John,

A new poll was released this week, and it's not the news we wanted to share. Laura is trailing closely behind her extreme opponent Derek Schmidt. His out-of-state donors are pouring millions into this race, and it's clear his attacks against Laura are making this race neck-and-neck.

With the election less than three months away, this is not where we need to be. We're putting together a strategy to beat the odds, but we can only execute it with grassroots support.

Can we count on you to chip in now and help us fight back? We set an emergency fundraising goal of $20,000 to help Laura pull ahead.

Listen, we knew this race was going to be tough. Election experts are calling our race a "toss-up," and Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight has declared this race the most competitive in the country.

Now more than ever, it's clear what is at stake in this election – and we need to keep Laura in office to defend the progress she's made. Rush an emergency donation right now to fuel Laura's campaign and help us pull ahead.

Thank you,

Team Kelly