California Sen. and potential 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris told a packed room in Reno Thursday night that the country was at an inflection point five days before the midterm election. In Northern Nevada stumping for Rep. Jacky Rosen, a Democrat locked in a close Senate race with Sen. Dean Heller, Harris said there was “so much at stake” in turning Congress blue, from protecting the Affordable Care Act to creating economic opportunity.

Harris spoke hours after Ivanka Trump campaigned with Heller supporters at the Nevada GOP headquarters in Reno. The surrogates are the latest of the many politicians, from President Trump to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have flocked to the state in recent weeks. Rosen’s race is viewed by many as a key part of the Democrats’ effort to take control of the Senate.

“I think of this as being an inflection moment in the history of our country,” she said, speaking to a room of more than 300 people at Cathexes in downtown Reno.

Harris noted that many people in the country have “an incredible level of distrust” in government and institutions across the board. She added that the political arena needed more truth-telling.

Harris listed several areas where she thought Democrats needed to tell hard truths about issues like the economy, which she said was not working for most middle-class Americans. She said Democrats need to speak the truth that racism, anti-semitism and sexism are real issues.

“Let’s speak those truths so we can deal with it,” she said.

In an interview with reporters after the event, Harris called the race “very important.”

“This Senate race is very important,” Harris said. “If people like the fact that they can get health insurance without being denied for a pre-existing condition, whether it be diabetes or some form of cancer, then this election matters. And who is in the United States Senate representing Nevada will matter because there is a real difference between the candidates.”

Health care in general and pre-existing conditions in particular have emerged as key issues in the Senate race, with Rosen slamming Heller in ads for changing his positions on health care.

Harris plans to appear with Rosen at a second rally tomorrow in Las Vegas.

The event in Reno, which was sponsored by the NAACP and called “Future is Female,” was attended by several other local candidates, including Reno City Councilwoman Naomi Duerr, Washoe County Sheriff candidate Heidi Howe and controller candidate Catherine Byrne.