John –

My friend Sen. Tammy Duckworth and I are up for reelection next year – and in a moment, I'm going to ask you to pitch in and help us defend these critical seats and our Senate majority. But first, let me explain why this fight is so important.

Losing even one Democratic seat will cost us our fragile 50-50 Senate majority. And national Republicans are already doubling down to defeat us: A Mitch McConnell-linked group is running attack ads to defeat me, and election forecasters are saying Tammy’s seat is “in play."

As Mitch McConnell and his allies zero in on flipping the Senate, your immediate support could not be more important to keeping Illinois and Nevada blue. Please, will you give $5 or more right now to help us defend the Senate for Democrats?

Tammy is exactly the kind of leader we need in Washington. As a combat veteran and one of only three Asian-American women to have served in the Senate, Tammy is a fierce advocate for military families, working people and marginalized communities. 

But FiveThirtyEight is saying Republicans are favored to win back the majority, and the GOP is going all in to flip the Senate. If we don't step up our fight to defend the Senate today, we will lose our majority – and with it, our only chance to enact our bold Democratic agenda. That's why I'm coming to you today.

Tammy and I need to raise $50,000 before midnight tonight to stay on track against GOP spending – but so far, we're falling behind. Missing this goal could jeopardize everything Democrats have worked so hard to protect, so I'm asking you to rush an immediate donation to defend our Senate majority:

Give $5 or more right now to defend Illinois' and Nevada's Senate seats and the Senate majority for Democrats!

Thank you so much for your support.

¡La lucha sigue! The fight continues!

Catherine