Voters have already begun taking to the polls here in Florida, but with just hours until my midnight fundraising deadline, I'm still $9,125 short of my goal. Senate control will likely come down to this race, and I'm tied with Marco Rubio in a recent poll, so I have to ask:

Will you donate before midnight tonight?

At my debate last month, I showed voters that I'm the better choice for Florida, friend. With so much momentum on my side, political experts like James Carville have "zero doubt" that I can win – but Marco Rubio and his allies are spending MILLIONS on attack ads to defeat me. Recent polling shows us TIED, so I need a massive grassroots fundraising push to take the lead in the last three days of this race.

Floridians are already voting – and if I fall short of any fundraising goal this late in the election cycle, I will have to make drastic budget cuts to voter outreach.

That's why I'm asking: Before my midnight deadline in just a few hours, will you contribute $5 or more to help me take the lead in this race, flip Florida blue and defend our Democratic Senate majority? In a race this close, YOUR donation can help me reach the voters I need to defeat Marco Rubio and WIN.

I can't thank you enough for doing your part to keep the Senate in Democratic hands.

Val Demings

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