Former 2016 Republican Candidate Fiorina to Back Biden
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We ran the numbers: There are 1363 news articles covering this topic. 46% (625) are left leaning, 41% (560) center, 13% (178) right leaning.
Carly Fiorina, a formal rival of Donald Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, plans to back former Vice President Joe Biden in November. While left-leaning articles highlight that Fiorina believes that her and Biden could “find common ground on a bipartisan basis,” right-leaning articles highlight that Trump criticized Fiorina’s decision.
CNN published a left-leaning article highlighting that while Fiorina, an anti-abortion and former U.S. Senate candidate acknowledged that although there are “plenty of policy differences” between her and Biden, she still believes that the former vice president could “find common ground on a bipartisan basis.” Fiorina has previously criticized Trump, including during the impeachment inquiry in December.
A centrist article by Reuters highlights that Fiorina has become increasingly critical of Trump and last year called for his impeachment. The article notes that Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican who served under Republican Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, also endorsed Biden.
Fox News published a right-leaning article highlighting that Fiorina and Trump repeatedly clashed during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, as Trump criticized Fiorina’s physical appearance. Trump recently tweeted“She [Fiorina] lost so badly to me, twice in one campaign, that she should be voting for Joe. No complaints!!!"