Posted on 08/26/2018 11:38:10 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Kelli Ward suggested Saturday that the statement issued Friday by U.S. Sen. John McCain's family about ending treatment for brain cancer was intended to hurt her U.S. Senate campaign.
McCain died Saturday hours after her remarks.
Ward, a conservative former state senator from Lake Havasu City, is in a three-way race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Tuesday's Arizona primary.
Ward wrote on Facebook that "I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that they hope is negative to me."
Her comment was made under a Facebook post by one of her campaign staffers, who questioned if it was "just a coincidence" that the McCain family released the statement the same day that Ward was kicking off her campaign bus tour, "or if it was a plan to take media attention off her campaign?"
"I'm not saying it was on purpose but it's quite interesting," Jonathan Williams wrote.
Aaron Borders, the onetime second-vice chairman of a Maricopa County Republican Party group, took screenshots of Ward's remarks on Saturday and condemned her remark on social media, and in an interview with The Arizona Republic.
"It's wildly inappropriate," said Borders, who is supporting Ward's rival, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, in the GOP race. "It's classless. It's not decent ... it's very narcissistic. It's a narcissist comment to sit there and think that the McCain family made this decision to interfere with your bus tour."
(Excerpt) Read more at kare11.com ...
“””There’s a concerted effort to smear her.”””
“””Ward wrote on Facebook that “I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that they hope is negative to me.” “””
“ l believe his “death” was timed to influence Tuesday’s primary”
I absolutely believe this. Which means there’s a very good chance we’ll end up with his Rat wife Cindy. Ducey knew if he did this before the Primary it could hurt him. We better brace ourselves and if it’s Cindy don’t be surprised if she comes out against Kavanaugh right out of the gate and there will be no wall.
And why are you so interested in supporting the McCain McConnell wing?
Are there any sane politicians in Arizona?
“””And why are you so interested in supporting the McCain McConnell wing?”””
I am not supporting the McCain McConnell wing. But I am posting what the KARE11 report actually states and not what others want to believe. If the KARE11 report is known to be incorrect then I would be pleased to know it.
It appears clear that Ward made the statement. “Ward wrote on Facebook that “I think they wanted to have a particular narrative that they hope is negative to me.” Her comment was made under a Facebook post by one of her campaign staffers”
Thank you all for doing exactly what the media and establishment wanted and expected you to do. And you believe all of this, why? YOU DO NOT KILL YOUR FRIENDS TO PLACATE YOUR ENEMIES.
I agree with Kelly Ward. McCain was probably in a coma on life support for weeks and his Machiavellion family and minions tried to time his death to overshadow the primary elections this Tuesday in Arizona. It was a stunt to boost the profiles of all RINOS in Arizona, scum like Jeff Flake and Grant Woods. They may have also wanted to elbow Kelli Ward as she is 100 percent in Trump’s camp.
That was on Friday when he announced he was going off treatment. But keep helping the left. Mitch Mccinnell is very happy today.
This was just a stupid thing to do. Why is it hard to find good conservative candidates who aren’t also stupid?
Lol. She did that herself. Needed no help from anybody else.
“””That was on Friday when he announced he was going off treatment. But keep helping the left. Mitch Mccinnell is very happy today.”””
Unfortunately, Kelli Ward and no one else owns her Facebook statement.
Politicians live by their words and die by their words. In this case Kelli Ward’s wound was self-inflicted.
Further down in the KARE11 report they write:
“””Ward’s campaign spokesman, Zachery Henry, did not return a call from The Arizona Republic to discuss her comment. Ward’s online comment appeared to be taken down a short time after. In a follow-up comment on Facebook, Ward wrote that she prays for McCain “as a man who is suffering” and that “the media” is at fault”””
It was stupid to make the statement but it is probably true anyways.
I agree. After watching McCain the past few years it is exactly what I would expect out of him and his crew of reprobates.
Is that you, Martha?
There’s my favorite Rino checking in to promote his commie candidate, McSally. Did you vote for Hillary too?
Keep it classy, Kelli. </sarcasm>
This is the Sunday surprise designed by the deep state. The sickening freeper Rino’s remind me of cockroaches, but most of them aren’t voting.
If Sinema’s cousin, McSally wins. I’m sitting out.
Insane to make the statement two days before a tough primary and the day after his announced death.
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