I'll cut right to the chase, John – a 50-50 Senate split just isn't working for the American people. It's part of the reason I'm running to defeat Marco Rubio, give Floridians the leadership they deserve and expand our Senate majority.

So here's some good news for you: Experts at FiveThirtyEight are now forecasting Democrats are favored to win the Senate!

But we can't get ahead of ourselves, John. Election forecasts can change on a dime. New polling, increased voter registration, and MONEY can tip the scales.

The best thing you can do right now to guarantee an expanded Senate majority is support the tough fighters like me who are running in battleground races. That's why, with seven weeks until Election Day, I'm teaming up with Mandela Barnes, Cheri Beasley, John Fetterman and Tim Ryan to flip red states blue and win a working majority for the American people.

They call us the "Flippable Five" – and right now, I'm asking you to split a donation between Ron Be Gone and our campaigns, where polling has us NECK AND NECK with our Republican opponents so we can flip these five battleground states from red to blue and expand our majority! »

Look, I know it's not going to be easy to flip battleground states like Florida blue. But I'm no stranger to a challenge – and I'm sure as heck not backing down. Just the other day, almost all of our Republican opponents held a fundraiser for themselves right here in Florida. They lined their campaign war chests with handouts from megadonors in an effort to keep these seats red.

Well, I'm not about to let Florida stay red. And my friends are not about to let their battleground seats stay red either. But we simply cannot afford to be outspent by Rick Scott, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump and their right-wing donors. This year alone, the campaign arm of the Senate GOP has already raised $76.6 million!

Democrats are on the cusp of not just holding on to Senate control, but EXPANDING it thanks to competitive races like ours. The polling shows it. The election forecasters are predicting it. But what it will come down to is whether grassroots supporters like you donate to make it happen.

So please, help us raise $100,000 before our next fundraising deadline at 11:59 p.m. tonight. Split a donation between Ron Be Gone, Mandela Barnes, Cheri Beasley, John Fetterman, Tim Ryan and my campaign to flip these states blue and expand our Democratic Senate majority! »

Each of us are so grateful for your support. Let's show these Republican extremists what we're made of and keep their hands far and away from control of the Senate!

Val Demings