Carly Fiorina is very well known in the business community. In 1998, Fortune magazine named her the “most powerful woman in business.” Fiorina was #10 on the Forbes list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. She is regarded by many as being the first woman to head up a Fortune 20 company. So far in the presidential race, she is the only person who has been the CEO of a major corporation. Ostensibly, she was here to meet with the Independent Business Council of New Hampshire.
When she was asked what New Hampshire and the United States can do to revitalize the economy, Fiorina stated that it is necessary to see what “small business” needs to be more productive. Despite her background in big business, she believes that national and state government policies are crushing the potential for new businesses to start. She added that small businesses innovate at seven times the rate of big business, create 2/3 of the new jobs, and employ 1/2 the workers. However, polls show that 70% of these entrepreneurs feel that government is “hostile” to them. Big businesses can hire accountants, lawyers and lobbyists to finesse their way around government regulations. Small businesses, on the other hand, are being crushed.
The political experts feel that Carly Fiorina would be a very viable candidate for president. She sees that one of the problems with the current political culture is that we need involvement from more private citizens–not career politicians. Fiorina agrees that the Republican party needs to expand its base by reaching out to women and other groups not usually associated with the GOP. She believes that America needs to lead in the world by having a strong, thriving economy; a military that is second to none but not necessarily used; and moral clarity and leadership. In her view, the world is a sadder and more dangerous place when the United States chooses not to lead.
She praised the primary process in New Hampshire and the seriousness which its citizens give to vetting the candidates. At this point, Carly Fiorina claims that she is still in the pausing and reflecting phase of her campaign. After she evaluates the feedback which she has received, she will decide whether to announce her candidacy.
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