Fiorina makes Strong Showing Against Boxer in 2010 Match-Up

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Carly Fiorina (Getty Images/Alex Wong)

Former corporate executive Carly Fiorina, a Republican, runs a surprisingly close race against three-term Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer in a 2010 California match-up, trailing her by only 45 percent to 41 percent with 7 percent preferring someone else and 7 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted July 22. The margin of error is 4.5 points.

Boxer's favorable-to-unfavorable ratio is 50 percent to 47 percent with 3 percent unsure, and the lesser-known Fiorina is seen unfavorably by 35 percent, favorably by 30 percent but has 35 percent of voters who don't know enough about her to be sure.

While incumbents polling below 50 percent are viewed as vulnerable, Rasmussen says "a Democrat running in a heavily Democratic state like California is often able to overcome weak poll numbers."

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  1. Neither of these women's styles or politics appeal to me, but Fiorina is much easier on the eyes. She'll have my vote if it comes down to her and Boxer.

    Posted by: billp Author Profile Page | July 24, 2009 4:15 PM

  2. For ONCE, billp, I agree with you. Although, I saw a old picture of Barbara Boxer when she was, if I remember correctly, on the Marin County Board of Stupidizers and she looked pretty hot at that time, circa late-1970's.

    Posted by: NObama Author Profile Page | July 24, 2009 6:25 PM

  3. Hopefully neither Boxer nor Fiorina is hot enough to cause any more rightwing Christian Republicans to stray from their wives or their church.

    Posted by: mag_amberson Author Profile Page | July 24, 2009 11:40 PM

  4. I am urging my friends in California to take a serious look at Fiorina who I believe will bring, a background from the corporate sector to the U.S. Senate. Coupled with practical experience, her election, at a time of challenge to California's economy, will bring a breath of fresh air.

    Dr. Phillips

    Posted by: Dr. Phillips Author Profile Page | July 26, 2009 9:45 AM

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