All we know for sure is that Carly Fiorina has a busy schedule on tap.
Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard CEO, has been exploring a bid for the U.S. Senate, and the buzz is that she will officially announce her candidacy next week to challenge Assemblyman Chuck DeVore in the Republican primary.
The Contra Costa Times reported last week that Fiorina is headed to Pleasanton on Friday, Nov. 6 to make a "very important" announcement to the Tri-Valley Business Council. Indeed, Council President and CEO Tobias Brink said yesterday that it "would be my assumption" that Fiorina is planning an official Senate launch at the Pleasanton event. Brink said his group plans to showcase high-tech start-up companies at the event, give Fiorina the floor and then have a Q&A session.
Fiorina, however, has at least three other appearances planned for next week. She is the keynote speaker on Wednesday at the 2009 International Business Leadership Awards event in San Diego. She will speak at the Sacramento Regional Housing Forecast event on Thursday in Sacramento.
And she's scheduled to appear Wednesday at Earth Friendly Products in Garden Grove, which the Orange County Business Journal yesterday called "Carly's Big Date" because it said "Fiorina is expected to announce her candidacy for Democrat Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat."
Fiorina spokeswoman Beth Miller wouldn't confirm which event, if any, is the official Fiorina launch. "I don't want to ruin the surprise," Miller said.
"She's been going around speaking with different groups about the Senate race for the last month, and she will continue to speak about it," Miller said. "I'm sure at all of these stops, she will be asked about the Senate."
One thing that won't change is the Democratic response. In a statement, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Eric Schultz ticked off a list of criticisms, from her voting record to reports that HP printers were sold in Iran under her watch. He also mocked her exploratory website. "If that's her kickoff, I can't wait to see the rest of her campaign," Schultz said.
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