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Kelli Ward campaigns against the elderly (again)

By Philip Wegmann
Published January 11, 2018 8:24pm ET
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Kelli Ward campaigns against the elderly (again)
After former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced he was running for Senate, Kelli Ward merely went after Arpaio for the age difference on Fox News. But such attacks will not help her campaign in the long-term. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) | Ross D. Franklin

Why does Kelli Ward hate old people? Because they drain her support.

The day after former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio threw his cowboy hat into the ring for Arizona’s opening Senate seat, Ward went right after the octogenarian during an interview on Fox News.

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