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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz Hopes To Tap Into Immense Popularity of Carly Fiorina
(Borowitz's quest for for satire)INDIANAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)In choosing the former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. Carly Fiorina as his running mate, Senator Ted Cruz hopes to tap into the immense popularity of one of the most beloved public figures in America.
Minutes after the news of Cruzs selection leaked, political insiders called the choice of the wildly adored Fiorina a game-changer for the Cruz campaign.
Its no secret that Ted Cruz has some trouble with likeability, the Republican strategist Harland Dorrinson said. What better way to fix that than by choosing Carly Fiorina, a person everyone is absolutely crazy about?
Fiorinas reputation for winning the hearts of everyone she comes in contact with dates back to her days as the incredibly well-liked C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard and, before that, Lucent Technologies.
At Lucent, she could light up any room with her smile, former Lucent employee Tracy Klugian said. If you had to say what people loved about working at Lucent Technologies, it all came down to two words: Carly Fiorina.
Carly was more than our boss: she was our hero, Kent Bantwell, a former Hewlett-Packard employee, said. There wasnt a person in the company who wasnt touched in some way by her kindness and humanity.
Dorrinson, the Republican strategist, said Cruzs campaign will see a huge boost from what is widely known in political circles as the Fiorina magic.
Picking Fiorina was a masterstroke, he said. Now all Ted has to do is sit back and watch Carly do what she does best: make people fall in love her.
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Cruz Hopes To Tap Into Immense Popularity of Carly Fiorina (Original Post)
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renate
(13,776 posts)1. I knew that was Andy Borowitz!!!
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)2. OMG. Whew!- I couldn't believe the headline.
Tab
(11,093 posts)3. Sad thing, it's true
only funny part is about her "immense popularity". He did choose her though (shiver)
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)6. Or hired. I have a theory that she's doing temp
work as Token Discardable Female. She is unemployed after all, and the pay's decent because, as it turns out, only one technically qualified person will take the job.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)4. The title fo your thread had me burst out laughing!
hatrack
(59,587 posts)5. Armageddon-Man picks Hatchet-Woman!
Canny, that Texas senator - canny!
hopeforchange2008
(610 posts)7. Lyin' Ted picks Lyin' Carly
A match made in heaven? Or that other place?