Friend: I'm tied with Marco Rubio in the polls – and now, for the first time ever, all donations are being MATCHED before my primary deadline. Here's where things stand:

Polling shows me tied with my opponent in this race, which will decide Senate control. I know that we can pull ahead, but missing this goal means making tough decisions like pulling back our efforts to reach Floridians.

Florida's last Senate election was decided by just 0.12 points – only 10,033 votes. In a race this tight, every choice we each make is incredibly impactful. It could be your donation, which has TWICE the impact right now, that lets us knock on just enough doors, call just enough voters or run enough ads to push this campaign – our movement – to victory.

The GOP isn't showing any signs of slowing down: Marco Rubio is breaking GOP fundraising records, and Mitch McConnell's special-interest allies are ready to drop hundreds of millions to keep Florida red. National Republicans have already poured in $10 million to keep me and any other Democrat from winning in Florida again. 

This is an absolutely critical moment, and for the first time EVER, your donation will go TWICE as far in helping me fight back against Rubio and the GOP, and take the lead. This is about Florida, defending the Senate and protecting our democracy from the GOP's far-right agenda.. 

So please, friend, I need you to donate $5 (which will be DOUBLED if you donate right now) to make up this critical gap before my midnight deadline. Remember, your donation could be the one that stops Rubio and the GOP from flipping the Senate.

Thank you, 

Val Demings