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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Carly Fiorina's Rise Comes at the Exact Right Time for the GOP
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Carly Fiorina built her campaign for the Republican nomination on the idea that, as a woman, shes uniquely qualified to attack Hillary Clinton in the general election. It turns out, though, her bigger selling point for her party may be who she can attack in the primary: Donald Trump.
The New York Times reports GOP donors and political strategists took notice last week when Fiorina jabbed at Trump during the Fox News debates (by all accounts, she won the early debate, and he was at the later debate). They grew even more excited this week when she took another swing at the real estate mogul by forcefully denouncing his apparent suggestion that it wasnt Megyn Kelly but instead Kellys hormones that was behind the tough questions he faced Thursday night. Ive had lots of men imply that I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my periodso I'll say it, OK? Fiorina told CNNs Jake Tapper on Sunday, adding: The point is, women understood that comment and, yes, it is offensive. As GOP strategist Kellyanne Conway told the paper: Donors have looked at her as the answer to Hillary, but I think a lot more donors will now see her as the answer to Donald Trump.
On the campaign trail to date, attacking Trump hasnt ended particularly well for anyone but Trumpas Lindsey Graham, Rick Perry, and Scott Walker can attest to. But Fiorina has so far avoided the Trump-ing that usually follows such attacks. The best The Donalds been able to muster was this (for him) relatively muted response on Twitter: I just realized that if you listen to Carly Fiorina for more than ten minutes straight, you develop a massive headache. She has zero chance! For anyone prone to see his Kelly comments as blatant misogyny, that tweet didnt help his cause.
Fiorinas attacks are coming at an opportune time for both her and her party. For Fiorina, they offer the chance to turn a dominating performance at the early Fox News debate into something more lasting. As FiveThirtyEights Harry Enten points out, Carly was the only Republican hopeful to see her support grow in the first seven polls conducted after the Cleveland debates. If the night had a winner, then, she was it. But that means little if she cant extend and preserve that momentum to snag a spot on the main stage at the second GOP debate, which is being hosted by CNN next month.
Carly Fiorina built her campaign for the Republican nomination on the idea that, as a woman, shes uniquely qualified to attack Hillary Clinton in the general election. It turns out, though, her bigger selling point for her party may be who she can attack in the primary: Donald Trump.
The New York Times reports GOP donors and political strategists took notice last week when Fiorina jabbed at Trump during the Fox News debates (by all accounts, she won the early debate, and he was at the later debate). They grew even more excited this week when she took another swing at the real estate mogul by forcefully denouncing his apparent suggestion that it wasnt Megyn Kelly but instead Kellys hormones that was behind the tough questions he faced Thursday night. Ive had lots of men imply that I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my periodso I'll say it, OK? Fiorina told CNNs Jake Tapper on Sunday, adding: The point is, women understood that comment and, yes, it is offensive. As GOP strategist Kellyanne Conway told the paper: Donors have looked at her as the answer to Hillary, but I think a lot more donors will now see her as the answer to Donald Trump.
On the campaign trail to date, attacking Trump hasnt ended particularly well for anyone but Trumpas Lindsey Graham, Rick Perry, and Scott Walker can attest to. But Fiorina has so far avoided the Trump-ing that usually follows such attacks. The best The Donalds been able to muster was this (for him) relatively muted response on Twitter: I just realized that if you listen to Carly Fiorina for more than ten minutes straight, you develop a massive headache. She has zero chance! For anyone prone to see his Kelly comments as blatant misogyny, that tweet didnt help his cause.
Fiorinas attacks are coming at an opportune time for both her and her party. For Fiorina, they offer the chance to turn a dominating performance at the early Fox News debate into something more lasting. As FiveThirtyEights Harry Enten points out, Carly was the only Republican hopeful to see her support grow in the first seven polls conducted after the Cleveland debates. If the night had a winner, then, she was it. But that means little if she cant extend and preserve that momentum to snag a spot on the main stage at the second GOP debate, which is being hosted by CNN next month.
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Why Carly Fiorina's Rise Comes at the Exact Right Time for the GOP (Original Post)
Agschmid
Aug 2015
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The "rise" was manufactured by Fox and other right-wing media to deal with the GOP's "woman" problem
Hortensis
Aug 2015
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Hortensis
(58,785 posts)1. The "rise" was manufactured by Fox and other right-wing media to deal with the GOP's "woman" problem
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)4. Exactly.
Her rise is a blip on radar, soon to fade.
HFRN
(1,469 posts)2. destroyer of 2 iconic American companies, Lucent (Bell Labs) and HP Hewlett Packard nt
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)3. I don't understand why people don't see this?
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)5. Right wingers don't know, because who is going to tell them?
Fox isn't going to cover Failurina's record in any detail.
HFRN
(1,469 posts)6. well, the media doesn't have time to cover everything
it has to stick with the most important issues
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)7. LOL, Lindsey Lohan no one is talking about her anymore.
HFRN
(1,469 posts)8. just goes to show how tight the availability of media is
when they cant keep us up to date on lindsey
spanone
(135,854 posts)9. winning against the other morons on that stage is no win at all.