Friend, things in Georgia are heating up:

FIRST: Our people-powered campaign advanced to the runoff election in January, which The New York Times says will decide Senate control.

THEN: Polls showed Raphael taking the lead over unelected Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R), and Mitch McConnell and the GOP started panicking.

NOW: Republicans plan to flood Georgia with a staggering $100 MILLION to keep this seat red – on top of the $23 million that Loeffler is already spending from her personal fortune.

Election experts from Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight to CBS News agree that we CAN flip Georgia blue and take back the Senate. But with the GOP pulling out all the stops to defeat us, we're facing an uphill battle – and we're going to need an unprecedented level of grassroots support to win.

Unlike his opponent, Raphael knows that this seat isn't for sale – that's why he refuses to take a single dime of corporate PAC money, and why he's counting on folks like you to power our campaign to victory. With just a few hours left until our midnight deadline, we're only 126 donors short of our critical Founding Donor goal – and your contribution could be the one that puts us over the top.

Please, friend, will you make a contribution of $5 or more now to become a Founding Donor of our runoff campaign so we can flip Georgia blue and take back the Senate for Democrats?