Florida is one of the states most likely to determine Senate control, friend, but I'm still falling $22,532 short of my $300,000 fundraising goal.

This is the worst time for me to fall short of my can't-miss goal. The Florida GOP is preparing to launch a massive voter registration drive with the goal of flipping Florida red permanently. And between the Senate Republican campaign arm and Marco Rubio himself, the GOP has hauled in more than $32 million to flip the Senate for Mitch McConnell.

So even though The Cook Political Report increased my chances of winning, I have a steep mountain to climb to catch up to the GOP's advantage in Florida.

Since this grassroots team is so strong, I know that if we muster our willpower and dig deep, we will flip Florida blue. And right now, digging deep means hitting these grassroots fundraising goals today and all the way to Election Day.

So please, friend, I urgently need you to help me make up this shortfall before the month is up. Rush a contribution of $15 or more now -- split between my campaign and Debbie Stabenow -- to defeat Marco Rubio and protect our Democratic Senate majority!

Thank you,

Val Demings