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Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kelli Ward announced that she will be campaigning with high-profile speakers including an alt-right activist next week.

On August 24 to 25, Ward will go on a statewide bus tour dubbed “Road to Victory.” It will have eight stops — starting in Lake Havasu City and ending in Yuma, according to her website.

In a statement, her campaign manager, Shawn Dow said, “The momentum is with us and Republicans across the state are uniting behind Dr. Kelli Ward — the only true conservative in this race.”

In addition, Dow criticized Ward’s contenders, Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Krysten Sinema. According to him, both candidates “are from the same liberal, ‘Never Trump’ cloth.”

Ward will be going on a bus tour across Arizona. Her guest speakers will include Sen. Rand Paul, Reps. Paul Gosar and Steve King, and Mike Cernovich, a conspiracy theorist known for promoting "Pizzagate."

Over the past few years, Cernovich has become popular on social media for promoting “men’s rights." He is associated with white nationalists and white supremacists and known for "trolling" his detractors.

Ward Defends Bus Tour with Cernovich

During an interview with MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt, Ward said she doesn’t know Cernovich’s views. However, she is aware that the alt-right activist has a following.

“I don’t really know what Mike Cernovich’s views are," Ward said. "I know he’s got an audience and we want to serve everyone.”

Ward added that she wants to serve Republicans, conservatives, independents and people who are not political at all. She also wants to serve Democrats who reject the radical left.

Furthermore, Ward said, “If he’s coming on the bus tour, I think that he’ll have a voice and he’ll have something that he wants to say.”

When asked if the GOP should embrace the “so-called alt-right,” Ward responded, “You know, I think that the Republican Party and the people of the United States should embrace making America great again … The alt-right, the alt-left, the radical left, the radical right…”

Latest Poll Shows McSally is Leading in the Arizona GOP Primary

Rep. Martha McSally has a 20-point lead against Ward in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate.

The latest poll from OH Predictive Insights showed that 47 percent of Arizona voters support McSally. On the other hand, 27 percent of voters favor Ward.