My name is Cedric Richmond, I represent Louisiana's 2nd District in Congress, and I'm going to explain why I'm asking you for $5 to elect Joe Biden today.

Let me be perfectly clear: there cannot be a clear frontrunner in this race until the South has something to say.

And with South Carolina getting ready to go vote on Saturday, there's a lot on the line. Because as Joe Biden says, the Democratic nominee should not and cannot win without support from a broad coalition of Democrats, including African-American voters in the South.

Joe's team has laid out an incredibly ambitious, but necessary, $3.5 million online fundraising goal to reach by Saturday night. I'm asking you from the bottom of my heart, please chip in $5 to help Joe's team reach this goal, win in South Carolina, and secure this nomination:

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One of the core reasons that I'm throwing my support to Joe, and co-chairing his campaign, is because of his long track record in the African-American community, fighting for civil rights, equality, increased wages, and more.

It's no wonder why in 2008, when Barack Obama secured the nomination, he glanced over the Senate, looked right past Senator Bernie Sanders, and picked Joe Biden to have his back as Vice President for eight years.

Joe Biden can and will bring back the Obama Democratic coalition in November. But, if we nominate Bernie Sanders, we could see down-ballot carnage. We cannot afford to lose the House, and we must take back the Senate. So let that sink in.

Now, as South Carolina heads to the polls this Saturday, let's make sure that Joe Biden is in the best position humanly possible to win. And that ability to win comes down to support from committed folks like you and me.

Please, let's not leave this election up to chance. It's the most important of our lifetimes. Pitch in $5 and let's send Joe Biden on his way to the Oval Office:

go.joebiden.com/Donate

Thank you,

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Cedric Richmond
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