Monday, May 4, 2015

Former tech executive Carly Fiorina enters presidential race


WASHINGTON - Former technology executive Carly Fiorina formally entered the 2016 presidential race on Monday, launching a Republican White House bid in a morning announcement that highlighted her role as a leading critic of Democratic contender Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. is the only woman in the crowded field of major GOP candidates. She has never held elected office, but she could play a prominent role in the GOP's push to broaden its appeal with women in 2016. Democrats have won the female vote in every presidential election since 1988.

Fiorina announced her campaign in an online video posted roughly the same time she confirmed her intentions with ABC's "Good Morning America." Clinton played a prominent role in both.

source: newsday.com