Hello,

In 36 hours, I’m facing my most important FEC fundraising deadline of the campaign. After tomorrow, everyone will see how much our people-powered campaign has raised to retire Chuck Grassley and turn Iowa blue.

But right now, we’re still short of our $400,000 goal, so I have to ask: Please, will you chip in $5 or more right now – before our federally-mandated FEC deadline at midnight tomorrow– to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic majority in the Senate?

Chuck Grassley is one of the biggest recipients of corporate PAC and special interest money in the Senate. His campaign is bankrolled by the NRA, Big Pharma, and Wall Street donors – but that’s not our campaign.

Our campaign is entirely funded by grassroots donors, like you, giving an average of just $26 this month. A people-powered campaign is what will help us hammer down the Super PAC lies and turn Iowa blue in ‘22. But I’m counting on your support now if we’re going to be successful.

The polls show a close race, and political pundits are already predicting record levels of outside spending against me. We are so close to hitting our huge $400,000 goal, but time is running out before our critical FEC deadline.

I’m asking you personally: Can you make a donation right now to my campaign – whatever amount you can afford before we're required to publicly report our numbers after midnight tomorrow – to defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and protect our Democratic Senate majority?

Let’s start May by hitting this goal and sending Chuck Grassley packing!

Mike Franken, VADM, U.S. Navy (ret.)