Hello,

In just 17 hours, Chuck Grassley and I are facing a federally-mandated fundraising deadline. After midnight, we’ll both be required by law to file another report with the Federal Election Commission saying how much we’ve raised and from how many donors.

In the last FEC report, Chuck Grassley just barely outraised us... But only because he took hundreds of thousands of dollars from corporate PACs and special interests. This report, we have an opportunity to outraise Grassley for the first time, purely with the help of grassroots donors, and shock Mitch McConnell and all the Republicans.

The polling shows this will be one of the closest races in the country. Grassley’s approval ratings are lower than they’ve ever been, and the latest head-to-head matchup has us only three points down – and closing!

But with Senate control at stake, McConnell and his Super PACs are already raising millions to attack me – and their lie-filled ads are about to start.

This is our most important opportunity to show Grassley, McConnell, and the Democratic establishment that we are going to turn Iowa blue this November.

We’ve set a goal of raising another $400,000 before this critical FEC fundraising deadline, but I’m counting on grassroots donors like you to give now if we’re going to hit it.

I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money, so I’m counting on you to give $5 or more right now – every dollar you can afford before my federally-mandated FEC fundraising deadline – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and expand our Democratic Senate majority.

After this deadline, all of our fundraising numbers will become public. We cannot afford to fall short now.

Thank you for being a crucial, indispensable part of this campaign,

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