I need you to read this, friend. Our end-of-month deadline is less than 12 hours away, and as one of the most vulnerable senators in the entire country, I can't stress enough how important your grassroots support is in this critical moment.

Here are just three key reasons I urgently need your help today:

1. With Senate control on the line, experts at NBC News predict this race could be "one of the nastiest and most expensive in the country."

2. My self-funding opponent has already spent $4.5 million of his own money to try to buy this seat, on top of the record-breaking ad reservations McConnell's super PACs have made to defeat me.

3. Now, the latest polls show me and my opponent statistically tied.

Unlike my opponent, I can't write my campaign million-dollar checks – instead, I'm relying on grassroots supporters like you to hit my $1,000,000 goal before midnight tonight so I can keep fighting for the Dignity of Work in the Senate. Please, will you rush $5 or more now to split between my campaign and Gary Peters' to help me compete with massive GOP spending, win in Ohio, and keep the Senate blue?

Thanks for your support, friend.

Sherrod