Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D. NV) in support of Rep. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign:
Earlier this week, truly terrifying news broke: Joe Arpaio entered the Arizona Senate race. Yes, that Joe Arpaio. The bigoted former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was found guilty of criminal contempt for violating a court order directing him to stop illegally detaining members of the Latino community. That same Joe Arpaio whom Donald Trump pardoned last summer. And now, that Joe Arpaio is running against my friend Kyrsten Sinema.
You can be sure his top priority in the Senate will be pushing Trump's racist, anti-immigrant agenda. Just like Roy Moore in Alabama had no business coming near the Senate, we need to do whatever we can to ensure that Joe Arpaio stays put exactly where he is.We can beat Joe Arpaio. Kyrsten has won tough races in Arizona before. She has what it takes to get the job done, but she needs the help of this grassroots team to do it.
Can I count on you to step up and donate $5 or more right now to help ensure we elect Kyrsten to the Senate in Arizona – someone who will stand up for equality and fight racism at every turn?
I know many find it hard to fathom that a horrifyingly unfit person like Joe Arpaio could ever get elected to the U.S. Senate. But we must remember that Donald Trump won Arizona by just THREE points! We can't take a single thing for granted – every day and every dollar is going to count in this race. With the election year here, we need to do whatever we can to put Kyrsten on solid footing from the get-go.
We have all seen and felt the impact that a racist, anti-immigrant agenda can have on our country, thanks to Donald Trump. And it's not pretty. This country has had enough. We already stopped Roy Moore in Alabama. Now we need to stop Joe Arpaio in Arizona.
Will you join me and rush $5 or more right now to elect Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona and help ensure we have another fighter for working families in the Senate?
We need a senator who will unite us, who will inspire us and who will fight for us. Thank you for doing whatever you can to ensure that senator is Kyrsten Sinema.
¡La lucha sigue! The fight continues!
Catherine
Click here to donate to Sinema’s campaign.