tenure at Hewlett-Packard was most notable for her being fired by the board of directors after an unsuccessful merger with Compaq.
Still, Fiorina struck a chord with many Republican voters, many of whom were especially drawn to her fierce anti-abortion viewpoints and spirited appearances on the campaign trail and in debates.
Fiorina devoted a considerable amount of time to attacking Hillary Clinton, whom she criticized for reducing her campaign to an appeal for a female president.
"How often does she talk to us about the historic nature of her candidacy?" Fiorina told NPR in January. "Every single time she's on the stump. I don't talk about that. I talk about why I'm the most qualified candidate to win this job and to do this job. Hillary Clinton cannot talk about the historic nature of her candidacy if she faces me."
Fiorina stood out in the initial "undercard" debate in August and rode a wave of attention and improved poll numbers to participate in several of the main debates.
But her momentum stalled, and not only was Fiorina relegated to several undercard debates, she was excluded altogether from ABC's Saturday night Republican debate.
Bye Carly. Hopefully, we will see you in a cabinet position, or as a Czarina, if the next president is also into secret czars.
wow that makes two today
Watch for Christie endorsement of Trump.
I never got what her political appeal is. Her genitalia?
I await word from certain hammer wielding, belt buckle stabbing, pity party violin playing surgeons.
Too bad, preferred her over the several obvious RINOs in the pack.
I liked having her around. She was the only Republican who could criticize Hillary without being automatically labeled a misogynist by the lamestream media.
Quite before she bankrupted anybody, and we all win.
She served a purpose. And did that well.
She should stalk hilLIEry. Appear everywhere Clintoon is scheduled.
Another one bite the dust.
Same here.
Too bad the other female candidate won’t do the same. We’re to be mentally tortured until Nov 8.
Thanks for your commitment Carly and best wishes for the future.
I loved her comment at one of the debates when she said "I'm the only woman running who enjoys going home to my husband".
Shut up, filth.
Stay strong, Perez.
The beginning of high tech outsourcing began at HP under the direction of Carly.
She was the Hillary backup plan if Jeb wasn’t going to make it.
In 30 min, I could get the names of at least 100 people who Carly forced to train their replacements.
If I could figure it out, The Machine already had the names.
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