Hollywood Right Plays It Stingy With California Candidates

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 As the final hours run out for two big races in California, some sleuthy types over at The Wrap have discovered that the rare species known as the Hollywood conservative is apparently not doling out the big bucks to help either Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman win at the polls. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fiorina Heads to the Hospital

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 Carly Fiorina has been giving Barbara Boxer cause to worry about her Senate seat as the midterm elections loom large, but the contest in California took an unexpected turn Tuesday, when Fiorina suspended her campaign to deal with an infection (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Steps Up for Boxer

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The midterm elections are nearly upon us, and things are looking a little dicey for longtime California Sen Barbara Boxer in her race for re-election against newcomer Carly Fiorina That's why President Obama happened to be at (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reclaiming the Golden State

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 19, 2010 At a discussion after the last debate between the two California candidates for governor, a man wondered whether his children would want to continue to live in the state where they grew up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democrats on the Edge of a Midterm Disaster

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 7, 2010 The nation’s problems—war and unemployment -- are badly damaging the Democrats, even on the Pacific Coast, which President Barack Obama won easily in 2008. And Obama himself, reacting slowly and indecisively, is contributing to the challenges his party faces in November.President Obama, reacting slowly and indecisively, is contributing to the challenges his party faces in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Carly Fiorina No Es Mi Amiga

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 The latest video from our friends at Brave New Films takes on Senate prospect Carly Fiorina, who, like all ambitious California politicians, is courting the Latino vote. But Fiorina's "Amigos de Carly" site doesn't make much mention of her support for Arizona's immigration law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carly Fiorina and the Tea Party: a Love Story?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2010 Is it just a flirtation, or is former Hewlett-Packard CEO-turned-Senate-candidate Carly Fiorina in deep with the tea party? She may play it coy, but Brave New Films is on to her, at the ready with video footage of her vocal support of the conservative cause. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mean Girls in Politics

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 What is this, middle school? Women are marching forward in politics, but the new Republican nominee for senator from California is taking us back to the cattiness of the school cafeteria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carly Fiorina Taking On Barbara Boxer for Senate Seat

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 She admits she hasn't always been a true believer in our country's electoral system, but former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is now hoping to become a major player in the U.S. political arena by challenging longtime California Sen. Barbara Boxer for her congressional seat in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chin Up, John McCain — There’s Always Tomorrow

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2008 John McCain's Tuesday was so filled with gaffes and bad news that no one seemed to notice when one of his top advisers held a BlackBerry aloft and declared "you're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create." That spectacle simply couldn't compete with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and, more significantly, the very public failure of deregulation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )