Jack, I’ll cut right to the chase: We really need your help.

Daily Kos relies on donations from our readers and community to operate. In other words, we literally can't survive without you. And right now, we’re missing our end-of-year goal—and we’re a bit worried.

Can we count on you to chip in $5 or more today? Readers like you support everything we do. Billionaires own the media, but they don’t own Daily Kos—we only answer you!

This is about preparation. We need to be ready to face what’s coming with a Donald Trump presidency. In order to do that, we need to ensure Daily Kos survives! Hitting our $75,000 goal before December 31 will put us on track to enter the new year with the support we need to be a firewall against Trump’s dangerous agenda.

This is our big year-end ask, Jack. I wouldn’t be personally asking if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. Can we count on you to chip in $5 or more today?

We will never lose sight of our mission, as long as we exist: Daily Kos will deliver progressive news and fight for democracy by giving our readers and community the information and resources needed to create impactful change. Your help fuels that every step of the way.

Thank you for all you do,

Erin Tulley, Daily Kos