I know my team and I have been reaching out a lot lately, but it’s for a good reason:

At midnight tonight, we face the most important fundraising deadline of the year so far, and right now, we’re still falling $2,365 short of our goal.

If that’s all you need to hear, and you’re ready to fight like hell to defend this seat from MAGA Republicans, will you chip in before midnight tonight to help us reach this critical goal?

But in case you need more convincing before chipping in, let me explain why tonight’s FEC fundraising deadline is a turning point for our campaign:

After tonight, we’ll be required by law to release our fundraising numbers for all the world to see — including all the MAGA billionaires and super PACs that are currently debating just how much cash they’ll spend here in CA-47.

So here’s the problem: If we fall short of our goal and release a weaker report, Republicans will see this seat as vulnerable. That means they’ll spend EVEN MORE to replace me with a MAGA fanatic.

And since National Republicans have ALREADY launched a paid ad campaign against me, we can’t give them another reason to dump their billionaire dark money into our district. That’s why I’m reaching out directly to you:

I’d be so grateful if you could pitch in before tonight’s massive deadline. We’re still running a couple thousand dollars short, but if everyone reading this email pitched in just $5, we’d blow through our goal and prove to the MAGA super PACs just how committed we are to keeping this swing seat blue. So please, can you become one of the grassroots donors we need before midnight?

Thank you. It means the world to have your support in this fight.

Dave