Folks—I’m about to ask you to chip in $5 to my grassroots campaign. But first, some quick facts about this battleground race:

1. Ohio’s open Senate seat will decide if we’re able to hold and expand our slim Democratic majority. A 50/50 Senate has failed to protect abortion, so we can’t afford to lose a single competitive race like this one.

2. Recent polls have me up or down by just a couple of points—it’s still anyone’s race. Polling shows that Ohioans support our plan to cut workers in on the deal, and the more we’re able to get our message out, the more voters we’ll win over.

3. National Republicans are funneling millions of dollars into Ohio. Dark money groups are spending $30 million to attack me, and one right-wing billionaire even dropped $15 million into a super PAC backing Vance.

4. We have a major FEC deadline coming up next week, and we’ll need a big grassroots boost to hit our goal. Republicans will jump at the opportunity to drown out our workers-first message with their BS smear campaigns if we run short on resources.

We need your help to stay on track to win this neck-and-neck race. So, will you rush in just $5 right now?

Together, I know we can come out on top.

—Tim