Here's the deal, John:

1. Our latest poll has us two points up -- but within the margin of error -- over Mike Garcia.
2. FiveThirtyEight, Real Clear Politics, and Roll Call say this race is a toss-up.
3. And in the last quarter, Mike outraised us 2-1.

John, at this point in the cycle, our best chance at pulling ahead is to put as much money as possible behind our TV ad buys and voter outreach initiatives. But you can bet that Mike's team is planning to do just that too, and right now, they have the advantage of greater resources -- and that's showing up big time on the airwaves.

Our finance team worked out how we can get back on track in these final days: We need to raise $500,000 online in the month of October, and with less than 12 hours until midnight, we're still $39,168 short of our goal.

So I need your help right now. Can you chip in $5 or more towards our October goal? We'll only reach it with your support.

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While my team and I are calling voters to encourage them to return their ballots by November 3rd, Mike Garcia is probably dialing D.C. lobbyist donors for max-out contributions. I'll never take their money -- or checks from corporate PACs -- because I intend to be a representative accountable to the people, not special-interest groups.

Our supporters are people just like you, John. They're people with rent to pay and groceries to buy -- and that makes their contributions all the more valuable to me. It means they are choosing to take ownership of our grassroots movement, even though chipping in to our campaign might mean cutting back somewhere else. That's why our average online grassroots donation is just $22.44.

I need our supporters to pull together and chip in right now so we can make the most of our two-point lead and come out on top on November 3rd. Can you chip in $5 or more to help meet our October fundraising goal, fulfill all our final campaign plans, and send Mike Garcia packing?

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-- Christy

Christy Smith is a community leader from CA-25 who has fought for her neighbors in Ventura and LA county on the school board and in the California state legislature. Now she needs our help to defeat Mike Garcia and flip this top pick-up House seat blue in November. Help elect a champion for our health care, our schools, and our rights.

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