Friend, the No. 3 House Republican, Elise Stefanik, has endorsed my extremist Republican opponent – the latest among the GOP establishment to throw the weight of their radical party at this race, all in an effort to defeat me.

I want to take just a moment to explain why this matters – and why your support, right now, is more urgent than ever.

Elise Stefanik and my opponent are remarkably similar. They both used to be moderate Republicans – until Donald Trump gained his chokehold on the GOP. From that point on, they both sold their souls to Trump. They radically changed positions on key issues. Desperate for Trump’s approval, they moved from moderate to his brand of extremism.

This is, by and large, illustrative of the vast majority of the Republican Party - increasingly willing to parrot the positions of, and bow down to, Donald Trump. It’s why one top Trump acolyte, Elise Stefanik, has wholly endorsed another, my opponent – so they can flip this seat and the Senate for Donald Trump.

I will never stop standing up to Trump and his Republicans. I will never stop fighting against their extremist agenda. But Stefanik is but one of many top-brass Republicans – from RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to Senate GOP head Rick Scott and Donald Trump himself – who are going "all in" to defeat me. And they have tens of millions of dollars in resources to pull it off, whereas I’m falling $4,713 short of my next midnight fundraising goal.

Please, Friend, will you make a contribution of $5 or more to help me fight back against these GOP attacks, protect this seat, and keep control of the Senate with Democrats? In these final days of the campaign, the attacks are mounting like never before, and it will take our true grassroots strength to fight back and win.

Thank you,

Dick