John,

Mandela Barnes here, sincerely asking if you can please make your first online contribution before our final FEC deadline of this campaign ends tomorrow at midnight.

We have received a lot of individual donations leading up to tomorrow's FEC deadline. Those donations are the reason why I am neck and neck with Ron Johnson in this race.

But this FEC deadline requires more.

According to CNN, we’re one of the most likely Democrats to flip a Senate seat from red to blue. And all the other election experts agree.

That’s why our opponents — Ron Johnson and Mitch McConnell’s dark-money groups — have spent $31 million on attack ads against me. They've been outspending us by a significant amount, and we can't risk losing any more ground in this race.

So this final FEC deadline matters. A lot. Because right after it ends, we’ll make some big budget decisions about where to allocate our resources during the homestretch of this campaign.

These are decisions that could ultimately determine the outcome of this race. So please, I am sincerely asking:

Can I count on you to use this link to contribute $27, or whatever you can afford, to our campaign to defeat Ron Johnson and flip this Senate seat? Please do it before our FEC fundraising deadline ends tomorrow at midnight.

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

Thank you in advance for adding a contribution before midnight.

Mandela