Carly Fiorina Shuns Alma Mater To Root For Iowa In Rose Bowl

Some presidential candidates will do anything to win over Iowa voters.

For Carly Fiorina, that meant shunning Stanford University -- her alma mater -- and rooting for the University of Iowa to win the 2016 Rose Bowl.

Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl

— Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) January 1, 2016

Many recognized the move as blatant political pandering, taking to Twitter to express their dismay with Fiorina for turning her back on her school:

I just groaned so hard I may have pulled a muscle. https://t.co/R1cpGE8zGY

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) January 1, 2016

Carly! You can't turn your back on your alma mater in the Rose Bowl! https://t.co/ZXgz3g3lFX

— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) January 1, 2016

Own the pander! https://t.co/hZwsyws9k6

— Mike Warren (@MichaelRWarren) January 1, 2016

According to HuffPost Pollster, Fiorina is currently trailing many of her GOP presidential rivals, including Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Chris Christie.

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