Dear John,

This weekend, I had the opportunity to address the delegates and activists of the California Democratic Party. My message was simple:

California is make or break in our efforts to keep the House blue. To keep the Speaker’s gavel out of Kevin McCarthy’s hand. And to keep up our progress.

There are NINE critical House races in California. Yes, you read that right, nine races. It's not going to be easy – there are districts Democrats have to flip, and districts Democrats have to hold. And our fight to win each of these nine seats is urgent:

In Southern California, we have TWO critical seats to keep blue — Mike Levin in San Diego and Katie Porter in Orange County.
We can flip FOUR seats held by Republicans — by beating Michelle Steel and Young Kim in Orange County, Mike Garcia in Los Angeles, and Ken Calvert in the Inland Empire.
In the Central Valley, there are THREE seats we must win. We can elect a Democrat to a newly-created district in Modesto. We have to keep Josh Harder in Congress. And we can beat Republican David Valadao.

I don’t want to sugarcoat it. It won’t be easy. But we can’t afford to fall short on any of these nine critical races. It could be the difference between Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Speaker Kevin McCarthy — a man who will do anything Trump asks of him.

But we’re Democrats. We’re used to hard fights. Nobody has ever handed us anything. And what’s more, as a Democrat from California, we are used to leading the nation.

Especially as the Republican Party has descended into madness. Tearing down the very institutions of our democracy. Enacting new Jim Crow laws making it harder to vote. Seeking to take away reproductive freedom. And attacking human rights.

We cannot let them succeed. We will not let them succeed. That’s why I’m asking for your help today:

Can you pitch in $10 to our campaign right now to help us keep the House blue? These NINE critical races in California will be crucial to our success in the midterms, and any one of them could be the difference between Joe Biden’s presidency succeeding or failing.

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I firmly believe that the road to keeping our House Majority runs through California. And you can be the difference between winning and losing in the Golden State. Thanks for all of your efforts.

— Adam