“I think there was always going to be a point at which he wouldn’t be very effective”.
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Fiorina, 61, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, was added at the very last minute to round two of the GOP debate, and addressed Trump directly about his recent scathing comments about her face.
Trump would go on to blast Fiorina on her record as a businesswoman, citing turmoil at HP during her tenure.
The Trump of the second debate was a much more conventional figure than he has been during his spectacular rise.
During Wednesday’s debate, Bush told Trump, “To subject my wife into the middle of a raucous political conversation was completely inappropriate, and I hope you apologize for that, Donald“.
“Every poll has me winning it”, Trump said afterward, citing a Drudge Report poll in which a majority of those participating said Trump was the victor .
As Fiorina conducted a series of interviews on Thursday, she acknowledged that one of her biggest challenges was getting past the fact that there are still so many people who do not know who she is.
Hannity asked: “Do you think there’s a bit of a double standard in terms of people make fun of you all the time?”
Trump recently came under fire for saying of Fiorina: “Look at that face!”
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM, Republican Presidential Candidate: How many democrats did you have on your bill?
Clinton used an appearance on “The Tonight Show” last night to mock her competition.
When Greta Van Susteren asked her about the incident, Fiorina said, “I was quoting a friend of mine”. I got along with everybody.
Fiorina also more than held her own on foreign policy, a central theme of the debate, with specifics regarding such things as the Iran nuclear deal and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The first, on Fox News in early August, became the highest-rated primary debate in history, as 24 million Americans tuned in to compare the nuances of economic platforms. Reporter: Well, the candidates say it was incredibly hot and here’s why, David. Wolf Blitzer, filling time before a late start, declared that the candidates would be limited to just a lectern, a pen and some water – as if they would be MacGyvering them into weapons.
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GWEN IFILL: Each member of the 11-candidate field took turns trying to break through.
