Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s football allegiances were tested on New Year’s Day when No. 6 Stanford faced No. 5 Iowa in the Rose Bowl.
Fiorina graduated from Stanford in 1976, but Iowa isĀ an important state in the presidential nomination process. So, in a blatant show of pandering, Fiorina decided to back the Hawkeyes ahead of the Feb. 1 caucus.
Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl
— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) January 1, 2016
People saw right through it.
In 11 words (and 1 hashtag), this Carly Fiorina tweet encapsulates everything people hate about politics. https://t.co/kOrCVWaXcf
— Mo Elleithee šŗšø (@MoElleithee) January 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/SimonRadio1776/status/683020920114434048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Phony pandering that is not going to yield the desired result. https://t.co/JEAGX7KNwF
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 1, 2016
Fiorina’s backing didn’t seem to help the Hawkeyes, though, as Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey torched Iowa early. And since Twitter never disappoints, a clever hashtag started.
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/683060868309991424
https://twitter.com/JoshFalzone/status/683061658563031040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/wyethwire/status/683092324973457409
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@HuffPostSports
