U.S. Republican debate brings outsider Fiorina to the fore
Once among the most powerful women in American business, Carly Fiorina emerged as a leading contender in the 2016 Republican presidential campaign alongside Donald Trump, another outsider from the corporate world.
Fiorina's performance in the party's Wednesday night debate elicited praise on social media and from political strategists as she commanded the stage equally with the likes of billionaire Trump, 69, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, 62.
CNN, which hosted the prime-time debate, said it drew 22.9 million viewers, making it the most watched program in the cable news network's 35-year-old history. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO, Fiorina, 61, was one of Trump's strongest challengers from 10 candidates anxious to pile on the real-estate mogul who leads opinion polls.
At one point, she got into a fracas with Trump over her record at HP, the information technology company, and lectured him about the U.S. Constitution. "Carly won it," said John Feehery, a Republican strategist in Washington. "She was passionate and tough."
In 2010, she lost the election for a U.S. Senate seat in California to Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, failing to benefit from a wave of pro-Republican sentiment nationally. - More
U.S. Republican debate brings outsider Fiorina to the fore
posted by Fakhria @ 9/17/2015
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