Friends, I have to be honest with you.

The reality of having an August primary election date is not great. It’s pretty terrible timing for a campaign powered 100% by people like you.

Let me explain.

For the past few months, we’ve been running ads, making tight budget decisions, and relying on members of our grassroots team to power us through the final stretch of the primary campaign.

We were facing $70 million in outside spending against us. We couldn’t afford to play it safe. So, to put it bluntly, we practically drained our bank account leading up to August 4th.

We made it through the primary, but that’s only half the battle.

The general election is here, and Mike Rogers has $70 million backing him to blanket the airwaves with misleading attack ads.

It sounds daunting, but I’ve counted on this team before, and you’ve never let me down. I’m hoping I can count on you again today, friend. Please, pitch in a split donation to my campaign and the DLGA to help us get back on our feet as quickly as possible so that we can reach undecided voters before Rogers does.