BALDWIN: Welcome back. You're watching CNN. Senator John McCain's Republican challenger says McCain is too old for the job. Senator McCain will celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday, and his primary opponent, Kelli Ward, a doctor, has been suggesting the Arizona senator is past his prime.</s>KELLI WARD (R), ARIZONA SENATORIAL CANDIDATE: John McCain is falling down on the job. He's gotten weak. He's gotten old. I do want to wish him a happy birthday. He's going to be 80 on Monday, and I want to give him the best birthday present ever, the gift of retirement.</s>CHUCK TODD, MODERATOR, "MEET THE PRESS": That's a -- so you think he is too old to serve in the Senate?</s>WARD: You know, I think anybody who's been in Washington for almost 40 years has been there too long.</s>TODD: But you brought up his age. That's a tough attack.</s>WARD: Well, I mean, I'm a physician. I see the physiological changes that happen in normal aging in patients again and again and again over the last 20, 25 years. So I do know what happens to the body and the mind.</s>TODD: So, you're diagnosing? You feel comfortable diagnosing him on air like this?</s>WARD: Diagnosing him as an 80 year-old man? Yes, I do.</s>BALDWIN: McCain's spokeswoman has fired back with this. Let me quote her: "At the end of campaigns, desperate candidates too often end up embarrassing themselves by launching dishonorable personal attacks. It is unfortunate that Kelli Ward has chosen to end her campaign with desperate fictions. The people of Arizona deserve better." I should also point out the latest CNN/ORC poll shows 55 percent of likely Republican voters support McCain, 29 percent support Kelli Ward. Joining me now on the phone, Kelli Ward, Arizona candidate for senator. Kelli, welcome.</s>WARD: Hey, Brooke, it is great to be with you.
Interview With Arizona Senatorial Candidate Kelli Ward