John, we want to make sure you saw this:

“A POLITICO analysis of federal campaign finance data found a dramatic downturn in small-dollar donations across the board.” — July 21, 2023

You’ve probably heard us say this before, but we depend on small-dollar donations of $5 and $10 at a time in order to build a strong campaign, so reading that grassroots supporters are giving less often across the board has us worried.

We’ll be honest: last month, we barely hit our fundraising goal.

We ended up sending more emails than usual to catch up — because after the National Republican Congressional Committee reported record-breaking fundraising numbers, we knew we couldn’t fall behind.

And John, just a few contributors from this team deciding to pitch in is what made the difference in the end — that’s how impactful small-dollar donations are to our campaign.

Losing momentum now means Frank will be left vulnerable to incoming GOP attacks. That’s why today, we’re asking you to pitch in to help us start August off strong:

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Thank you so much for stepping up,

— Team Mrvan