John – I know you're probably busy, so I'll get right to it:

I'm in a dead heat with my opponents in Ohio's Senate race, and I can only surge ahead if I reach my $250,000 fundraising goal before our midnight deadline. So please, is there anything I can say to convince you to split $5 between my campaign and Raphael Warnock's to defend our Democratic majority in the Senate?

Would it make a difference if I told you that Mitch McConnell is coming after me as a top target to flip the Senate red?

What if I told you that my three GOP opponents are millionaires who can self-fund their campaigns – and one of them just spent $2 million to flood the airwaves with TV ads in Ohio?

And, what if I told you that with polls showing me neck and neck with my opponents, we're still falling short of our midnight goal with just a day until the deadline?

So, what do you say, John? If you're ready to win in Ohio and defend our Democratic Senate majority, please split $5 between my campaign and Raphael's now.

Thanks for the help. Let's keep this seat blue in November!

– Sherrod Brown