Tea Party Insurgent Kelli Ward Leads John McCain In Arizona GOP Senate Race Poll

[DonViejo]

By: Keith Brekhus
Saturday, August, 22nd, 2015, 4:17 pm

A Gravis Marketing poll conducted on August 15th and released August 21st, found Senator John McCain trailing his Republican tea party challenger Kelli Ward by a 45 to 36 percent margin. Ward, who represents Arizona state senate district 5 in the Northwest part of the state, is a far right politician.

Ward has drawn media attention in the past for " target="_blank">convening a public hearing on “chemtrails” and for taking extreme positions on gun rights, immigration, and opposition to government involvement in health care. She is also the lone Arizona Senator to have voted against adequately funding the Department of Child Safety in 2014.

Ward’s extreme positions have not disqualified her in the eyes of Republican voters, however. For the tea party faithful, Ward’s amplified anti-federal government rhetoric and her willingness to entertain conspiracy theories, is a welcome contrast to McCain’s center right policies. Many Arizona Republicans despise Senator McCain as a RINO (Republican In Name Only).

The McCain campaign dismissed the poll citing Gravis’ track record of overestimating support for insurgent tea party candidates. While it is not unusual for campaign’s to try to spin away bad poll numbers, team McCain may have a valid criticism.

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[riversedge]

1. As much as I disagree with McCain on so many issues-this RW teabagger looks

to be even worse!!

[Gothmog]

2. I remember the McCain conversation in Game Change

I remember that McCain told Steve Schmidt that his dad and grandfather both died after retiring and that he would never retire. That is one reason why McCain was really nasty in his 2010 reelection race.

I am afraid that it is time for McCain to retire. He has outworn his welcome