'A cry for help': Lauren Boebert asks if aliens are real in bizarre fundraising campaign

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has resorted to emails about "aliens" in an attempt to raise funds for her re-election campaign.

According to KDVR, Boebert questioned the existence of aliens and UFOs in an email sent to her supporters on Monday.

"Are aliens real?!" a website linked in the email asked, along with a request for money.

"For decades, our government has shrouded the truth about UFOs in a veil of secrecy," the fundraiser insisted. "They tell us we're crazy like we can't see these things flying through the air with our own eyes."

"I SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The American people aren't children to be spoon-fed half-truths or dismissed with vague excuses. We deserve to know what's really going on up there."

KDVR Democratic analyst Andy Boian called the email a sign of desperation.

"This is almost a cry for help in politics, to be honest," he explained. "And she may raise a few thousand dollars, but she's also going to get a lot of really weird looks."

"The government is shut down, and there's no opportunity right now to talk. So, what she needs to be doing is facilitating a way to get the government open again, not worrying about whether or not we have UFOs in our skies," Boian added.

Boebert's campaign told KDVR that the fundraising tactic was "performing extremely well."