Remember when you got a message from this familiar face?

It's Barack Obama! And he had an urgent message for you about electing state Democrats:

Obama's words were about the midterms – but they ring truer now than ever before. Here's why:

• Margins in battleground statehouses are so slim that we have a real opportunity to flip chambers this year through special elections – and we urgently have to defend Republicans from doing the same to our newly won chambers.
• The higher stakes in these special elections mean their cost has skyrocketed, outpacing rising costs. That's bigger than our budget is built to sustain, so without you, we won't be able to compete with the strength these races deserve.
• Plus, we're strategizing and laying the groundwork for critical elections in Virginia this fall – the investments we can afford to make now will have an outsized impact on our ability to win back the Virginia House and stop the Virginia Senate from falling to Republicans.

Can you answer Obama's call and chip in $7 to support state Democrats? Your support right now makes all the difference – without you, we'll have to choose between these competing priorities in what's shaping up to be a critical moment for state Democrats.

Thank you,
Team DLCC