I didn't say he hung out with Ayers. I said he associated with him and he should have had better judgment. He should have had higher standards. More smarts. Evidently political ambition is more important to him than personal standards.

If someone hosts a party for you to introduce politically, that is an association.

It you sit on a board with someone for years, that is an association.

Bill Ayers quote: "guilty as hell, free as a bird"