Team,

This isn’t the news I wanted to share, but it’s important to me that you stay in the loop: we did not reach our July fundraising goal.

I know this team gave it our all, and when we set ambitious goals we run the risk of coming up short — but we’ll have to really step up our game in August to get back on track to invest in key campaign resources.

Can I count on you to chip in first $10 to ensure we can run this crucial campaign at full capacity?

I’m up against an extremist opponent who, on top of self-funding with millions of dollars, has the full support of the GOP war chest behind her. As we approach the midterm elections, you can bet my opponent and her far-right allies will be using all their resources to attack me. I need to be able to defend myself.

Anything you can give today will make a real difference in a strong August fundraising month, and will help to make up for missing our goal in July.