John, sorry to reach out again, but we have three quick updates from campaign headquarters that you need to see now:

1. Our FEC quarterly fundraising were officially released, and we have bad news: Unfortunately, we were outraised and outspent by one of our opponents last quarter.

2. It gets worse: A wealthy, self-funding Silicon Valley tech executive just entered this race hoping to buy this seat. Political experts said this could be the most competitive and expensive Senate race our country has ever seen, and so far, things are shaping up to meet their expectations.

3. The good news is internal polling has Barbara Lee statistically tied with her opponents among informed voters. That means raising the resources to reach the right voters is the single biggest obstacle standing between us and a history-making win next year.

Even better: You have a chance to make a powerful difference in this race with a donation toward our $50,000 midnight goal right now. 

Every dollar you give helps fuel our voter-outreach efforts so we can educate uninformed and undecided voters about Rep. Lee's progressive platform and win – so please, will you donate $5 or more now to help Barbara build the grassroots movement she needs to win in California and ensure our country works for all of us?

In a race that will undoubtedly come down to resources, we know you don't want to wind up looking back, wishing you had done more. It's going to take all of us to win, so please, don't wait to get involved.

– Team Lee