Friend, we have a critical update on the state of our race, so we'll get right to it.

FIRST: Democrats lost our critical majority in the House – making the Senate our last line of defense on everything from protecting reproductive freedom to voting rights.

THEN: Analysts at FiveThirtyEight confirmed that Mitch McConnell and the GOP have "a clear path" to retaking the Senate majority next year.

NOW: That path could run straight through Ohio, and national Republicans have already launched their first attack ad to defeat Sherrod and flip this seat red.

Sherrod knows what it takes to win a tough race. But with the GOP coming after him as a TOP target, we simply cannot protect this seat without your immediate grassroots support.

So please, if you care about defending our Democratic Senate majority, will you chip in $5 or more now – before our crucial midnight deadline – so we can surge ahead and win in battleground Ohio?

Thank you,

Sherrod Brown HQ