One of Trump’s reelection challenges is a
revolt from prior allies and many fellow Republicans, including groups such as the Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump. When asked if she still considers herself a Republican, Fiorina said, “The honest answer is, I don’t know, because I do not see myself in the
current Republican party.” Biden is the likely beneficiary.
Fiorina, who ran against Trump as a Republican in 2016, endorsed Biden earlier this year. “In the Trump Republican party, it’s all about Trump,” she said at
Yahoo Finance’s All Markets Summit. “We are not asked, as citizens of this country, to pledge allegiance to a party, and we’re certainly not asked to pledge allegiance to a president. We’re asked to pledge allegiance to the flag and to the Constitution.”
Biden’s top priority, she says, should be ending the partisan hostility Trump loves to stoke: “Unifying the country is hugely important. One of the reasons I endorsed him is he is seen as someone who has been willing to reach his hand across the aisle and work in a bipartisan fashion. The only way you solve problems in business or in politics is by working with other people, some of of whom you may not agree with all the time.”
Also important: More stimulus spending, to help end the coronavirus recession. Addressing income inequality. Supporting small businesses under intense pressure amid coronavirus.