John,

I am going to shoot straight with you.

According to the ‘very smart consultants’ in DC, our Democratic campaign in the special election Florida’s 6th Congressional district has already lost this election. They say:

• The district is too red and that Trump/MAGA are too powerful, triumphant, and near omnipresent.
• The narrow pathway to retaking the House via winning the three special elections in 2025 is impossible. Democrat’s only shot of retaking the house is in 2026.
• It would take a literal miracle for us to win here.

When Democrats don’t try, we lose. Despite what the institutional losers in DC say (yes the same ones who played a decisive role in our 2024 loss) this race is beyond winnable.

Seeing is believing, and over the past two and a half months, I have seen with my very eyes the rise and rapid scaling of a campaign that could win this.

In these past two months we’ve raised over $7.3 million (what most representatives raise in a two year cycle), have recruited tens of thousands of volunteers in district and from all fifty states, have hired a team of over a hundred paid staff the majority being canvassers who are knocking over 10,000 doors a day.

Even if they were right that a literal miracle would be required to win, I believe we are on the cusp of one.

Miracles are happening every day for us. Just last Friday we were more than $53k off from our vital end of month target, donations were rapidly slowing down, and less than three hours remained on the clock. Not hitting our target and being unable to pay out our massive payroll.

Screenshot of where we stood on Actblue last Friday night after my desperate call for support.

I sent out an emergency request for aid, and our supporters delivered a small miracle (see above). But faith alone and our past achievements will not yield the miracle we need here.

Will is what brings miracles to life. Collectively hundreds of thousands of your peers from every corner of this nation are making it happen. You are flying in to knock doors, phonebanking, sending postcards, donating, and more. That work is what will materialize the miracle in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.

You have the power to will a miracle into existence. Will you make a donation -- split with Hold Them Accountable -- of anything you can spare to usher in a miracle, take back the house in 2025, and set the tone for the next four years with a defiant shot across the bow?

As a supporter you have brought a literal miracle to within arms reach. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Jackson McMillan
Josh Weil for Congress
Finance Director