Friends -

In just a moment, we are going to ask you to make a $3 contribution to help Gavin Newsom stop the Republican recall attempt in California. Please give us a chance to explain why this request — especially today — is so important.

Here is the truth:

In just five days, we close the books on our first official fundraising deadline of this campaign. And when it ends, we’ll report not just how much money we’ve raised, but how many contributions we’ve received to make up that total.

It’s the first major test of our ability to beat this recall, and we’ll report the numbers whether they are good, or whether they are not.

Everyone will be watching.

So today we’re kicking off our drive to this first official deadline, and we need a big number of donations to fight back against some of Trump’s biggest donors funding the recall. So here’s the part where we ask:

Can Gavin Newsom count on you to make a $3 contribution before our first official fundraising deadline of our campaign comes to a close? We would not ask if it were not so important.

This recall attempt is being pushed by a collection of anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, and notably, some of Trump’s biggest donors. But if everyone chips in what they can, we are going to win.

All our best,

Team Newsom