Hi, friend. I'm reaching out personally because I just got some bad news from my finance team: As of 6 p.m. I'm still falling short ($12,752) of my latest fundraising goal, and there are only a few hours left to hit my deadline before 11:59 p.m. tonight.

I'll be honest with you, friend: My whole team is worried we'll miss this goal tonight. And I just can't afford to miss this critical goal when the Florida Republicans are launching a massive voter registration drive that could "permanently" flip Florida red. I will never give up on Florida, so this is personal for me. I'm running out of time to change this disastrous outcome, so I'll be direct: My race could decide Senate control, and I'm humbly counting on your support.

Please, friend, rush $5 – or whatever you can spare – right now to close my fundraising gap before 11:59 p.m. Every dollar you send me will help my people-powered movement defeat Marco Rubio, flip Florida blue and expand our Senate majority. 

Thank you, 

Val Demings

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From: Blue Florida 2022
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2021
Subject: Absolutely DEVASTATED

Friend, Val Demings is falling dangerously short of her fundraising goal as of 10 a.m., and she's reaching out with an urgent request:

Falling short of this goal would jeopardize Rep. Demings' chances of defeating Marco Rubio – even with CNN reporting that Florida's Senate seat is one of the most likely to flip. Without the resources to go toe-to-toe with Rubio and his Republican dark-money allies, Val Demings cannot compete and win for Florida and the country. 

And just as she's falling short, the Senate Republican campaign arm added at least $28 million to its haul to flip the Senate that they can pour into Florida. Florida's Senate race could decide Senate control and be the most expensive EVER:

So please, with the fundraising deadline in just hours, will you rush a contribution of $5 or more to help make up a $15,000 shortfall? Whatever you can donate will go directly to defeating Marco Rubio and defending our Democratic Senate majority.

Thank you,

Team Demings