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| Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as his vice-presidential running mate | |
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| Ted Cruz will unveil former business executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate on Wednesday. | Ted Cruz will unveil former business executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate on Wednesday. |
| The Guardian can confirm that the Texas senator will announce in a rally in downtown Indianapolis that he has tapped his former rival for the Republican nomination as his vice presidential pick in an attempt to beat frontrunner Donald Trump. | The Guardian can confirm that the Texas senator will announce in a rally in downtown Indianapolis that he has tapped his former rival for the Republican nomination as his vice presidential pick in an attempt to beat frontrunner Donald Trump. |
| The move comes as an attempt to shift the national conversation the day after Trump’s overwhelming win in the Republican primary in five east coast states and only six days before Indiana’s crucial primary, which awards the statewide winner 30 delegates, the largest single pot available until June. | The move comes as an attempt to shift the national conversation the day after Trump’s overwhelming win in the Republican primary in five east coast states and only six days before Indiana’s crucial primary, which awards the statewide winner 30 delegates, the largest single pot available until June. |
| Fiorina has been an active surrogate for Cruz since endorsing him in early March. The former Hewlett Packard CEO has barnstormed across the country on behalf of the Texas senator since then. Cruz has often praised Fiorina on the stump and saying that the former CEO gives “Hillary Clinton nightmares. I can just picture Hillary thinking about Carly and tossing and turning and tossing and turning in her jail cell.” | Fiorina has been an active surrogate for Cruz since endorsing him in early March. The former Hewlett Packard CEO has barnstormed across the country on behalf of the Texas senator since then. Cruz has often praised Fiorina on the stump and saying that the former CEO gives “Hillary Clinton nightmares. I can just picture Hillary thinking about Carly and tossing and turning and tossing and turning in her jail cell.” |
| Although it was widely reported that the Cruz campaign was vetting potential vice-presidential candidates, and a Fiorina aide confirmed to the Guardian that she was participating in the vetting process, the announcement of a running mate by a candidate who still has yet to clinch the nomination is historic. The last candidate to do so was Ronald Reagan on the eve of the 1976 Republican national convention. Reagan tapped Pennsylvania senator Richard Schweiker in an unsuccessful attempt to oust the incumbent president, Gerald Ford. | Although it was widely reported that the Cruz campaign was vetting potential vice-presidential candidates, and a Fiorina aide confirmed to the Guardian that she was participating in the vetting process, the announcement of a running mate by a candidate who still has yet to clinch the nomination is historic. The last candidate to do so was Ronald Reagan on the eve of the 1976 Republican national convention. Reagan tapped Pennsylvania senator Richard Schweiker in an unsuccessful attempt to oust the incumbent president, Gerald Ford. |
| While it’s widely considered that Reagan made a mistake in naming the liberal Republican to be his running mate, Cruz refused to condemn the move in a December interview with the Guardian. “Oh, look, one could go back and second-guess decisions that are difficult decisions to make,” said Cruz of Reagan’s failed attempt to unite the Republican party. | While it’s widely considered that Reagan made a mistake in naming the liberal Republican to be his running mate, Cruz refused to condemn the move in a December interview with the Guardian. “Oh, look, one could go back and second-guess decisions that are difficult decisions to make,” said Cruz of Reagan’s failed attempt to unite the Republican party. |
| Fiorina, who dropped out of the presidential race in February after poor results in Iowa and New Hampshire, would be the first vice-president in history to have not held public office. A former CEO of Hewlett-Packard whose reign was marked by controversy after the printer company’s failed acquisition of Compaq, Fiorina previously had mounted a losing Senate campaign in California in 2010 against Democrat Barbara Boxer. | Fiorina, who dropped out of the presidential race in February after poor results in Iowa and New Hampshire, would be the first vice-president in history to have not held public office. A former CEO of Hewlett-Packard whose reign was marked by controversy after the printer company’s failed acquisition of Compaq, Fiorina previously had mounted a losing Senate campaign in California in 2010 against Democrat Barbara Boxer. |
| Fiorina’s selection could help boast Cruz’s appeal among female voters in the remaining Republican primaries. Trump has consistently done better with men than women in exit polls and Fiorina could help reinforce this gender gap. | Fiorina’s selection could help boast Cruz’s appeal among female voters in the remaining Republican primaries. Trump has consistently done better with men than women in exit polls and Fiorina could help reinforce this gender gap. |
| Trump and Fiorina have a long history of conflict. The Republican frontrunner mocked her appearance in a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, saying: “Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?” | Trump and Fiorina have a long history of conflict. The Republican frontrunner mocked her appearance in a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, saying: “Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?” |
| He was slightly more charitable to Fiorina in a phone interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, describing her as “a nice person – but she never resonated”. | He was slightly more charitable to Fiorina in a phone interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, describing her as “a nice person – but she never resonated”. |
| Trump added: “By the end she was an insignificant player.” | Trump added: “By the end she was an insignificant player.” |
| In a statement to the Guardian on Fiorina’s selection, Trump did not mention her by name, and he dismissed choosing her as a desperate move by the Cruz campaign. | In a statement to the Guardian on Fiorina’s selection, Trump did not mention her by name, and he dismissed choosing her as a desperate move by the Cruz campaign. |
| “After massive defeats in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut and Maryland (in addition to 20 other contests), and given the fact that Senator Cruz has millions of votes less than me and is being clobbered on the delegate front, this is a pure waste of time,” said Trump. | “After massive defeats in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut and Maryland (in addition to 20 other contests), and given the fact that Senator Cruz has millions of votes less than me and is being clobbered on the delegate front, this is a pure waste of time,” said Trump. |
| He added in a reference to a pact between Cruz and Ohio governor John Kasich to divide up the forthcoming Indiana, New Mexico and Oregon primaries: “It reminds me very much of the already failed Kasich ‘collusion’ – a desperate attempt to save a failing campaign by an all talk, no action politician. | He added in a reference to a pact between Cruz and Ohio governor John Kasich to divide up the forthcoming Indiana, New Mexico and Oregon primaries: “It reminds me very much of the already failed Kasich ‘collusion’ – a desperate attempt to save a failing campaign by an all talk, no action politician. |
| “The people of Indiana are very smart – they will see through this just like they saw through the already failed Kasich alliance. Cruz has no path to victory – he is only trying to stay relevant.” | “The people of Indiana are very smart – they will see through this just like they saw through the already failed Kasich alliance. Cruz has no path to victory – he is only trying to stay relevant.” |