Friend, this may be one of the first emails you're getting from me, or it very well may be the hundredth. 

It's not lost on me that amazing supporters like you hear from me a lot over emails – perhaps even more than you hear from some friends and family.

But in a battleground race like this, with Senate control on the line, I'd rather over-communicate than miss an opportunity to strengthen the grassroots team that will flip this seat blue. 

Because the reality is this, friend: This team is made up of hundreds of thousands of grassroots donors who are donating an average of just $28.55 after reading emails just like this one. Thousands of donors are helping make a meaningful difference in the race that can give us the 51st vote for real change in the Senate, like defending voting rights. Friend, it would mean the world to me if you joined that movement by making your first donation today.

The opportunity is right in front of us, friend. CNN is calling Florida's Senate seat one of the most likely to flip blue. Experts at The Cook Political Report increased my chances of winning. But with Mitch McConnell sitting on a massive war chest to protect Marco Rubio, I simply cannot win without your help. 

So please, ahead of my next $150,000 End of Quarter fundraising goal, will you commit to making your first donation? Rush a contribution of $5 or more now – or whatever you can spare to help me defeat Marco Rubio – to win in Florida and expand our Democratic Senate majority.

As a little Black girl who grew up poor in the segregated South, I never could have imagined I'd be writing to hundreds of thousands of you each day. 

I never could have imagined I'd be running in one of the most important political races in the country. 

I never could have imagined that the future of our Democratic Senate majority would come down to what a team of supporters does in moments like this. 

But it has. And by now you might know my motto, friend: Never tire. I will never tire of the challenges before me. You have my word. That's why I'm so optimistic that, together, we will win. If you're with me, chip in a grassroots donation to make it possible.

With so much gratitude,

Val Demings