Fiorina is submitting tax returns to Cruz for VP vetting

[mystery-ak]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/politics/carly-fiorina-ted-cruz-vice-president-vetting-tax-returns/

Fiorina is submitting tax returns to Cruz for VP vetting

By Dana Bash and Theodore Schleifer, CNN

Updated 7:21 PM ET, Tue April 26, 2016

Washington (CNN)Carly Fiorina and a handful of other possible vice presidents for Ted Cruz are submitting tax returns, said a source familiar with the process Tuesday, another step in the Texas senator's vetting process.

Cruz's campaign has not ruled out naming a vice presidential candidate before he wins the GOP nomination. And Fiorina, a popular Cruz surrogate and a former presidential candidate, quickly emerged this week as someone the Cruz campaign confirmed it was vetting.

Fiorina's team said Monday that she was being vetted and going through the "standard stuff," but a Fiorina spokesman on Tuesday did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Earlier on Tuesday, however, Cruz distanced himself from another possible vice president: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, with whom Cruz has struck an unusual pact in several of the remaining states on the calendar.

"I think that is very, very premature. I respect John Kasich, he is a good and capable man, but I think at this point we've made a decision about allocation of resources," Cruz said to Indiana radio host Tony Katz, pushing back on the idea that the alliance could be a precursor to a ticket. That's an idea that has been pushed by at least one major Cruz donor.

Cruz trails Donald Trump in the delegate race, but it is possible that no GOP nominee will reach the convention with the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination on the first ballot. Delegates there will also choose the vice presidential nominee on a separate ballot.

[ABX]

See Trump, tax returns aren't that hard to release.

[truth_seeker]

It should be obvious to all but those hopelessly deluded by wishful thinking, her vetting won't be necessary.

[sinkspur]

Trump is never going to release those returns.  He's hiding behind an audit, which may or may not be true, but, in any case, is not an obstacle to releasing the returns.

What the returns will show, I think, is that he is not nearly as wealthy as he's said.  He doesn't want anybody to know that.

[Frank Cannon]

See Trump, tax returns aren't that hard to release.

I don't think Carly has been lying daily about her net worth and assets like retread Reform Party hack Donny.

[sinkspur]

It should be obvious to all but those hopelessly deluded by wishful thinking, her vetting won't be necessary.

One thing is certain:  Trump won't require tax returns from his VP nominee since he won't release his own.   He won't do any vetting, most likely, since, whomever it is, would come out looking better than he does.

[Sanguine]

Trump is never going to release those returns.  He's hiding behind an audit, which may or may not be true, but, in any case, is not an obstacle to releasing the returns.

What the returns will show, I think, is that he is not nearly as wealthy as he's said.  He doesn't want anybody to know that.

Even if he IS being audited, which I question, he can still release his returns.  Why wouldn't he?  If they find something hinkey, he just releases the corrected returns.

[driftdiver]

It's not like the IRS doesn't already have a copy of em

[Fantom]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/politics/carly-fiorina-ted-cruz-vice-president-vetting-tax-returns/

Fiorina is submitting tax returns to Cruz for VP vetting

By Dana Bash and Theodore Schleifer, CNN

Updated 7:21 PM ET, Tue April 26, 2016

Washington (CNN)Carly Fiorina and a handful of other possible vice presidents for Ted Cruz are submitting tax returns, said a source familiar with the process Tuesday, another step in the Texas senator's vetting process.

Cruz's campaign has not ruled out naming a vice presidential candidate before he wins the GOP nomination. And Fiorina, a popular Cruz surrogate and a former presidential candidate, quickly emerged this week as someone the Cruz campaign confirmed it was vetting.

Fiorina's team said Monday that she was being vetted and going through the "standard stuff," but a Fiorina spokesman on Tuesday did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Earlier on Tuesday, however, Cruz distanced himself from another possible vice president: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, with whom Cruz has struck an unusual pact in several of the remaining states on the calendar.

"I think that is very, very premature. I respect John Kasich, he is a good and capable man, but I think at this point we've made a decision about allocation of resources," Cruz said to Indiana radio host Tony Katz, pushing back on the idea that the alliance could be a precursor to a ticket. That's an idea that has been pushed by at least one major Cruz donor.

Cruz trails Donald Trump in the delegate race, but it is possible that no GOP nominee will reach the convention with the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination on the first ballot. Delegates there will also choose the vice presidential nominee on a separate ballot.

And there is a really valid reason for Carly...she is a Pit bull.. in the best sense...on your side.

Carly also has political muscle in.. wait for it..Cali. Hmmn.  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ca/california_senate_boxer_vs_fiorina-1094.html

Not to mention she is a force.

BTW.. none of the companies Carly has run, have declared bankruptcy. Just say'in.

[Chosen Daughter]

One thing is certain:  Trump won't require tax returns from his VP nominee since he won't release his own.   He won't do any vetting, most likely, since, whomever it is, would come out looking better than he does.

He already said he wants Oprah Winfrey.

[Fantom]

I don't think Carly has been lying daily about her net worth and assets like retread Reform Party hack Donny.

Anyone who stands next to that snake in your photo... is garbage..... snake works both ways in that Pict.

So does garbage.

[kevindavis007]

And there is a really valid reason for Carly...she is a Pit bull.. in the best sense...on your side.

Carly also has political muscle in.. wait for it..Cali. Hmmn.  http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ca/california_senate_boxer_vs_fiorina-1094.html

Not to mention she is a force.

BTW.. none of the companies Carly has run, have declared bankruptcy. Just say'in.

Nor try to steal a house form an old lady just for a limo parking lot.

[AnybodyButaDem]

See Trump, tax returns aren't that hard to release.

Is she releasing them to the media?  The article just says she is releasing them to selecTED.   

[AnybodyButaDem]

Carly also has political muscle in.. wait for it..Cali. Hmmn. 

She lost by 10 points to Boxer in 2010, and CA has drifted further left since then. 

Thinking Fiorina is going to give Cruz CA is delusional thinking.  No GOP candidate is going to win CA, although Trump may make it a race.