John, today is an important milestone: 50 days until Election Day!

But there's another thing that's drawing our attention today: we're about halfway through the month, but we are not halfway towards hitting our critical September fundraising goal.

It's crucial that we pick up the pace, because this is the last month before our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline with the FEC. We're not going to sugarcoat anything, this next fundraising goal is the most critical goal we're going to face in this race.

What we do in the next 50 days will be crucial to Katie's victory, but we will face major setbacks if we fall short of this goal. Please make a donation now—of any amount—to help our team turn things around and get back on track.

This quarter's fundraising numbers are going to be one of our last opportunities to demonstrate the strength of our grassroots movement to re-elect Katie before Election Day.

If we are unable to meet our goal by the FEC deadline, our campaign could be left vulnerable to the Republican special interest groups who are trying to flood this race with millions of dollars to unseat Katie.

The only way we're going to reach this goal and carry out our full plan to win is if with the help of grassroots donors donating through emails like this one.

John, we need a strong response to this email in order to get back on track. Can you pitch in now to help Katie hit her most critical fundraising goal yet?

Thanks for everything you do,

Team Porter