CNN’s Michael Smerconish Complains Carly Fiorina Didn’t Smile Enough in GOP Debate

Curtis Houck | September 17, 2015
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In CNN’s post-debate coverage early Thursday of their 2016 Republican debate, CNN political commentator Michael Smerconish praised Carly Fiorina as possessing “a public speaking gift,” but lamented that she didn’t smile enough during the debate and should “loosen it up a little bit.” 

Leading into his comments, AC360 host Anderson Cooper remarked that he found it “interesting” that “a number of candidates showed a sense of humor” with Fiorina not in that camp while political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson complimented her on being “fantastic” and acting “like she was the clean-up woman in some ways” for her male opponents

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