There are only a few hours left until my midnight deadline, and I'm still $5,245 short of my goal. Senate control will likely come down to this race, and I'm still tied with Marco Rubio in a recent poll, so I have to ask:

Will you donate before midnight tonight?

Here's where we're at: Five polls show me neck and neck with Marco Rubio. Politico just reported that I'm giving him the TOUGHEST battle of his career – but he's not going down without a fight: He's spent $15.7 MILLION on TV ads to defeat me, and I need one last massive grassroots fundraising push before my deadline TONIGHT to keep my own ads on the air.

As you read this message, early voting is happening in Florida – and unless I close my fundraising gap tonight, the only message Floridians will hear before heading to the polls is Marco Rubio's lies. With Florida's last Senate race being decided by just 0.12%, this could be the edge that costs us this race.

That's why I'm asking: Before my midnight deadline in just a few hours, will you contribute $5 or more to help me keep my ads on the air, flip Florida blue and defend our Democratic Senate majority? In a race this close, YOUR donation right now will have an immediate impact on reaching the voters I need to defeat Marco Rubio and WIN.

Thank you for believing in this campaign. I know we can win this race if we keep pushing through Election Day.

– Val Demings

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