Friend, I'm urgently asking for your support today for two major reasons:

1. In a few hours my GOP opponents will take the debate stage to fight over who gets to run against me. I won't be on stage to defend myself, so we need to be prepared to push back against whatever they throw our way.

2. Tomorrow, our fundraising numbers go public, and everyone from Donald Trump to our millionaire opponents will see the strength of our campaign – but right now, we're not on track to reach our $250,000 goal.

Senate control could be decided here in Ohio, so please, friend: Will you chip in $5 or more now to help us reach this critical goal? I'm counting on your grassroots support to help us raise the resources to win in Ohio and keep the Senate blue.

So much of what we care about will be at risk if the GOP flips this seat and the Senate red. All three of my potential opponents have said they'd support a national abortion ban – and any one of them winning would be a victory for Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, corporations, and the wealthy elite.

But with Senate control on the line, national Republicans are going all in to defeat me. Mitch McConnell-aligned super PACs just made their biggest ad reservation in a single state ever to flip this seat, and now, polls show this race is statistically tied.

Unlike my self-funding opponents, I can't write my campaign a million-dollar check. I'm counting on grassroots folks like you to help me reach our critical goal before our fundraising numbers go public, win this race, and keep the Senate blue.

So please, friend, will you rush $5 or more now to help power our reelection campaign to victory?

With gratitude,