http://www.thestandard.com/node/109264/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate <!--paging_filter--><p>Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, has been a high-profile supporter of John McCain's presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2008 election.</p> <div style="padding: 10px; float: right">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" showbranding="”0”" badgetype="”text”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate</script></div> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/fiorina.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina as McCain's VP running mate?" align="left" border="0" height="339" width="250" />As a result, there has been speculation that she may soon be tapped for the VP slot on the McCain ticket. If true, this would be an incredibly interesting strategic move.</p> <p>For starters, Fiorina’s impressive leadership credentials in Silicon Valley and the business community at large would quickly prop up a perceived McCain shortcoming, i.e. his “<a href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007600">self-admitted weak grasp of economics</a>” – not to mention <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-admits-he-doesnt-k_n_106478.html">his lack of technology expertise</a>.</p> <p>Secondly, having a prominent and well-respected woman on the ticket would serve to rebuff the “newness” and calls for change that the Obama campaign offers. Like Obama, she is a Washington outsider; she lacks a deep political track record, thus leaving less to be scrutinized by the mainstream media.</p> <p>On Meet the Press a few weeks ago, Fiorina dodged the VP question, but the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9ed8ff14-4c4e-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1">Financial Times' piece today</a> finally confirms her interest, and is especially interesting given the left-leaning Silicon Valley's established preference for Obama whose tech policies have for the most part been met with applause. Fiorina would bring strong tech and business savvy to a ticket that could use a little of both.</p> <p>This is a prediction that John McCain will select Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the general election in November. Let the community decide. Place your bets!</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/carly-fiorina-selected-mccains-running-mate#comments Lifestyle people:Carly Fiorina people:john mccain Politics Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:49 -0700 Eric Hill 109264 at http://www.thestandard.com