I'll be straight with you. I'm reaching out this afternoon to ask for $5.

I'm about to explain why, but if you're ready to chip in $5 to split between my campaign and Adam Frisch's to help me hit our critical $750,000 end-of-quarter goal before our deadline, you can click here to donate now.

Look: As soon as CNN reported that I was one of the most vulnerable senators up for reelection, Mitch McConnell made my seat his top target to flip red.

So now I'm facing my GOP millionaire opponent in a toss-up race – and if I can't make up the gap on my fundraising goal, he'll know the multimillion-dollar attack ads are worth it.

I know $5 might not seem like much in comparison to the GOP's millions – but if you join the thousands of grassroots folks who've already given $5 this week, we'll be on track to meet this critical goal and have the resources it takes to fight back and win.

Unlike my GOP opponent, Bernie Moreno, I can't just write my campaign another check. I'm counting on grassroots folks like you to power us to victory. So please, will you chip in $5 – or anything you can spare – so we can win in Ohio?

If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your split donation between Sherrod Brown and Adam Frisch will go through immediately:

None of this is possible without you. Thank you.

– Sherrod