After a humiliating episode that required her to disinvite a well-known terrorist sympathizer from a fundraiser, Catherine Cortez Masto’s campaign has fallen further into disarray. Cortez Masto is now under fire from prominent Hispanic Democrats, with one Congressman calling her “uninformed.”
They were uninformed, and I want to say uninformed, because if you are running for the Senate of the United States you should know about the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States…I was surprised that the candidate would not know the issue…but most importantly that she would allow her campaign manager to make strong comments about an issue they obviously know very little about. – Congressman Jose Serrano
The fundraiser debacle has led establishment Democrats to drop their support for Cortez Masto, with two insiders demanding to have their names disassociated with the campaign:
- “Former ambassador Julissa Reynoso and Luis Miranda — a Democratic political consultant who served as special advisor for Hispanic Affairs to former Mayor Ed Koch — have both requested to be removed from the fundraiser invitation, according to sources.” (Gloria Pazmino, “Mark-Viverito Allies Pull Out Of Senate Fundraiser,” Politico, 9/14/15)
The latest development in Catherine Cortez Masto’s attempt to raise money with a terrorist sympathizer is just another sign that Harry Reid’s handpicked candidate isn’t ready for primetime. It’s hardly surprising considering Cortez Masto refuses to even answer questions about the most important issues facing Nevada families – but the attacks from fellow Democrats raise a red flag about her candidacy.
BACKGROUND
Catherine Cortez Masto Was Forced To Disinvite A Prominent Terrorism Apologist From Headlining Her Fundraiser: “Catherine Cortez Masto, a former Nevada attorney general who is running for the U.S. Senate, has disinvited City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito from a fundraiser for her campaign, because of the speaker’s support for a Puerto Rican nationalist imprisoned for seditious conspiracy… Mark-Viverito supports the release of Oscar López Rivera, a member of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) in Puerto Rico, who was convicted and sentenced to 55 years in prison for conspiracy to transport explosives with intent to destroy government property, among other charges, in the 1980s.” (Gloria Pazmino, “Senate Candidate Disinvites Mark-Viverito From Fundraiser,” Politico New York, 9/9/15)