Folks --

The mission of my campaign has been clear since day one: win the battle for the soul of our nation, powered by Americans who refuse to see our country walk away from its founding promise.

Last night was no exception. Kamala Harris made us all so proud. She spoke truth on the debate stage and shared our vision for America. People across the country tuned in, and we saw an outpouring of support.

But we need to keep it up for a very important reason, which is why I’m emailing you directly.

We’re now facing what could be our greatest challenge of this race yet -- our very last public fundraising deadline of the campaign on October 14th. The team and I set an ambitious national goal for Wednesday, and we reckon to get there, we’re going to need to raise $2,340,000 of it in Pennsylvania.

This is your last chance to make sure your name is on my public list of grassroots donors before November 3rd. Can you help me send a clear message that we will win this battle for the soul of the nation by making your first $25 donation right now?

We’ve got a steep hill to climb to make sure we hit this goal before Wednesday’s deadline, so we must face this challenge the same way we faced all the ones that came before it -- together. Chip in $25 or whatever you can today:

This is a grassroots campaign. It’s your campaign. It’s powered by millions of grassroots supporters across this country, all pitching in because they know that there's too much at stake this year to sit this election out.

And this last public fundraising goal is all about harnessing that strength to make sure we send a clear message with our final fundraising report -- that our grassroots supporters are fired up for the home stretch of this campaign.

I know you’re one of my top supporters, because you’re reading this email right now. That’s why I’m asking for you to take your support to the next level by making your first contribution to fuel my campaign at this critical moment. This is a fight I can only win if we’re united, and it’s going to take all of us to bring this thing home.

Every time you donate, you’re owning a piece of this campaign to build our country back better.

And every dollar you chip in will go directly towards the organizing and advertising programs to persuade undecided voters and turn out supporters in these final weeks.

All eyes will be on this final public fundraising report. Which is why I’m counting on more grassroots supporters like you adding your name to prove that this campaign is still growing like never before, and that we’re ready to win on November 3rd.

Can you chip in $25 -- or whatever makes sense for your budget -- right now? Hitting this goal of $2,340,000 in Pennsylvania by next week won’t be easy, but with your help, I know we can get it done.

Thanks for everything you’ve done to get us this far. I appreciate you more than you can know.

Joseph R. Biden Jr.