Hello,

In just 72 hours, Chuck Grassley and I are facing our final federally-mandated end-of-quarter fundraising deadline. After midnight on September 30, we’ll both be required by law to file another report with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) saying how much we’ve raised and from how many donors.

In the last FEC report, we raised more than TWICE what Chuck Grassley did... without one dime from corporate PACs and special interests. This report, we have an opportunity to outraise Grassley once again, purely with the help of grassroots donors, and shock Mitch McConnell and all the Republicans.

The polling shows this will be one of the closest races in the country. Grassley’s approval ratings are lower than they’ve ever been, and the latest head-to-head matchup has us only four points down – and closing!

But with Senate control at stake, McConnell and his Super PACs are already spending millions to attack me – and their lie-filled ads are blanketing the entire state.

This is your last opportunity to show Grassley, McConnell, and the Democratic establishment that we are going to turn Iowa blue this November.

We’ve set a huge goal of raising $2,500,000 before this final end-of-quarter FEC fundraising deadline, but I’m counting on grassroots donors like you to give now if we’re going to hit it.

I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money, so I’m counting on you to give $5 or more right now – every dollar you can afford before my federally-mandated FEC fundraising deadline – to help me defeat Chuck Grassley, turn Iowa blue, and expand our Democratic Senate majority.

After this deadline, all of our fundraising numbers will become public. We cannot afford to fall short now.

Thank you for being a crucial, indispensable part of this campaign,

Mike Franken, U.S. Navy (ret.)