This is urgent, friend: I'm just 2 points behind Marco Rubio in a race that experts are saying will decide Senate control – but I'm falling short of my end-of-quarter fundraising goal at the worst possible moment.

With your help, this team is closing the polling gap with Rubio – but unfortunately, we still don't have enough to compete with the GOP's deep pockets. I know our grassroots movement has what it takes to pull ahead and flip Florida blue, but I need to meet my ambitious end-of-quarter fundraising goal to have a shot.

Please, split a $25 donation between my campaign and Debbie Stabenow right now to help me stay on track.

Florida's last Senate election was decided by just 0.12 points – only 10,033 votes – and this race is bound to be just as close. Do you know what that means, friend? Every single dollar is going to make a huge impact on our efforts to win in Florida. I can't afford to cut a single hour of canvassing or phone banking, because every voter I fail to reach could cost me this election.

It's urgent, friend: Marco Rubio is breaking fundraising records – and national Republicans have already poured $10 million into this race to keep Democrats like me from winning in Florida again.

This is a make-or-break moment for my campaign, so I'm counting on grassroots supporters like you to help me close this fundraising gap, pull ahead in the polls and defeat Marco Rubio. It's the only way to defend the Senate majority and defend our democracy from the GOP.

Please, friend, split a donation of $25 or more right now to help me close this critical end-of-quarter fundraising gap before the end of March. In a race this close, every dollar counts, so I need you to contribute whatever you can to help me defeat Rubio.

Thank you,

Val Demings