Carly Fiorina writes in the Orange County Register about why she’s running for Senate in California.
One might argue that after Corzine’s defeat and Bloomberg’s close shave last night, it’s the wrong time for former CEOs to throw their hats in the ring. But they were Wall Street incumbents in economically depressed regions, and they had records to run on — terrible in Corzine’s case and “meh” in Bloomberg’s. Fiorina isn’t Wall Street but Silicon Valley, and is running on what she’ll do, not what she’s done.
My e-mail box periodically gets e-mail ripping or dismissing Fiorina, and it’s not entirely from Chuck DeVore’s guys. But I’d note that Fiorina is doing this the way a political newcomer is supposed to — hiring staff, laying out positions, and running in a primary. If she’s the best candidate, she’ll win; if she isn’t, DeVore will win.