Ted Cruz has named Carly Fiorina as his Vice Presidential running mate. Assuming, of course, he gets the nomination.
Fiorina is OK, but there are better candidates, and candidates that help you more in the general election. Of course, Cruz has to get the nomination first. Can he pick up more Republican women with the pick? Maybe, but I’d be surprised if it really moves the needle. Fiorina’s own campaign didn’t set the world on fire, and if women weren’t already alienated by Donald Trump, I don’t see Fiorina pulling them into the Cruz camp.
I do see four potential positives:
- It helps put Trump’s very good Tuesday night (where he won every state) in the shade.
- Maybe it gives women voting for John Kasich an excuse to vote Cruz?
- Maybe it forces the press to cover Fiorina going after Trump full-bore.
- Maybe it makes Cruz slightly more competitive in California.
Can it keep Trump from getting a first ballot win? Maybe, though Trump was already slightly off pace to clench anyway. But I’m not sure it alters the fundamental dynamics of the race.
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