Friend,

I know we’ve been sending you a lot of fundraising emails lately. It’s the reality of a presidential campaign, but I wanted to take some time to talk about being on the road with Andrew.

Something amazing has been happening recently. Some candidates have to beg to get noticed by the public. Not Andrew. These days, people line up for hours to take selfies with him. If you don’t believe me, just look at what happened when he was trying to get some hoops in at Georgetown! It was truly amazing to witness.

The most common thing I hear from folks who are waiting in line to meet him or hear him speak is that they love how Andrew approaches the problems our country is facing. It’s a lens formed from his own experiences living in cities across the U.S. -- not from polling results or talking points provided by expensive consultants. Simply put, he sees our problems and their solutions differently than politicians. And voters are responding to it.

But, friend, if vision was all that was required to win, Andrew would already be the Democratic nominee. Instead, we are confined by the realities of electoral politics -- the realities of running for the highest office in the land.

The worst part? Needing to raise money to prove Andrew is viable and investing in the resources we need to amplify Andrew’s vision. After all, he doesn’t have a robust donor network or an email list he’s built over the last 10 or 20 years.

He’s got an honest perspective. He’s got unique solutions. He’s got the internet. And he’s got you.

Which is why you’ve been receiving so many emails lately. Andrew isn’t raising money from high-dollar fundraisers with mega-donors. He’s raising money from his grassroots supporters like you, and these emails are the best way for us to do that.

So I’m reaching out today because we’re now just 8 days away from the third-quarter FEC filing deadline. We have to turn over a report of what we’ve raised in the last three months and it’s critical that we show Andrew’s strength and depth of support.

Can you help us kick off our end-of-quarter fundraising push by making a contribution right now? We’ve set an aggressive goal before midnight on September 30th and I know we can hit it if everyone reading this pitches in.