Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina hoped to
get some attention for her Republican presidential candidacy, which currently has her polling in the low single digits, by taking her relentless attacks on Hillary Clinton to a press conference outside a hotel where Clinton was holding an event. But it seems like Fiorina
may not have been ready for the press to notice the nakedness of this particular campaign stunt and the general all-Clinton-all-the-time nature of her campaign:
Ms. Fiorina insisted she had planned her trip here “many, many weeks ago, so perhaps she’s following me.” She said she had lots more to offer than merely Clinton-bashing: “Anyone who has sat through these avails over many months knows that I will take any question on any subject, and the vast majority of my speeches in front of anyone are about a host of issues.”
About 20 reporters and photographers circled her near a side entrance to the Marriott, leaning in to hear Ms. Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive who spoke softly, at times barely audible.
One reporter asked if she was here because of Mrs. Clinton.
“I planned to be here weeks and weeks ago!” she said. “I have a luncheon to go to, with the G.O.P. here.”
At this hotel?
“This trip has been on my itinerary for a very long time,” she said.
Yes, here I am, a Very Important Presidential Candidate, standing at the side entrance of a Marriott like I'd planned all along, to show that my campaign has substance beyond attacks on the Democrat who is, in a total coincidence, the only other woman in the race.
On the plus side for Fiorina, getting the attention of 20 reporters and photographers is probably a step up on quantity, even if the quality she offered them was low.