John: Our critical end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is this Friday, and we’ve set an ambitious $50,000 goal that we must hit. So in a moment, we’re going to ask you to make a donation. (If you're ready to give now, you can chip in here.) But first, let us explain why this is such a critical milestone for our campaign.

New York Republicans just had their best election cycle in decades, flipping enough Congressional seats here to help the GOP to retake their majority in the House. Now their eyes are on the Senate, where our majority is razor thin: Just two seats stand between Republicans and Senate control.   

After seeing so much momentum in New York last cycle, Republicans are targeting Kirsten as a vulnerable seat. Already, right-wing extremist Lee Zeldin has announced he’s “keeping an eye” on a run against her, and MAGA Republicans have even launched a “battleground fund” dedicated to winning even more GOP seats in New York. 

All hands are on deck to protect our majority, and we’ll be honest, John: Our resources are spread extremely thin. There are so many vulnerable Democratic Senate seats across the country in danger of being flipped. We can’t risk taking New York for granted.

With our FEC end-of-quarter deadline so close, Republicans will see our numbers soon — so we set a goal to raise $50,000 by Friday to show them loud and clear: This seat is NOT up for grabs. 

We can’t do it without you, John, so please: Can you give $5 now to build up our defenses and keep New York and the Senate blue? Every little bit helps.

Republicans think that they have an easy fight ahead of them. It’s up to us to prove them wrong.

Thank you for being a part of this team,

Team Gillibrand