Friends – I noticed that your name isn't on our list of Democratic Majority Defenders yet, and I wanted to take a moment to stress the importance of this goal.

Nothing would be worse than waking up on Nov. 4 with a Republican House majority because we lost by the slimmest of margins in battleground races. Because Democrats sat on the sidelines during the most consequential election of our lifetimes.

We have fewer than 100 days to build a winning campaign – and falling short of our goal now could be the difference between protecting President Obama's legacy and handing the president another rubber stamp for his ultraconservative agenda.

If you've been waiting for the best time to give, the stakes have never been higher. And today your first gift goes twice as far to protect our House majority. Will you take this opportunity to activate your Defender status and have your gift doubled ($5 becomes $10) before midnight? We can't wake up the day after Election Day with the regret that we didn't do enough – and this match could be the tipping point.

We need as many grassroots supporters as possible to build a winning campaign, friends: President Trump is zeroing in on Florida as key to his reelection strategy, and the RNC is attacking me personally for daring to hold him accountable. Right now is your chance to double your impact you can make for our campaign and show that President Trump doesn't represent the Sunshine State.

We can't defend Florida and our House majority – our only firewall against the president's corruption – if we don't meet this goal. And we can't meet this goal if grassroots Democrats like you don't step up, friends. We’re only 45% of the way to the 2,500 Defenders we need – so please, don’t let me down.
 
Here's the best link to give. No amount is too small, and every dollar goes immediately toward protecting our majority and fighting for our shared values: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/vd_fr-email

Thanks for always stepping up when I need you the most. It’s because of people like you that we're able to keep fighting!

– Congresswoman Val Demings