Hi, friend, it's Rachel, Sherrod's campaign manager. I'm personally reaching out with an urgent campaign update.

I'll be honest: August was a tough month for fundraising. If things don't pick up ASAP, we're going to fall short of where we need to be – which means we'll need to pull back on TV ads and voter outreach at the worst possible time.

We can't let that happen, friend. We are in a strong position – in large part thanks to supporters like you. But with early voting just five weeks away, the polls show Sherrod and his Trump-backed opponent in a statistical tie.

I have to level with you – the only way we can compete with the GOP is by reaching our membership goal by midnight tomorrow. So I'm asking:

Will you rush $5 to activate your membership and power our fight to win in Ohio and keep the Senate blue?

Thanks, 
Rachel