Cory asked me to share an update on my race, folks, and I hope you'll read this through to the end.

The Suffolk University/USA Today Florida poll shows that I can win, but only if I reach more voters: in on-the-ground organizing, in fundraising, in voter registration – nearly every single way you can imagine. And recent polling could be confirming this: I'm trailing 2 points behind Marco Rubio when the last Florida Senate race was decided by just 0.12 points.

Does it worry me? Absolutely. Particularly when I'm just hours from my midnight fundraising deadline and still falling 12% short of my $10,000 midnight fundraising goal. Every dollar I fail to raise now means fewer resources I can pour into mobilizing voters and fighting back when Rubio's airing deceitful attack ads. It means the GOP inches closer to keeping Florida red and flipping the Senate.

I know you don't want that to happen. I know you care deeply about this race and defending our Democratic Senate majority, and I appreciate that so, so much. But I simply will not have the resources it takes to compete – and most importantly, win – if I don't hit my campaign's daily fundraising goal by midnight.

Every single dollar will make a difference in this must-win race, so I'm asking: Please, donate $10 amount or whatever you can split to Cory’s campaign and mine to help me win in Florida and defend our Democratic Senate majority.

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your split donation to Cory Booker and Val Demings will go through immediately:

With so much gratitude,

Val Demings