Carly Fiorina mixes politics and football

Edward Graham / Feb 8, 2016 / Fiorina, Politics / Comments are closed / 573 Views

Guests wait for Carly Fiorina to speak at her pre-Super Bowl party. Photo by Anna Sortino

Volunteers and interested undecideds wait for Carly Fiorina to speak at her pre-Super Bowl party. Photo by Anna Sortino.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The excitement surrounding the Super Bowl 50 matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers spilled over into the ongoing presidential campaign, as some candidates tried to use the NFL championship game to bolster their chances in the New Hampshire primary.

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Carly Fiorina and her husband, Frank, head for her campaign bus following Sunday afternoon’s campaign event. Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and Republican presidential contender, held a Super Bowl party at The Yard Seafood & Steakhouse restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, hosted a Super Bowl pre-Game Party at The Yard Seafood & Steakhouse restaurant here in Manchester.

Fresh off her exclusion from Saturday night’s Republican Presidential Debate, hosted by ABC News, Fiorina drew clear parallels between her presidential campaign and the Broncos-Panthers matchup during the pre-game event.

“I can assure you, in both of those locker rooms right now, there is a coach sitting there talking to those teams and saying, ‘You know, we’ve had a great season, we’ve had a great run to this point, and it all comes down to this game now. It all comes down to the next couple hours, and you’re gonna have to fight for every yard and go the distance and win.’ And I feel like that’s kind of like where we are here,” Fiorina said. “You know? Everbody in this room, I know this.”

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