John, this is Ken Burns, American documentarian and a proud Democrat. I'm writing to you with an urgent message about the stakes of the upcoming election.

Maggie Goodlander, my own congresswoman, just won her primary election here in New Hampshire. Before I go on, will you make a contribution of $10 to help her get the strongest possible start on the general election?

Maggie just became Democrats' official nominee for Congress in New Hampshire, and we are now less than two months out from one of the greatest tests of American democracy in modern history.

Control of the U.S. House could come down to just a handful of seats like this one.

Maggie often says that, while fear may be contagious, courage is, too.

This moment demands courage from our leaders, and it's exactly what I've seen in Maggie.

She is a leader we can trust to stand up and do the right thing, even in the face of threats from the President himself. If Democrats retake the House, leaders like Maggie will finally have the power to hold him accountable.

Our fragile democracy hangs in the balance.

As Benjamin Franklin put it, "A Republic, if you can keep it." That's exactly what's on the ballot this fall.

Our democracy depends on leaders like Maggie Goodlander who will never back down. Please contribute $10 or more now to become a founding donor of her general election campaign:

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

Thank you,

Ken Burns