We need big ideas to inspire people — to come out and caucus, and to come out and vote. We need big ideas that can be the lifeblood of our party, so that people know exactly what and who Democrats are fighting for.

We need big ideas to not just win the presidency, but to take back the Senate in 2020 and put Mitch McConnell out of a job.

We need big ideas AND, the absolutely critical part, we need to be willing to fight for them.

Some candidates have said my ideas are too big, or that we'll never be able to get Congress to act on them. The rich and powerful sure don't want us to act on them.

Here's the thing: It's easy to give up on an idea.

But when you give up the fight on a big idea, like Medicare for All or the Green New Deal or cancelling student debt, you're giving up on the people whose lives it would touch.

And that's something I'll never be willing to do.

I will keep fighting from the heart for the big, structural change we need, but I can't do it alone. Chip in $2 or whatever you can to show that we're ready to fight — and to win.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth