John,

I just landed in Dallas.

In about eleven hours I walk out in front of Republicans from every state in the country and make the case that this seat decides who runs the House, and that I'm the guy who holds it.

Before I walk out there, I want that room to see something real.

So we set a goal: 5,000 patriots behind this campaign before I take the stage tonight.

This was never about the money in the bank. It's about standing in a building full of national Republicans and being able to say that five thousand Americans already looked at this race and decided it was worth backing. That's the one thing in this business nobody can argue with.

Twenty days' notice is all I got before I deployed to Iraq.

 Twenty dollars is all I'm asking of you before 8pm tonight.

Thank you,

Mike Bouchard

Army Paratrooper | Bronze Star Recipient