Fiorina’s fundraising outpaced that of Florida Sen. Last year, an assessment commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor found that – thanks to the paid leave law – many more low-income parents were able to take leave.
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The stage was set for what would have beeen an entertaining evening for those who had no stake in the matter and a desperate evening for the Republican candidates who were out to make their first lustful stab at the 2016 Presidential bid. “I don’t think it helps to change our history”.
According to her campaign website, under her leadership, Hewlett-Packard (HP) not only weathered the tech-recession, but rebounded and now is doing as well as they were doing pre-recession. But abortion is not an issue that determines how the majority of Americans vote. She can’t afford to go after Fiorina too hard without parsing her words carefully. In short, Hillary is walking on eggshells around Fiorina while Carly is serving up omelets.
Whether Fiorina can keep up the buzz now surrounding her campaign remains to be seen, especially since her war chest is still a fraction of her competitors.
Although Fiorina has been making a few money lately, she only raised $1.4 million for her campain and $4.8 million for her Super PAC, CARLY for America between May and June.
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Once CNN took action that was decidedly affirmative to Fiorina’s case, she made the most of it, steamrolling debate moderators over time limits, delivering stern and articulate lists of details, and, it has to be said, delivering a pitch-perfect confrontation with Donald Trump over his attack on her looks. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, first-term lawmaker who routinely rails against his party’s leadership, was in second place at $12.2 million.
