Would Carly Fiorina (R-California) win a rematch in 2016 against Barbara Boxer?

[Suburbia]

Fiorina lost the 2010 race to Boxer, 52%-42%. Some say that Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard should run for Senate against Barbara Boxer, again. Thoughts?

[RogueBeaver]

lolno

[moderatevoter]

I do not see a Republican winning statewide in California for a while.

The only way Boxer goes down, is if it is in a primary. There were rumors Sandberg would primary Boxer in 2016? Maybe Harris or Newsom.

[windjammer]

lolno

[free my dawg]

Goddammit.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

lolno

[morgieb]

lolno

[ElectionsGuy]

Even in 2010, she still lost by 10. NO

[Supersonic]

Good joke.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

I do not see a Republican winning statewide in California for a while.

The only way Boxer goes down, is if it is in a primary. There were rumors Sandberg would primary Boxer in 2016? Maybe Harris or Newsom.

I don't think there's a chance she'd lose in a primary, she's more liberal than Feinstein. But they're both California institutions, and their approval ratings are always above water. Feinstein is also more liked than Boxer, so neither of them are going anywhere unless they retire or die.

With the jungle type primary system now I think it would be more likely to see Boxer make the top two with another Democrat and go on to win the general, than lose to another Democrat by not making the top two. I don't ever see voter backlash against Boxer so intense that it puts a Republican and a non-Boxer Democrat on the ballot. No Republicans will win statewide here, period. They can only win the few favorable districts that do exist in the state legislature and the House, and the people that are actually representing those districts are people by the likes of Darrell Issa and Dana Rohrabacher... complete jokes.

[Edit]: I could maybe see her losing to a high profile, popular Democrat if another one makes the top two besides her. If it were her and Gavin Newsom, on second thought, I could see the general being extremely competitive.

[Napoleon]

I do not see a Republican winning statewide in California for a while.

The only way Boxer goes down, is if it is in a primary. There were rumors Sandberg would primary Boxer in 2016? Maybe Harris or Newsom.

I'm assuming you mean Steinberg?

[JerryArkansas]

[moderatevoter]

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571934/Exclusive-Billionaire-Facebook-COO-Sheryl-Sandberg-prepares-Democratic-primary-challenge-Sen-Barbara-Boxer-2016.html

Nah, Sandberg.

[Indy Texas]

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571934/Exclusive-Billionaire-Facebook-COO-Sheryl-Sandberg-prepares-Democratic-primary-challenge-Sen-Barbara-Boxer-2016.html

Nah, Sandberg.

Time for Boxer to lean out.

[DrScholl]

10% was wide for a midterm, so a Presidential election year would probably be almost double that.

[moderatevoter]

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571934/Exclusive-Billionaire-Facebook-COO-Sheryl-Sandberg-prepares-Democratic-primary-challenge-Sen-Barbara-Boxer-2016.html

Nah, Sandberg.

Time for Boxer to lean out.

But she's "worked so hard to get the title [Senator]!"

[IceSpear]

Boxer has done nothing to warrant Democratic backlash (unlike Feinstein), so she'd easily win the top spot in the jungle primary. Though Boxer vs. some other Dem in the general election would get quite interesting.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

Boxer has done nothing to warrant Democratic backlash (unlike Feinstein), so she'd easily win the top spot in the jungle primary. Though Boxer vs. some other Dem in the general election would get quite interesting.

Personally, I hope Newsom stays in the Lieutenant Governor's office for another term then runs for governor when Brown is done.

[Suburbia]

She now lives in Virginia. I never knew that until now. She can probably run for Virginia governor in 2017 or some other office there.

[politicallefty]

Not a chance. The Democratic base loves Boxer. She's won reelection with double-digits every time and a presidential year would certainly be no exception.

[Vosem]

No. 2010 was a great year, Fiorina was not a great candidate. She would do significantly worse; this is a race Republicans are almost certainly better off leaving alone.

Not a chance. The Democratic base loves Boxer. She's won reelection with double-digits every time and a presidential year would certainly be no exception.

I don't know if "double-digits every time" is accurate; she beat Bill Jones by 20 in 2004, and he had been elected statewide, but otherwise she beat Bruce Herschensohn by 4 in 1992, Matt Fong by 9 in 1998, and then Carly Fiorina by 9 in 2010. She's won by single-digits thrice and double-digits once.

In an absolutely perfect year, against an absolutely perfect candidate, Boxer absolutely could be vulnerable, but Republicans just have way more significant priorities in 2016 than throwing money here and hoping it sticks like they've been doing in the past.

[Miles]

That ship has sailed.

[politicallefty]

I don't know if "double-digits every time" is accurate; she beat Bill Jones by 20 in 2004, and he had been elected statewide, but otherwise she beat Bruce Herschensohn by 4 in 1992, Matt Fong by 9 in 1998, and then Carly Fiorina by 9 in 2010. She's won by single-digits thrice and double-digits once.

I really don't want to split hairs here, but the official margin in 2010 was 10.01% and the margin in 1998 was 10.05%. Her only true close election was her first election.

[TDAS04]

Nope.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Goddammit.