Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D. NV) U.S. Senate campaign:
Donald Trump's collapse is making a Democratic Senate majority possible, which is extremely bad news for John McCain and Paul Ryan. But it's excellent news for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- and the entire progressive movement.
John McCain is now preparing for the possibility Democrats retake the Senate. On Monday, he said Republicans would block any Supreme Court nominee Hillary Clinton makes -- even if that means years of gridlock and 4-4 ties on key decisions on voting rights, women's rights, and corporate power.
Paul Ryan had his own freakout, telling right-wing voters that a Democratic Senate majority means Bernie Sanders could chair the Senate Budget Committee. (That sounds like a good idea to me!)
Since Trump began sliding in the polls, one of the biggest beneficiaries has been Catherine Cortez Masto, the DFA Democrat running to succeed Harry Reid in Nevada's all-important U.S. Senate seat.
Catherine has surged to a narrow lead in the polls over her right-wing opponent. But we have to get out the vote to ensure she wins.
Of course, polls don't vote -- people do. That's why we're launching an urgent DFA Dialer this Saturday -- DFA members across America will be making calls to Nevada to help get voters for Catherine Cortez Masto to the polls. Will you sign up right now and help Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren significantly increase their power in the Senate?
YES, to help flip the Senate, I can make urgent DFA Dialer calls into Nevada for Catherine Cortez Masto on SATURDAY (Oct. 22)!
No, I can't get on DFA Dialer, but I will chip in $3 or more to help DFA and Catherine Cortez Masto win -- and put Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in power in the Senate.
Catherine Cortez Masto took on Wall Street fraud when few other elected leaders in America would. She joined Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren to fight the big banks when their fraudulent practices led millions of people to lose their homes in the Great Recession.
She'd make history as the first Latina in the United States Senate, ever -- and she would be only the second currently serving woman of color, joining Mazie Hirono. At a time when Donald Trump and his Republican allies are ramping up their hateful, bigoted attacks on Latinos and other people of color, we need to fight back and show that DFA members are committed to a reflective democracy.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have endorsed Catherine Cortez Masto and are campaigning for her because they know this candidate from Nevada will be an important ally on the key issues we face. We need to elect Catherine Cortez Masto to help take the Senate back from Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio -- and ensure that we can nominate and confirm progressives who will lead the Supreme Court for a generation.
Even better? Nevada is a key state for the political revolution in 2016. Strong progressive turnout could mean retaking the U.S. Senate AND flipping the state's legislature, where Republicans are hanging onto their majority by just one seat. Winning it back could stop the GOP's anti-choice, anti-worker, voter suppression machine in its tracks.
Together, DFA members are closing in on 2 million (!) calls to elect down-ballot progressive candidates -- can you make just a few more DFA Dialer calls on Saturday for Catherine Cortez Masto?
YES, to help flip the Senate, I can make urgent DFA Dialer calls into Nevada for Catherine Cortez Masto on SATURDAY (Oct. 22)!
No, I can't get on DFA Dialer, but I will chip in $3 or more to help DFA and Catherine Cortez Masto win -- and put Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in power in the Senate.
Thank you for stepping up to support DFA Democrats -- and helping take back the Senate so Bernie and Elizabeth can lead it. Together, we’re unstoppable.
- Jim
Jim Dean, Chair
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