Hi John,

I wanted to take a moment to explain why you’ve been hearing from me and my team so much ahead of our upcoming quarterly fundraising deadline. I hope you’ll read the whole thing through, but if you’re crunched for time, I hope you’ll consider chipping in here to help us reach our fundraising goal.

Here’s the big picture:

FIRST: The GOP establishment put me at the top of their list of Democrats they intend to go after this election cycle.

THEN: Kevin McCarthy named my opponent a “Young Gun” -- signaling to his deep-pocketed donors that they should invest in his campaign.

NOW: Numerous news outlets are calling the race to represent ME-02 in Congress the most competitive in the country.

A strong quarter means we can use our resources to reach out to voters, spread our positive message, and prepare for this fall. If everyone reading this email chips in right now, we will be able to report strong numbers that will force the establishment to think twice about going after this team.

John, if we don’t act now, we’ll have even bigger obstacles to face down the road. Will you chip in $5 or $15 to help our team meet our quarterly fundraising goal and make a strong showing in our public report?

Thank you so much for all your support.

Jared