Regarding the Senate campaign, she was recovering from cancer, and had just lost a step-daughter the previous year. As for HP, she was definitely a bold leader. The 30,000 jobs were mostly jobs that were not needed because HP had absorbed Compaq. That move certainly hurt those workers, but HP today is a hugely successful company. A lot of that has to do with the groundwork that was laid with the acquisition of Compaq under Florida.
Read this for a real perspective of how successful the merger was. This is from CRN, an industry group of resellers. http://www.crn.com/news/mobility/231601009/the-hp-compaq-merger-partners-reflect-10-years-later.htm
I really like her. She’s smart and savvy and she’s the perfect antidote against Hillary, on so many levels. I don’t like her because she’s a woman, but that helps to insulate her against the attacks that you know will be coming against any male candidate who dares to challenge Hillary. Remember Rick Lazio and how he was destroyed for simply walking across the debate stage to ask Hillary to sign a pledge to cut out the negative advertising?
Thanks!