Friend, I know my team reached out earlier today about the major fundraising deadline we’re facing in about 36 hours.

The fact is, we’re still a bit behind on our goal and could really use your help. If that’s all you need to hear if you’re able to chip in a few dollars right now, I’d be incredibly grateful.

But I also want to take a moment to explain why this deadline really is important for my team and me to be filling up your email inbox (which I really do apologize for). So here are three quick things I’d like to share with you.

1) After this fast-approaching deadline, we’re PUBLICLY submitting our fundraising totals for the first time since the start of the general election. Everyone from our opponent, to Donald Trump, to dark-money super PACs will be scrutinizing this report for any sign of weakness.

2) Right now, any contribution you make can be matched 2:1 by New Jersey’s public financing program. That means your donation has triple its usual impact — e.g. a $5 donation becomes $15, a $25 donation becomes $75, and a $100 donation becomes $300.

3) The first general election poll of this race shows me statistically tied with my Republican opponent — and anything you pitch in will help us persuade more voters to our side even as we fight back against a barrage of false attacks.

We’re still $4,116 behind on our goal, but if everyone reading this email pitches in just a few dollars, that’ll go a long way toward closing that gap. Can I count on you to help out before our big deadline?

Thanks so much,

Mikie