Hi, friend – It's Val Demings, reaching out to make sure that you saw David Hogg's message.

David is a fierce youth advocate who has dedicated his life to gun safety reform after surviving the mass shooting in Parkland, FL. I'm so proud that he's working alongside me in this campaign to expand our gun violence prevention majority in the Senate.

If you agree with our mission to save lives from gun violence, then I need your immediate support to compete with the millions Marco Rubio has received from the gun lobby.

That's why I'm asking: Will you please donate $5 right now to help me hit tonight's midnight goal, flip Florida blue and expand our Democratic Senate majority?

Thanks for your support,

Val Demings

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: D. Hogg
Subject: Marco Rubio has continued to do nothing but block progress at every turn

Hey, friend. It's David Hogg, Parkland survivor and gun safety advocate – and I want to tell you something Marco Rubio probably doesn't want you to know.

Over his entire political career, Marco Rubio has taken $3,303,355 from the gun lobby. In exchange, he's voted against commonsense gun safety reform every step of the way – even after one of the deadliest mass shootings in America took the lives of 17 of my peers and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

I've dedicated my life to gun violence prevention because I've seen enough senseless violence followed by inaction – and Marco Rubio has continued to do nothing but block progress at every turn.

That's why I promised to help Val Demings raise $250,000 to hit her midnight goal and to defeat Marco Rubio this November. And friend, I'm counting on you to contribute.

If you believe that protecting children by enacting laws to prevent gun violence is more important than appeasing the gun lobby, I need you to take this opportunity to make an impact on this close race: Please, will you donate $5 right now to help Val Demings hit her midnight fundraising goal and elect a tireless leader who has proven time and again that she stands for commonsense gun violence prevention?

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Millions of Americans carry the scar of losing loved ones to preventable shootings, and we're standing up to say enough is enough. The vast majority of Americans support gun violence prevention laws – but there's one thing standing in our way: politicians like Marco Rubio.

The single best thing that we can do to save lives from gun violence is to expand our Democratic majority in the Senate and abolish the filibuster, which means we need to elect Val Demings.

With polls showing Val Demings TIED with Marco Rubio, I'm stepping up to help her raise $250,000 before her midnight deadline at midnight and surge ahead in this close race – but if supporters like you don't contribute, she could fall behind.

Will you PLEASE donate $5 – or whatever you can spare before the deadline at midnight – to stand up against Marco Rubio's shameful inaction on gun violence prevention? In a race as close as this one, your single donation could make or break our gun safety majority in the Senate, so please don't wait to give.

Together, we're making progress. If you listen real close, you can hear the people in power shaking in their boots – because they know that inaction is no longer an option.

Thank you for joining the fight for our lives.

– David Hogg
Gun Safety Advocate

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