
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina talks to a potential voter as she visits with volunteers working a phone bank during a campaign stop in Elk Grove, Calif., Monday, Nov. 1,. 2010. Fiorina, who is battling to unseat Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, was on the campaign trail on the final day before Tuesday's election.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, left, shakes hands with Republican Carly Fiorina before a debate at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)

Associated Press Former corporate chief CEOs Meg Whitman (left) and Carly Fiorina celebrate their winning the California Republican nomination for governor and senator, respectively, on June 9, the day after the primary, in Anaheim, Calif. Another female corporate titan is running in Connecticut.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman (left), the former chief executive of eBay, and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is challenging Sen. Barbara Boxer, a liberal stalwart reviled by conservatives, are both in dead heats, some polls say.

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Carly Fiorina, the Republican nominee for Senate in California, has the backing of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles. (Associated Press)

California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has raised $950,000, compared to her Democratic counterpart who has raised $11.3 million. (Associated Press)

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