Carly Fiorina seeks media attention by standing around outside Hillary Clinton event

Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina

Failed Hewlett-Packard CEO and third-tier Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is hoping to use political reporters' resentment of Hillary Clinton's habit of ignoring them to boost herself:

"Carly Fiorina is speaking in downtown Columbia, SC on Wednesday. And guess what? So is Hillary Clinton," Fiorina spokeswoman Sarah I. Flores wrote in an e-mail Tuesday.

"We know it must be hard covering the Hillary for America But Against Transparency campaign," Flores said. "Leading by example, Carly will host a media availability outside the Columbia Marriott at 12:00pm on Wednesday."

Clinton will be inside the Columbia hotel shortly thereafter, holding another in her series of campaign roundtables.

Leading by the example of begging for attention however she can get it, attacking Hillary Clinton in a campaign with no major rationale for existing beyond attacking Hillary Clinton. Ooh, that's newsworthy. Let's all rush to see if Carly Fiorina has anything different to say than in all her previous efforts to make herself relevant, because this one is happening outside a Clinton event.

It's kind of like when the Republican National Committee had a guy in a squirrel costume following Clinton around to attract media attention and score political points, except this time it's a presidential candidate. (Question: Would it be any worse for Carly Fiorina's dignity if she put on the squirrel costume?)