John, tomorrow at midnight, we’re going to close the books on our mid-month fundraising deadline. This is a very important deadline for us, but I know folks sometimes wonder: Is it a real deadline?

The answer is both yes and no. Let me explain:

Tomorrow’s deadline isn’t an official deadline because we don't legally have to report our fundraising numbers after midnight the way that we do after an FEC deadline.

But it is still a very real deadline for our campaign. We absolutely have to reach our $20,000 goal to keep our campaign on track – especially with GOP dark-money groups like the Koch network pouring money into Nevada to defeat me.

Here's why all of this matters so much: The truth is that our fundraising has slowed to a crawl this month, and that's why we're using tomorrow’s deadline as a moment to evaluate our budget and spending plans.

With polls showing me locked neck-and-neck with my GOP opponent, the last thing we want to do right now is make budget cuts. But if we can’t reach our $20,000 mid-month goal, that’s exactly what we’ll have to do – and that is very, very real, John.

So please, can I count on you to chip in $5 or more right away? Every dollar will help us get back on track, win in Nevada, and defend our Democratic Senate majority.

Thank you for chipping in what you can right now. It’s truly important.

Jacky Rosen