Carly Fiorina Moves Closer to 2016 Bid With Launch of Super PAC

The 2016 presidential aspirations of Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, are being advanced by her backers with the creation of a super PAC, Carly For America, The Washington Post reported.

Steve DeMaura, the PAC's executive director, said the goal was to "build conservative support and help lay the groundwork for a potential presidential candidacy." He described Fiorina as someone who can deliver "transformational change," The Wall Street Journal reported.

Fiorina is scheduled to address the Conservative Political Action Conference later this week in Maryland. She is the chairwoman of the American Conservative Union Foundation, which sponsors the annual conference.

Greg Mueller comes on board as president of the Carly For America. He previously worked for Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes. William Canfield, will serve as general counsel, the Post reported.

Fiorina is not expected to announce whether she will run at least until the release of her book, "Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey."

Carly For America released a short video that tells the "only in America" story of how Fiorina started out as a secretary in a small real estate office and rose to become the head of Hewlett-Packard.

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