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AZ GOP Senate candidate Kelli Ward accuses John McCain of dying to push negative narrative about her (Original Post) Snake Plissken Aug 2018 OP
Omigod. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #1
What a dummpkof WestIndianArchie Aug 2018 #2
Is this real? That is unbelievable. skylucy Aug 2018 #3
It's real, after the avalanche of backlash she has now taken it down and of course blamed ... Snake Plissken Aug 2018 #5
Of course. ck4829 Aug 2018 #25
Um... slumcamper Aug 2018 #4
Hey, Kelli Ward! NanceGreggs Aug 2018 #6
Can you say, "Deep State Woo"? Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #7
article............. Takket Aug 2018 #8
Not All Idiot Clowns Are Men Grassy Knoll Aug 2018 #9
We Knew That Already ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #27
Retweeted! Who's the Dem running in AZ Senate Race? Cha Aug 2018 #10
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who hasn't always been a DU favorite. I have contributed to all her campaigns, NBachers Aug 2018 #11
Mahalo, Bachers! Cha Aug 2018 #12
Ward isn't going to get the Republican nomination. grantcart Aug 2018 #16
OK.. I don't suppose Cha Aug 2018 #19
She does. She has lead in every poll. grantcart Aug 2018 #20
Oh wow.. and I thought affection for McCain Cha Aug 2018 #21
If Arpaio wasn't running, I wonder if Ward would actually win the nomination. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #13
I posted this 3 minutes before you asked the question in the AZ forum grantcart Aug 2018 #17
At first I thought this has to be a joke in poor taste DFW Aug 2018 #14
I literally passed her bus on the way to Tucson at about the time she tweeted this out grantcart Aug 2018 #15
and it apparently couldn't be working any better! bringthePaine Aug 2018 #18
Don't stand for it, Kelli! Fight fire with fire! Get even! Treat them the way they treat you! struggle4progress Aug 2018 #22
Fucking unbelievable Raine Aug 2018 #23
"Heh heh heh, my plan to get cancer to one up Ward is coming together perfectly. Heh heh heh" ck4829 Aug 2018 #24
Unbelievable. smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #26
This is what happens when Trump deplorables assume that everyone else is as crass as they are. yellowcanine Aug 2018 #28

NanceGreggs

(27,818 posts)
6. Hey, Kelli Ward!
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:04 PM
Aug 2018

I wonder if you being a clueless, dumbass, self-serving bitch and being a Republican is "just a coincidence".

Takket

(21,625 posts)
8. article.............
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:10 PM
Aug 2018

These people are insane.....................

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/arizona-gop-senate-candidate-kelli-ward-accuses-john-mccain-dying-push-negative-narrative/

McCain's passing is certainly a symbolic benchmark of the end of anything even approaching reason or sanity in the GOP. He was the last of a breed of compromisers in the GOP that could at least be worked with even if we disagreed with them.......... and we are left with nothing but paranoia and lunacy.

NBachers

(17,136 posts)
11. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who hasn't always been a DU favorite. I have contributed to all her campaigns,
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:59 PM
Aug 2018

and I'm contributing to this one, too. From Ballotpedia:

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Arizona,_2018

This seat is rated as Toss-up by ratings outlets.[7] Although Arizona has been continuously represented by Republican senators since 1995, CNN listed this seat among 10 U.S. Senate seats it considered most likely to flip in 2018.[8]

Election updates
June 26, 2018: NBC News released the results of a poll it conducted alongside Marist College. The poll, which was conducted between June 17 and June 21, asked 839 registered voters who they would support in hypothetical matchups between Kyrsten Sinema (D) and three Republican candidates. The poll found that in a matchup against Martha McSally (R), 49 percent of voters would back Sinema while 38 percent would back McSally. In a matchup against Joe Arpaio (R), 57 percent of voters would back Sinema and 32 percent would back Arpaio. In a matchup against Kelli Ward (R), 48 percent would back Sinema while 38 percent would back Ward.

Contribute here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ty-sinema

Cha

(297,655 posts)
12. Mahalo, Bachers!
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 12:05 AM
Aug 2018

I do remember the name but not why anyone would dislike her.

She's the Dem against a trump doormat.. what's not to like?!

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
16. Ward isn't going to get the Republican nomination.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 01:49 AM
Aug 2018

Martha McSally is and she will run a good campaign.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
20. She does. She has lead in every poll.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 02:20 AM
Aug 2018

But it has narrowed.

One question is how many Ward supporters will get demoralized and stay home. Mc Sally ran brutal ads against Ward.

There is also the strange comparison of KS being courageous about her bisexuality and McSally widely perceived as being in the closet.

Affection for McCain could help KS as McSally is percieved as not standing up to Trump.

If they are going to win they are going to have to spend big time.

We could pick up Senate seats in both AZ and Texas.

Cha

(297,655 posts)
21. Oh wow.. and I thought affection for McCain
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 02:36 AM
Aug 2018

would help the repub. But, I guess they really don't like trump in AZ? Yay!

Wishing you the very Best of Luck in AZ and to in Texas.. for your States and our Democracy, grant!

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
13. If Arpaio wasn't running, I wonder if Ward would actually win the nomination.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 12:06 AM
Aug 2018

Regardless, she's going to get quite a few votes. Republicans are absolutely nuts.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
17. I posted this 3 minutes before you asked the question in the AZ forum
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 01:53 AM
Aug 2018

She would have won without Arpaio and almost everybody in AZ thinks that the Arpaio pardon and candidacy was aimed to keep Ward off the ticket, and it probably made the difference

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10385152

The pardoning of Arpaio so that he could run for the Senate, split the "Nuttier than a fruitcake" vote and help McSally win the nomination was so transparently obvious that it is hard to believe that it would work, but it seems to have made the difference.


McSally Ward Arpaio

ABC 15/OH Predictive Insights 7/23 - 7/25 576 LV 4.1 35 27 15 McSally +8
Gravis 6/27 - 7/2 501 LV 4.4 36 27 24 McSally +9
Emerson 6/21 - 6/22 305 RV 5.9 32 19 18 McSally +13
NBC News/Marist 6/17 - 6/21 371 RV 6.7 30 28 21 McSally +2




McSally's campaign against Ward has been rather brutal.

My question is this: What do you hear from Ward supporters? Are they going to be too angry or disappointed to show up at the polls? Are there Trump/Ward supporters who are going to be upset at Trump helping McSally to stay home/

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
15. I literally passed her bus on the way to Tucson at about the time she tweeted this out
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 01:47 AM
Aug 2018

a gaudy ridiculous monstrosity that is supposed to make her look like a rock star.

struggle4progress

(118,338 posts)
22. Don't stand for it, Kelli! Fight fire with fire! Get even! Treat them the way they treat you!
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 04:34 AM
Aug 2018

There's only one response that makes sense! Don't let yourself look weak and whiny! Return the favor!

Raine

(30,540 posts)
23. Fucking unbelievable
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 04:38 AM
Aug 2018

and I thought Trump was a narcissist, she almost makes him seem modest in comparison!

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