This isn’t my first political rodeo, folks. I know better than to listen to unsupported claims and half-baked rumors.

I’m an evidence guy, and I always prefer to focus on the facts at hand.

So, if I can ask for your undivided attention for just a few minutes, friend, I hope you’ll trust that what I’m about to say is important.

If you don’t have time to read this all the way through, will you spare just a second to pitch in a grassroots donation to Blue Senate’s Candidate Fund and protect our Senate majority?

Experts have repeatedly called this Senate map “brutal” for Democrats, and I’m inclined to agree. Defending our Senate majority will not be easy.

Don’t just take it from me. The proof is in the pudding.

Democrats are defending 23 Senate seats; Republicans are defending just 10.

Our seven battleground Democrats – Jon Tester, Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Bob Casey, Sherrod Brown, Ruben Gallego, and Elissa Slotkin – are neck-and-neck in polls against their likely GOP opponents.

National Republicans and their ultra-wealthy backers are investing tens of millions into defeating them.

It’d be naive to think they’ll stop there. In fact, big-time GOP donors are quietly investing huge resources into flipping Senate seats in blue states like Maryland, Virginia, and California.

Losing the Senate majority this November would be a truly catastrophic blow to our Democratic agenda.

And, without a Democratic majority to check his power, we could see a completely unrestrained Donald Trump in the White House. I can think of few things more terrifying than that.

That’s why I’m reaching out to you on behalf of Blue Senate's Candidate Fund. They use your contributions to invest in key battleground Senate races across the country and counter far-right spending.

Keeping our Senate majority is imperative, so please, will you make a donation to Blue Senate’s Candidate Fund to boost the Democratic candidates who need it most?

Thank you for your generous support,
Paul Begala