In a rare lucid moment, Marco Rubio noted that the Republicans will be making a mistake if they make the election a contest of resumes, because none of the GOP candidates has a more compelling resume than Hillary. Since Fiorina has made little or no effort to stake out any ideological positions that set her apart from her GOP rivals, however, it would appear that her case to be the nominee consists of the following:
- I have experience running a large business organization.
- As a woman, I am uniquely qualified to take on Hillary.
As many people (not just Trump) have pointed out, her CEO background is, at best, a mixed bag. I, of course, would maintain that running a business is in no way analogous to running the government, so I wouldn’t be impressed by this line of reasoning even if it were unequivocally true. As to #2, I can’t argue with the premise, but while being female could help her in the general election, it isn’t much of a reason for the electorate to make her the leader of the free world.