John, for most people, December 31st is about throwing parties with loved ones and watching the ball drop in Times Square. For us, December 31st marks the most important deadline we've faced this cycle — our final public fundraising deadline.

After the 31st, our numbers will go public for national Republicans to see — and they'll know whether we have the momentum to take back the Senate in the midterms, or whether we're lagging behind.

That's why we're sending you this email to explain why we're asking for our supporters to chip in $10 or anything they can before the year ends. We hope that when you're done reading, you understand why the stakes are so high to raise at least $50,000 by 12/31.

Here's why this deadline matters so much:

🔷 12/31 is the last FEC fundraising deadline for this year before we start the final sprint toward the midterm elections.

🔷 After 12/31, we will publicly disclose how much money we raised — and Republicans will be gauging our strength.

🔷 When 2026 kicks off, we need to immediately make investments in important battleground states to continue reaching out to voters, building ads programs and organizing on the ground. This all requires significant resources that we don't have yet.

🔷 Republicans have already reported historically high fundraising numbers — so we need to be prepared to fight against hundreds of millions that will be spent on attack ads.

🔷 Our organization doesn't rely on billionaires or special interests to fund our organizing work — we rely on grassroots donors like you.

That's why it's critical we grow our fundraising momentum TODAY. Everyone will be watching us on December 31st and we can't afford to show any sign of weakness.

Please John: If you can give even just $10 today, it would make a huge difference as we race to raise $50,000 by December 31st for the last public fundraising deadline of the year.

Let's do this,

– Off the Sidelines PAC