Philip Delves-Broughton

Why Carly Fiorina (probably) can’t save the Republicans

The former HP boss is just the kind of woman the party base loves – and that other Americans are scared of

issue 10 October 2015
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The Republican party is showing all the attention span of a hyperactive toddler this primary season, moving from one shiny toy to the next. Donald Trump still dominates the nursery, like some giant plastic fire engine. But the pieces are starting to look careworn and the battery is going on the siren.

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