The Race Is On
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina welcomed Sen. Barbara Boxer's formal entrance Thursday into the race for California's U.S. Senate seat by re-launching a Web site "detailing the many failures" of the Democratic incumbent.
Fiorina, who must first secure the Republican Senate nomination before she can take on Boxer, has made quite a splash with her Web offerings in the race. Fiorina's Web ad released earlier this month featuring demon-eyed sheep while describing her primary opponent former GOP Rep. Tom Campbell as a "fiscal conservative in name only," or FCINO, drew hoots and howls across the political spectrum.
Fiorina's "Call Me Barbara" Web site features a video of Boxer chastising Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh at a Senate hearing last summer for addressing her as "ma'am" instead of "senator" and also includes other items claiming to show that Boxer's "arrogance hurts California."
In her re-election announcement, Boxer signaled she is ready for a tough fight and had banked nearly $8 million by the end of 2009. In addition to Campbell, Fiorina also faces state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who has tried to claim the mantle as the only true conservative in the race, in the June GOP primary election.
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