Hey John,

I've been spending most of my time speaking with voters during these crucial final days of our toss-up race, but I had to reach out with an important request right now.

We have our final end-of-month fundraising goal, and it's really big -- $500,000. We'll only hit it if folks like you step up and pitch in what you can, so I need to personally ask if you'd be able to donate $5 or more RIGHT now.

Can I count you in? Here's the link to donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2010_email_christy

My finance director, Lexie, says we're still $181,653 away from meeting our goal -- and I'll be honest -- I'm really worried. With just days until the election ends, we need to make sure that every last Democrat in CA-25 returns their ballot. It's the only way we'll flip this seat and beat Mike Garcia. But we can only keep up our voter outreach efforts if we have the resources we've counted on.

I'm sure you've been inundated with campaign-related emails in recent weeks -- and I understand how overwhelming it must be.

So I'll keep this one short -- I need your help, John. If we're going to win this race, we have to keep up our momentum, and I would be deeply grateful if you could stick by my side through the end. Every penny counts.

Are you in for $5? Here's the link again: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2010_email_christy

-- Christy