John, in a moment, I’m going to explain why we need to raise $250,000 for my campaign for U.S. Senate by the end of this week. Will you give me a second to explain the significance of this goal?

We have a big deadline at the end of the month — and yes, I know we email about a lot of deadlines. But this one is particularly important.

Over the past few months, the GOP has gone after me over and over and over again.

Their attacks are relentless. The vitriol is foul. Their tactics are ramping up.

And in just a few weeks, Donald Trump will barnstorm California at the state GOP convention and a $23,200-per-couple fundraiser, where it’s highly likely he’ll go after me again.

What does it all mean? When we close the books on our FEC quarter at the end of this month, everyone will be scrutinizing our numbers to see what impact the GOP smear campaign has on our momentum.

This is where your support is so powerful:

In the face of all these attacks, we can either cower and bend to the whims of the far-right Republicans going after me, or we can stand together, fight back against their lies, and show them that we’re not backing down.

This team has stood beside me before, and I’m hoping you will once again. That’s why I’m asking:

To stay on track for our end-of-quarter FEC fundraising goal, we need to raise $250,000. Can you chip in to get us there?

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Thank you for your support, again and again.

— Adam