Carly Fiorina As McCain's VP: An Adolph and Eva Administration ?
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Carly Fiorina As McCain's VP?
NBC11 | John Boitnott | April 24, 2008 04:10 PM
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There is a buzz in Republican political circles that John McCain could
pick former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina, 53, to be his
vice presidential nominee.
NBC11 political analyst Larry Gerston said a potential McCain-Fiorina
ticket could inspire Republicans who think the country may be on the
"precipice of change."
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SAN JOSE, Calif. --
By John Boitnott, Web Producer
There is a buzz in Republican political circles that John McCain could
pick former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina, 53, to be his
vice presidential nominee.
NBC11 political analyst Larry Gerston said a potential McCain-Fiorina
ticket could inspire Republicans who think the country may be on the
"precipice of change."
"A number of Republican leaders are looking for a way to take a rather
stodgy candidacy and bring some life to it," said NBC11 political
analyst Larry Gerston. "It comes at a time when Democrats have an
African-American and a white woman battling each other -- while the
Republicans have a 71-year-old white male as the presumptive nominee."
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that former McCain
campaign official and current Republican National Committee Deputy
Chairman Frank Donatelli refused to rule her out. “I am so impressed
with her,” Donatelli said. “We could do a lot worse than Carly.”
There are quite a few good things about a potential Fiorina candidacy,
Gerston said.
"She's a former CEO of H.P. Given those ties, it's reasonable to
believe that she would have possibly some success in bringing to
McCain California's 55 electoral votes," Gerston said. "That's no
small fish. It's 20 percent of the entire electoral vote. It could put
California in play when most people consider it a Democratic state."
The fact that Fiorina is a woman is also a positive to some
Republicans.
"As a female she could blunt some of the movement in the Democratic
party which has reached out to females in recent years," Gerston said.
"We've all heard of the gender gap (between the parties). Now you've
got the opportunity to cut into it."
Fiorina's heavy business ties and fundraising ability are also
positives. She got her BA at Stanford in 1976 and went to law school
at UCLA. She joined AT&T in 1980 as a management trainee and rose to
become senior vice president before she moved to H.P.
"This is key because the McCain campaign has found it rather difficult
to attract the major support from CEOs that the Bush candidacy has
gotten easily the last two elections," Gerston said.
Fiorina Choice Hardly A 'Slam-Dunk'
The idea of adding Fiorina to the ticket is hardly a sure thing,
according to Gerston.
"Quite a few Republicans think California is a lost cause," Gerston
said. "So if you're going to pick a V.P. -- pick someone from a place
where it makes a difference -- perhaps a southern or border state
where it could tilt the balance or change a close election."
There are significant negatives to a Fiorina candidacy that may make
her to harmful to the McCain campaign, Gerston said.
"To some people, her gender is a positive, but to other Republicans --
the traditionalists -- view it as a negative," Gerston said. "They are
quite frankly not on the forefront of change. Your vice presidential
candidate must compliment the ticket. Few people vote for a
presidential candidate because of the V.P. But it's more likely for
someone to vote against the president because of their V.P. That's why
McCain has to be very strategic with this."
Some in Republican circles have also discussed Kay Bailey Hutchinson,
64, the senior United States Senator from Texas, as a potential V.P.,
but her age could be a problem.
"McCain has the reputation, right or wrong, of being a maverick,"
Gerston said. "If you're going to shake things up, going to a woman
would do it. Kay Bailey Hutchinson's name has been bandied about, but
people have been less enthusiastic about her because she is in her
60s. Most observers of the McCain candidacy say he is likely to choose
someone younger, given that for some, age is an important factor."
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babeejm
> An Adolph and Eva Administration Carly Fiorina As McCain's VP?
>
> Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina Hired By Fux News as a Fox Business Network
> contributor.
>
> Carley Fiorina's history at Lucent alone is a reason to distrust
>
> "And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone
> seeking and needing to make changes in their life—If you don’t like
> how things are,CHANGE it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to
> totally transform every area in your life—and it all begins with your
> very own power of choice."
> ---- Jim Rohn
>
> Elect Barak Obama
> ------------------------------------------------
> Carly Fiorina As McCain's VP?
>
> NBC11 | John Boitnott | April 24, 2008 04:10 PM
>
> Read More: Carly Fiorina, Carly Fiorina And John McCain's Vice
> President, John McCain And Carly Fiorina, McCain VP Pics, Breaking
> Business News Show your support.
>
> There is a buzz in Republican political circles that John McCain could
> pick former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina, 53, to be his
> vice presidential nominee.
>
> NBC11 political analyst Larry Gerston said a potential McCain-Fiorina
> ticket could inspire Republicans who think the country may be on the
> "precipice of change."
>
>In that case I'll stay home. Who needs these co-ed tickets anyway!