Folks,

In a moment, I'll explain why hitting my goal for our campaign's final public fundraising deadline on Wednesday is so important, but first I wanted to personally make sure you knew:

I'll be calling a few grassroots donors who chip in to this email to say thank you. I'd love to give you a call -- will you make your first donation of any amount today?

Here's why I need your help: Whatever we raise by Wednesday night will be our last chance to publicly measure the strength of this grassroots campaign. We won't report our fundraising numbers again before November 3rd, and we can't afford to fall short.

So I'm not joking when I say: we need to bring in $2,160,000 more from grassroots supporters in Pennsylvania before midnight on October 14. Every dollar you chip in will go directly towards boosting our organizers' ability to recruit volunteers, expanding our advertising, and everything this campaign is doing to reach voters in these final, critical weeks.

That's why, with so much on the line, I'm asking if you can make your first donation to power this campaign and help us hit our goal. Chip in any amount and you'll add your name to our final public fundraising report -- and I just might give you a call to say thank you myself!

Thanks for all you do,

Joe