Friend – I need 60 seconds of your time. Ted Cruz is rallying here in Nevada to defeat me and flip the one seat Republicans need to take back Senate control. But we're 28% short of our rapid response goal to fight back.

This couldn't be happening at a worse moment: GOP outside groups have already massively outspent my campaign, Nate Silver said Nevada is the GOP's best pickup opportunity in November and now, CNN just named me the most vulnerable senator in America.

If we fall short as Ted Cruz holds his right-wing rally attacking me, our chances of winning and defending our Senate majority will plummet. So I'm urgently asking: Will you rush $5 (becomes $15) to help me fight back against Ted Cruz and defend our Democratic Senate majority? A generous group of donors has offered to triple-match all gifts up to $50,000 to our campaign, and we need your help to take advantage of this opportunity.

I know you've heard from top Democrats like Barack Obama and Joe Biden about the importance of defending our Senate majority – and that just isn't possible if we start missing critical fundraising benchmarks as Ted Cruz rallies his right-wing base here in Nevada. 

I'm not afraid of a tough race. In 2016, I overcame more than $50 million in GOP spending to win by 2 points and become our country's first Latina senator. But what I learned from that race is this: Grassroots support makes a critical, race-defining difference. Every dollar truly matters in this campaign, so I'm asking you to chip in before the clock runs out:

Please, friend, if you care about defending our Democratic Senate majority, rush $5 (becomes $15) or more to help me make up my fundraising gap so we can fight Ted Cruz's attacks, and keep Nevada and our Senate blue!

¡La lucha sigue! The fight continues!

Catherine