The Club for Growth thinks Carly Fiorina’s “inconsistencies” on economic issues cast doubt on her ability to lead as commander in chief.
The club is an influential conservative nonprofit organization that focuses on economic issues and cutting taxes, and it releases “white papers” developed from the group’s research on the presidential candidates. Its new white paper says Fiorina’s statements on entitlement reform are “disturbingly vague” and her statements on spending are “too colloquial.”
“As a presidential candidate, a former U.S. Senate candidate, and the one-time CEO of a Fortune 20 company, Carly Fiorina has had ample opportunities to tackle tax reform, entitlements, regulation, spending, and trade,” said David McIntosh, Club for Growth president, in a statement. “Unfortunately, Fiorina has shown a concerning level of inconsistencies, and her support for undermining California’s Prop 13 is especially disconcerting, leading to the conclusion that she would likely support some anti-growth measures as president.”
California’s Proposition 13 placed restrictions on property taxes statewide, which the club describes as “one of the most landmark pro-growth tax reforms of the 20th century.” Fiorina has not released a detailed tax policy proposal, as the club noted.
The club also notes that Fiorina, “has taken conflicting positions, particularly as a U.S. Senate candidate, on free trade, government education mandates, the Wall Street bailouts, and the Obama stimulus.”
“[B]ased upon her public statements, it seems likely that a Fiorina presidency would be a mixed bag for economic conservatives, who should approach Fiorina’s candidacy with caution, and could even reasonably conclude that she would likely support some anti-growth measures as president,” the white paper concludes.
Fiorina ranks seventh in the Washington Examiner‘s GOP presidential power rankings.
