http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/240910-fiorina-yes-i-am-running-for-presidentMay 04, 2015, 07:21 am
Carly Fiorina lauches 2016 bid: 'Yes, I am running for president'
By Kevin Cirilli
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina formally launched her 2016 Republican presidential campaign on Monday.
Despite having never held elected office, Fiorina told ABC's "Good Morning America" that believes Americans want a president from outside the "political class."
"I am running for president. I think I am the best person for the job because I understand how the economy actually works," she said.
"Our nation was intended to be a citizen government... [Americans] believe we need to return to a citizen government and so I think it's totally reasonable to look outside the political class."
Pundits view Fiorina as a long-shot candidate and she barely registers in most early polling. But she is the only expected female candidate in a crowded Republican presidential field.
She unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) during a 2010 Senate race.
In 1999, she became the first female CEO of a Fortune 20 company when she took over HP. Fiorina’s tenure was a central role in Boxer's political attacks against her during her Senate campaign.
Fiorina was fired in 2005 after a rocky tenure during which she merged the tech giant with Compaq.
Her supporters say she doubled the size of the company, boosted its innovation and planted seeds for long-term success. Her detractors say she was responsible for tumbling stock prices during her tenure.
Fiorina is a breast cancer survivor, which is detailed in her new book, Rising to the Challenge, to be released Tuesday. Her book is dedicated to her stepdaughter, Lori, who died after a battle with drug addiction in 2009.
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