Friend: I want to talk to you about a dangerous, coordinated attack against our democracy. Across the country, in states like Georgia, Texas and even here in Michigan, Republicans are introducing hundreds of bills that would make it extremely difficult for millions of Americans to vote. 

Unfortunately, what we saw earlier this year in Georgia was only the beginning – and these laws that took root there have inspired carbon copies from extremist GOP legislators everywhere.

Just look at what happened recently in Texas: Democratic legislators bravely broke quorum, twice, in order to stall passage of restrictive laws that would roll back voting rights.

Republican attempts to restrict voting rights have been years in the making, but we're reaching a watershed moment right now. Why? Because last year, Democrats registered and mobilized a record number of voters, and as a result, we won the White House, Senate and House.

Dissatisfied with the results, Republicans resorted not to fighting fairly, but to tactics that go against the very foundation of our democracy.

So in light of what's happening across the country, what I'm about to ask you is crucial. Republicans are sinking to the lowest of lows – passing laws that will create barriers to the ballot box. That means, to win elections and protect our majorities in Congress, we'll need to fight twice as hard.

So I've set an emergency goal to raise $25,000 to defend our Senate majority, and we've got to hit this goal before the end of the month. We're just $4,475 short of our goal – with your help, we can get there!

Remember, friend, our 50-50 majority is as thin as it gets: If Democrats come up short by just one seat, Mitch McConnell retakes the majority and pushes forward an extremist, anti-democratic agenda. And he's already raising massive amounts of money – $28 million in the last few months alone – to flip the Senate back into his control.

So please, I am counting on everyone who is reading this email to dig deep and make a grassroots contribution of $5 – or whatever you can spare – before our midnight deadline. Every dollar you give will help us defend our Democratic Senate majority.

It's clear the GOP will stop at nothing to take back the Senate, so I'm hoping each and every one of you can help us fight back – before it's too late.

Thank you,

Gary