I just got off the phone with my finance director, and I've got to be honest with you, friend: The news is not good. We're on track to fall far short of our $250,000 mid-month fundraising goal. Let me quickly tell you why reaching this goal is so important: Marco Rubio raised $4 million last quarter.

The staggering amount of money he added to his war chest last quarter was more than even Mitch McConnell raised in the same period during the 2020 elections. This is proof positive of what experts are saying: Florida's Senate race could be the most expensive ever. And if I don't reach every single fundraising goal, I won't have the resources it takes to win, plain and simple. That's why I need you to rush a donation of $5 or more to help me reach my crucial mid-month goal and defeat Marco Rubio.

Our Democratic Senate majority and our entire country's future are at stake. Missing goals like this means having to make tough decisions about where we can air ads and send organizers to register and turn out voters. It means pulling back on critical outreach even though Florida could decide Senate control and the last Senate race was decided by 0.12 percentage points, just 10,033 votes. 

I'm ready to defend our values in the Senate and help Florida and our entire country build back better – but I need you in this fight with me, friend. Political experts are saying the biggest challenge to my campaign is resources because we're up against Rubio's war chest and the millions that Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump and GOP outside groups will throw into this race to defeat me. But I know that with your help I can defeat Marco Rubio and win in Florida. Please, can I count on you to help reach our critical $250,000 mid-month goal?

I know that this people-powered movement has what it takes to compete with the GOP's dark-money machine. Rush a contribution of $5 or more right now – every single dollar makes a difference – to give us the resources we need to defeat Marco Rubio, flip this seat Blue and protect our Democratic Senate majority!

Thank you for being a part of this grassroots movement, friend. I'm so grateful.

Congresswoman Val Demings