Instant Alert: Carly Fiorina is being slammed for an 11-word tweet

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Carly Fiorina is being slammed for an 11-word tweet by Oliver Darcy on Jan 2, 2016, 7:31 PM Carly Fiorina earned some scorn on Twitter Friday. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO tweeted that she would support the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Rose Bowl instead of her alma mater Stanford Cardinal. "Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today," she tweeted. Love my alma mater, but rooting for a Hawkeyes win today. #RoseBowl — Carly Fiorina (@CarlyFiorina) January 1, 2016  Within moments, Fiorina was blasted for using the Rose Bowl to pander to potential voters in Iowa.   Seriously??? Who does this??? And on top of the insult to your school, you think Iowans are that shallow?? #iacaucus https://t.co/DIs44hI6Eg — Simon Conway (@SimonRadio1776) January 1, 2016   Phony pandering that is not going to yield the desired result. https://t.co/JEAGX7KNwF — Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 1, 2016   Why would you root for the Hawkeyes? This is insulting to voters in Iowa (and everywhere). https://t.co/4UvjIGYSun — Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 1, 2016   Love this tweet in context of Fiorina's main riff being against identify politics and Democratic pandering https://t.co/6LkZwucQxK — Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) January 1, 2016   Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign: May 4, 2015-Jan. 1, 2016. Causes of death: Twitter, college football, pandering, Kirk Ferentz. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 1, 2016   Carly Fiorina just took political pandering to a whole new level https://t.co/VJGxyEnQY4 — Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) January 1, 2016  The Iowa Caucus will take place on Feb. 1. According to the Real Clear Politics average, Fiorina is in ninth place in the state with 2.3 percent.   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011