Carly Fiorina ends 2016 Republican bid for President
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina spoke during a town hall meeting at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene, N.H. on Sunday. Fiorina declared she was dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential race today. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
DES MOINES » Former technology executive Carly Fiorina exited the 2016 Republican presidential race today, after winning praise for her debate prowess but struggling to build a winning coalition in a crowded GOP field.
“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,” Fiorina wrote in a Facebook statement.
“I will continue to serve in order to restore citizen government to this great nation so that together we may fulfill our potential,” the statement said.
Fiorina’s withdrawl today could be the first of number of announcements from GOP presidential candidates in the wake of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Earlier this morning, it was reported that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to end his campaign after a disappointing finish in Tuesday’s primary.
Fiorina, 61, entered the tumultuous Republican primary in April. She promoted herself as an outsider with business experience and argued that as the lone woman in the GOP field she was best positioned to oppose likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. After a standout performance in the first undercard debate, Fiorina rose to the mainstage and soared in the polls in the fall. But her momentum quickly stalled and by the end of the year she had dropped back down.
Fiorina won applause from women on both sides of the aisle in the second Republican debate in September when she was asked to respond to Donald Trump’s comments criticizing her face.
“I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said,” Fiorina said calmly. Trump sought to smooth things over, saying “I think she’s got a beautiful face and I think she’s a beautiful woman.”
Fiorina’s first major foray in to politics was in 2010, when she ran for Senate in California and lost to incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer by 10 points.
Throughout her presidential bid, Fiorina emphasized her meteoric rise in the business world. A Stanford University graduate, she started her career as a secretary, earned an MBA and worked her way up at AT&T to become a senior executive at the telecom giant.
But she was also dogged by questions about her record at Hewlett-Packard, where she was hired as CEO in 1999. She was fired six years later, after leading a major merger with Compaq and laying off 30,000 workers.
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…and another clown exits the Clown Car,……..who’s next?
hiliar for prisondent.
You have a confirmed LIAR on one hand and a confessed Dem SOCIALIST on the other…and you’re criticizing the other side? lol
Her debate? Umm nooooo. She spewed out garbage in an aggressive, forceful way. That makes her a good debater. Republican voters were right to dump her.
She kicked Hillary’s butt No wonder you love to see her go.
She did not “start her career as a secretary.” While a student at Stanford, she got a job with Kelly Girls and happened to work as a secretary. Her career began after she got 2 graduate degrees. I had a job washing dishes in college, but I don’t claim that my career that including founding a business that with sales of $100M+/year began as a dishwasher.
My career started with mowing lawns.
You should let it go already….not good to let it simmer for what..30 years?
That merger with Compaq was a disaster-I wondered what was in her mind. Well, nothing, I guess. When she was on CNBC she acted like a rock star and Jim Cramer ate it up.
hiLIARY accomplished…….?
Good! She has a big mouth and says little positive.
hiLIARy has a big mouth and says alot of lies.
Hello, this has nothing to do with Clinton. BTW, would all of you republicans please get your party in order, get the rest of the back of the pack guys to drop out, so that you can kick this fool Trump to the curb.
Trump is stronger then ever. He’s driving the clown car that will run over the liar and socialist. Make America Great Again.
agree..very dishonest person and a whiner with a horrible negative glowering face. We don’t need her.
Perfect description of Hillary. She will soon be locked up. F B I
even bill chose other women over hiliar, and many times at that.