FIORINA: Well, you're a tough interview, Sean. That's your job. And you know I was feeling protective of my friend Meg. By the way she doesn't need my protection, she's perfectly able to take care of herself.
But you can be a tough interview. And that's your job. It's more to your credit that you're a tough interview and here I am. And that's why I called on Wednesday to say I was sorry because — and I'll say that to your audience. This was not an insult to you at all. In fact it was a compliment.
HANNITY: OK. You know, bizarre, you know how he — and a lot of people said a lot of things about me over the years. You were very nice to call and apologize.
I got to tell you, there is a part of me that is a little sympathetic to the idea that any time you're in front of a microphone, you are probably being recorded. And I have said things in front of microphones that I probably don't want out on — in the public in the many years that I have.
So I do have — let me ask you this question because I think it's important: A lot of people that saw this, that contacted me, said uh-oh, here's another — here's another Republican running in a primary as a conservative, racing back to the middle and doesn't want to be associated with known conservatives. Because I'm a registered conservative more than a Republican.
How do you respond to them?
FIORINA: Well, Sean, as you know I agreed to go on your show the day I won the primary. I'm happy to come on your show. I was eager to come on your show during the primary, I'm eager to be here tonight. It's why we confirmed with you on Wednesday morning. And I look forward to talking with you many times during this general.
And one of the things that I've said to the people of California, because I'm not a politician, is I am who I am. I believe what I believe.
And it's important, I think, that voters know that for me it's not about changing what I think or changing what I say. It's about sticking to the issues and saying, you know what, the issues in California are joblessness, the issues for our nation are a stagnant economy, a vast unaccountable bureaucracy in Washington, debt that's out of control and a senator named Barbara Boxer who's failed us.
Those are the issues. And I hope we can talk about that many more times.
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