Friends – I’ll be blunt because time is short: We have a real problem. We’re up against the final end-of-month deadline before the election – and are still falling $2,228 short of where we need to be.

President Trump sees Florida as his best means to dismantle our House majority and secure another four years in the White House – and the hard truth is that if we want to beat him, we need to fight back. But keeping our ad running and funding the other critical outreach to voters we need takes resources. And with Floridians already voting and time running out to secure Florida for Democrats, the resources we urgently need just aren't coming in.

It’s never been more important to win in Florida – to defeat President Trump and to hold our Democratic House majority for the future Biden administration. But the president and RNC are going ALL IN here – attacking me personally and outpacing us in voter registration, putting Florida and our House majority at stake. That’s why I’m urging you to take FULL advantage of this opportunity:

A group of fired-up donors are offering to match every single donation until we reach our end-of-month goal. But this opportunity expires at 11:59 p.m. So please, friends, this is your chance to make your greatest impact on our biggest goal yet: Will you rush $5 or more – and have it MATCHED – to win in Florida and keep the House blue in 2020?

When President Trump said that he would run America like he ran his businesses, it turns out he was telling the truth. He's made loss, debt, failure and fleecing American workers cornerstones of his administration. The consequences of his single term in power are already manifesting before us: not just three ultra-conservative Supreme Court justices but an entire judicial branch that’s been packed with extremist judges.

But here’s where I need you to hear me out most, friends: There is hope in a strong Democratic House majority. With Democratic leaders in office, we keep our firewall against President Trump and his adherents. To keep that majority, we need to keep our fight alive – and that means hitting this last fundraising goal before the election.

I’m counting on you to take advantage of this rare match opportunity right now: Give $5, $25 or more – whatever you can pitch in – by midnight tonight and have every dollar doubled to win Florida, keep the House blue and defend our progress in 2020.

Thank you for joining the fight when it matters the most.

Congresswoman Val Demings