He was not a candidate when Sarah came to AZ, Carling. Only Chris Simcox was in the race.
False. He declared his primary challenge on 2/15/10. Palin appeared at McCain fundraisers in late March to support him in his primary challenge against Hayworth. This is the truth.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1976073,00.html