Once, a candidate would run from appearing with a surrogate like Cernovich. But Ward is blunt about why she invited such a man to join her struggling primary campaign against former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio and Rep. Martha McSally. (The Senate seat is currently held by the retiring Republican Jeff Flake.)
“To get you guys to come on out,” she tells reporters. “So thanks for coming. I’m glad that the hooks are working.”
The hook, apparently the idea of a staffer, did work, for better or worse: Reporters for The Washington Post, CNN, Politico and the Atlantic are all at the gun range, waiting to board the campaign bus and spend a long ride to the next event crammed in with Ward, Cernovich and a long list of uncomfortable questions for the candidate.
