Carly Fiorina Roots For Iowa, Fans Blame Loss On #CarlyCurse

Carly Fiorina, the Republican presidential candidate, tried to woo voters in Iowa, but in a manner which has resulted in her gathering more opposers than supporters.

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

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO started a veritable Twitter storm when she announced that she would be rooting for the Iowa Hawkeyes, who were playing against her alma mater, Stanford University, at the Rose Bowl, reports ESPN.

@CarlyFiorina This is expert-level pandering. Very competent. I expect nothing less from you! — JimmyNeutron (@jneutron1969) January 1, 2016

@CarlyFiorina "I'll turn my back on you to pander for votes!" Pathetic — andyyy (@aczaj) January 1, 2016

Twitterati expressed their outrage at what was a blatant example of political pandering with the Iowa caucus only one month away, reports Politico. Former congressman John Dingell was among those who saw through Fiorina's ruse.

I just groaned so hard I may have pulled a muscle. https://t.co/R1cpGE8zGY — John Dingell (@JohnDingell) January 1, 2016

.@CarlyFiorina pic.twitter.com/MRnIjSUdbk — Jai Chabria (@jchabria) January 1, 2016

Sadly for Fiorina, despite her support, the Hawkeyes lost to Stanford 45 to 16, and thus was born the #CarlyCurse hashtag, reports Mashable. Users took turns to predict who Fiorina should support next, and what not to do on a presidential campaign.

It would be awesome if Carly Fiorina could quickly adopt the Buffalo Bills as her favorite team. #CarlyCurse #NFL #letsgojets — Jeff Guillot (@JeffGuillot) January 2, 2016

Everyone in upstate SC is praying @CarlyFiorina doesn't tweet her love for Clemson. No more early primary state love. #CarlyCurse — Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) January 2, 2016

Am I wrong to think Carly Fiorina's political legacy will be a hashtag? #CarlyCurse — Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 1, 2016

This'll be in some campaign book on what not to do. Pathetic #pandering. #CarlyCurse https://t.co/ZGlU1xMFf6 — Jacob Mejia (@MrJacobMejia) January 2, 2016

Meanwhile, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, took to Twiiter to support her alma mater, Stanford.