You can often tell when emotions are raw, real and from the heart — something of a rarity in today’s poisonous political environment.

That moment came on Monday at the heart of a mostly Hispanic neighborhood in Phoenix where some of the crème de la crème of Latino leaders gathered to throw their support behind U.S. Rep. Rubén Gallego in his bid for U.S. Senate.

The Democrat Gallego will almost certainly face Kari Lake, who’s the favorite to win Tuesday’s Republican primary against Mark Lamb.

The rally attracted some heavy hitters, like Corporation Commissioner Anna Tovar, Mónica Villalobos of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and state and local elected officials.

There were the likes of immigration lawyer Yasser Sanchez, a Republican, who choked up when talking about the immigrant experience and how there’s no room in the Republican Party for folks like him.

Then there was Luisa Ybañez, who spoke of Gallego’s........

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