John,

The end of the quarter is always busy for us as a finance team, but it just got busier: our campaign advisor, Michael, just let us know that we’re not on track to hit our end of quarter goal of $110,000.

That’s the bad news. The good news is this: nonpartisan campaign forecaster The Cook Political Report just changed the ranking of this race -- and we know that with supporters like you, we’ll be able to keep up our momentum.

This is a game of inches, and we need your help to get us over the line. Can you pitch in now to help us reach our end of quarter goal?

The Cook Political Report also said that “Hood is just the type of Democrat who could win in deep, deep red Mississippi..." -- but it isn’t going to be easy, so we brought in reinforcements. From now through our deadline on September 30th, every online donation will be matched 100%.

This election is going to come down to who can build the most momentum going into the fall, and we trust that you can help us win. Every donation we get now will mean a huge amount down the road. Can we count on you to help us get back on track?

Thanks so much for your support,

Gabe Murphy, Deputy Finance Director