Driving Out Trump Is Women’s Work
The Daily Beast’s Betsy Woodruff poses the question: Will Carly Fiorina overshadow Ted Cruz?
It’s a question Donald Trump certainly didn’t worry about when he embraced the endorsement of a possible running mate — the bombastic Chris Christie. It says more about Cruz’s insecurities than the veep’s qualifications.
In her final debate Fiorina did seem to be positioning herself as a VP attack dog. It is a fitting role. Fiorina can be mean spirited, using personal attacks against Hillary Clinton and doubling down on lies about the Planned Parenthood videos.
Fiorina’s ability to exude confidence in the face of Trump’s insults and disrespect for women is what won her a place on the debate’s mainstage.
As I mention in The Daily Beast article, Fiorina’s debate smack-down of Trump is a perfect example of maintaining a commanding presence while calling out his sexism. She didn’t resort to using Trump’s tacky tactics. Her reply — “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said,” still reverberates.
The return of Fiorina in the final days of the presidential primary race may be just what is needed to hold Trump accountable for his serial sexist offenses.
Speech and debate coach Christine K. Jahnke is the author of THE WELL-SPOKEN WOMAN.
