We can't afford to downplay this, friend — 

Trump's remarks at a recent Turning Point Action convention right here in West Palm Beach perfectly spell out the stakes of this election: We either defeat him and his far-right loyalists at the ballot box in November, or we never go to the ballot box again.

If you're short on time, help me stop Trump's Senate surrogate Rick Scott by donating now.

What's more: Rick Scott — his favorite puppet in the Senate — has failed to denounce or distance himself from this destructive, anti-democratic rhetoric.

It proves that our fight against GOP authoritarianism and voter suppression isn't limited to just the race for the White House. It's here in Florida too.

So if there's one thing you need to understand, friend, it's that American democracy itself is on the ballot wherever GOP extremists like Donald Trump and Rick Scott are.

The only way we save it is by soundly defeating these wannabe dictators at the polls while we still can — but up against my opponent's massive fortune, I can't do that without a huge surge of grassroots support ahead of tonight's $125,000 fundraising deadline.

So before midnight, can I please count on you to chip in $5 — or anything you can afford — to help me defeat my anti-democracy, ultra-wealthy, pro-Trump opponent here in Florida? I can't retire Rick Scott, or his authoritarian vision for our country's future, without your urgent help tonight.

Thank you for all you do,

Debbie