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jpak

(41,759 posts)
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:20 PM Aug 2018

Senate candidate Kelli Ward suggests McCain timed pre-death announcement to hurt her campaign

Source: Washington Post

Kelli Ward, a U.S. Senate hopeful and onetime rival of Sen. John McCain, is facing a torrent of criticism after she appeared to suggest that his announcement Friday to halt medical treatment for his brain cancer was timed to hurt her campaign. McCain, 81, died a day after his announcement.

One of Ward’s staffers on Saturday wrote a Facebook post wondering whether the timing of the statement from McCain’s family, made on the same day that Ward’s statewide bus tour kicked off, was simply a coincidence or a tactic “to take media attention off her campaign.”

Ward did not dispute the notion and said in reply: “I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that they hope is negative to me."

McCain died just hours after Ward’s Facebook comments.

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Senate candidate Kelli Ward suggests McCain timed pre-death announcement to hurt her campaign (Original Post) jpak Aug 2018 OP
As a former republican miss-nasty Aug 2018 #1
Just when you think they can not go any lower .... sarge43 Aug 2018 #2
Whaddya wanna bet Douchey appoints this horrible person to fill John McCain's spot? Cirque du So-What Aug 2018 #3
I think he'd be more likely to appoint McSally, personally. Jedi Guy Aug 2018 #13
He won't be doing that. I think he will probably appoint former Representative Matt Salmon. (eom) StevieM Aug 2018 #23
Gawd, her view of the world ends solidly at her eyelashes! donkeypoofed Aug 2018 #4
Her 15 minutes will be up soon. dalton99a Aug 2018 #5
Read that on Twitter last night, now that's a low down dirty dog for you iluvtennis Aug 2018 #6
What a POS nycbos Aug 2018 #7
republican "values" are so twisted Achilleaze Aug 2018 #8
"Kelli Ward" trended all morning on the tweeter boards...let's see, did anyone come to her defense? Leghorn21 Aug 2018 #9
She's just like Sarah Palin gopiscrap Aug 2018 #10
I Can't Post What I'm Thinking Now Raphe M Aug 2018 #11
The center of the Universe bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #12
Just Rebl2 Aug 2018 #25
Wow. You don't have to guess who the most Trumpian candidate in this race is louis c Aug 2018 #14
And the sad thing is that the Gov Ducey will probably appoint her to the seat MiniMe Aug 2018 #15
I hope he did! n/t Raven Aug 2018 #16
He timed it to give Trump another bad week when nobody is talking about him. milestogo Aug 2018 #17
Whoa PatSeg Aug 2018 #18
I saw this. Its heinous. tymorial Aug 2018 #19
Scraping bottom spiderpig Aug 2018 #20
Tweeted by staffer as "coincidence/plan?" & agreed by Ward her highness herself as "they wanted".nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #21
She's a republican Turbineguy Aug 2018 #22
Um, Kelli . . . Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #24
Kelli Ward: Sen. John McCain should step down and I should get his job TomCADem Aug 2018 #26
G O O D G O D ! dchill Aug 2018 #27
Oh FFS. shanny Aug 2018 #28
God took Sen. McCain home just to fuck you up. klook Aug 2018 #29
Mike Luckovich weighs in: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #30

miss-nasty

(251 posts)
1. As a former republican
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:23 PM
Aug 2018

that's what they're all about - deplorable, heartless and absolutely disgusting. Thugs in conservative clothing!!!

Cirque du So-What

(25,979 posts)
3. Whaddya wanna bet Douchey appoints this horrible person to fill John McCain's spot?
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:26 PM
Aug 2018

I've come to expect the worst from anyone trying to emulate tRump, like Douchey.

Jedi Guy

(3,249 posts)
13. I think he'd be more likely to appoint McSally, personally.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:55 PM
Aug 2018

She's the "establishment" candidate, after all.

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)
4. Gawd, her view of the world ends solidly at her eyelashes!
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:27 PM
Aug 2018

Who says things like that ?!?! What a dumbass.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
8. republican "values" are so twisted
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:33 PM
Aug 2018

so unlike the American values of honesty, integrity, respect, caring, and helping.

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
9. "Kelli Ward" trended all morning on the tweeter boards...let's see, did anyone come to her defense?
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:34 PM
Aug 2018
——————why, NO—————

—————-NOT ONE FCKN PERSON————-

Most responses were like this one:

Arizona GOP, you couldn't find two people in your entire
state better to run for Senate than Kelli Ward or Joe Arpaio?

Fucking seriously?!


4:33 PM - Aug 26, 2018





bye girl
 

Raphe M

(59 posts)
11. I Can't Post What I'm Thinking Now
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:39 PM
Aug 2018

Suffice it to say that it'd be a series of "rhymes with" remarks.

bucolic_frolic

(43,287 posts)
12. The center of the Universe
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:49 PM
Aug 2018

everything timed against you ... as it relates to you ... paranoid, narcissistic, egocentric

 

louis c

(8,652 posts)
14. Wow. You don't have to guess who the most Trumpian candidate in this race is
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:57 PM
Aug 2018

Last edited Mon Aug 27, 2018, 06:56 AM - Edit history (1)

What kind of a self centered, egotistical fucking asshole do you have to be to think that a person would time their death to hurt your campaign?

Only Trump, and now Kelli Ward, could think that way.

What a complete piece of shit.

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)
15. And the sad thing is that the Gov Ducey will probably appoint her to the seat
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:59 PM
Aug 2018

These people are filth. I'm sorry his death interfered with your campaign (which it didn't at all)

Turbineguy

(37,366 posts)
22. She's a republican
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:52 PM
Aug 2018

being a scumbag comes natural. She'll probably get elected. Or they'll pick Arpaio. He has more proven scumbaggery.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
24. Um, Kelli . . .
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 08:49 PM
Aug 2018

I think that you just might have been the LAST FUCKING THING John McCain was thinking about at that time.

Don't flatter yourself.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
26. Kelli Ward: Sen. John McCain should step down and I should get his job
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:04 PM
Aug 2018

This particularly true as to Kelli Ward who had attacked McCain as old and weak called on McCain to step down so that she could have his seat.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/07/21/kelli-ward-arizona-senator-john-mccain-should-step-down-and-i-should-get-his-job/500267001/

Kelli Ward: Sen. John McCain should step down and I should get his job

Republican U.S. Senate challenger Kelli Ward, who last year generated a national backlash after calling U.S. Sen. John McCain "old" and "weak" and suggesting he is likely to die in office, is now saying the ailing McCain should quit and let Gov. Doug Ducey appoint a replacement.

Speaking on WOWO-AM (1190) in Indiana, Ward, a former state senator from Lake Havasu City, said she should be considered for McCain's Senate job.

"Because I have a proven track record of years in the state Senate of being extremely effective and of listening to the voice of the people that I represent," Ward said in the interview that subsequently was reported nationally by CNN. "And you know, I made an extremely good showing against Senator McCain against all odds."

On his way to winning a sixth Senate term, McCain, R-Ariz., defeated Ward in the 2016 GOP primary election by 66,544 votes despite her late attack on his health and age. Almost immediately, she started running against the state's other Republican incumbent, U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, in the 2018 primary.
 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
28. Oh FFS.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:27 PM
Aug 2018

One thing about Rump: with that example in front of us (malignant?) narcissists are real easy to spot.

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