Here's the way I see it: The way we build a democracy going forward is not with billionaires reaching into their own pockets. Or with candidates sucking up to billionaires to fund their campaigns, or Super PACs to float their campaign.

The way we build it going forward is building a movement funded from the grassroots up. That's the way I'm running this campaign.

If you think it's the right way, please pitch in $2 or whatever you can right now to our grassroots movement and help our campaign reach our goal before the New Hampshire primary.

Every single candidate on the debate stage tonight except for Amy Klobuchar and me is either a self-funding billionaire, or is receiving help from Super PACs that can dump unlimited spending into this primary.

To me, that's not how you build a campaign that fights for working people.

Together we're building a grassroots movement to unite the country, beat the most corrupt president in American history, and root out the corruption that got him to the White House in the first place.

But our next big task is hitting our fundraising goal before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. I'm not going to lean on a Super PAC or beg a handful of wealthy donors to help hit this goal, so I'm asking you:

Can I count on you to make your first donation right now to help hit this powerfully important goal? I can't do this without your help, and I wouldn't want to.

Thanks for being a part of this — tonight and always,

Elizabeth