http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/07/19/five-questions-carly-fiorina-column/30379421/Reynolds: Carly Fiorina, the other woman
Glenn Harlan Reynolds 2:21 p.m. EDT July 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton isn't America's only option for our first woman president.
Hillary Clinton is fond of saying that if she’s elected, she’ll be the first woman president. But there’s someone else who can say that as well. Her name is Carly Fiorina, and she’s running for the Republican presidential nomination. With her history as a high-powered CEO (at Hewlett-Packard) and with cheeky videos (at BuzzFeed), Fiorina is in it to win it, just like Clinton. But because she’s not as well known as Clinton, I asked her a few questions:
1. Hillary is talking about the middle class. What's the difference between your program and hers?
CF: "We help the middle class when we unburden them from the very policies that Hillary Clinton would double down on. She champions Big Government, which we know enables crony capitalism and exacerbates inequality. If you are wealthy, powerful and well-connected, you can handle Big Government. If you are small and powerless, you are getting crushed by things like our colossal, 70,000-page tax code. I have advocated for rolling back regulations, simplifying the tax code and moving to zero-based budgeting — policies that will support small businesses and raise up the middle class."
2. You said last week that Donald Trump has tapped into a general anger at the establishment. Why are people angry, and what's your answer?
CF: "People are angry that things as common sense as securing the border and eliminating sanctuary cities are being framed as extreme views. They are tired of empty rhetoric without action, and they are hungry for a leader from outside the professional political class. I think we need a real plan, which is why I have offered a much more specific approach to securing the border, fixing the legal immigration system and addressing illegal immigration."
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