Last night was devastating, John.

An extremist Republican just flipped Virginia red, and the GOP now feels they have the power to pull our left-leaning state farther to the right than ever before.

If the GOP could take blue Virginia, John, they can take New Mexico, too. Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to kick me out of office, and I urgently need your help to defend our state.

To avoid election results like the ones we saw yesterday in Virginia, I need to raise $20,000 by TONIGHT to fend off GOP attacks and reach more voters. Will you donate $5 right now to stop Republicans from flipping New Mexico red?

If the GOP has made one thing clear this year, it's that they are on a mission to take away our rights – state by state: Georgia just enacted an extreme voter suppression bill. Florida just dismantled the right to public protest. Right next door to us, the Republican governor of Texas signed a near-total ban on abortion. 

If we let Republicans take New Mexico – just like they took Virginia last night – our future here looks grim. That's why my team and I are putting our nose to the grindstone to win this race – but we need your help to spread our message of hope to every New Mexico voter. The truth is, I can't win this without you, John.

I need to raise $20,000 TONIGHT to reach more voters, because NO ONE is safe from the GOP. With everything from voting rights to reproductive health care on the line in this race, I'm really counting on you to contribute today: Will you donate $5 – or whatever you can spare – right now to stop the GOP and keep New Mexico blue? Every dollar you give will help us avoid a repeat of last night.

Thank you, 

Michelle Lujan Grisham