Friend,

I’m not sending this through the normal campaign channels. This is too important, and honestly, too sensitive to risk leaking. I feel like I'm talking to you directly, one-on-one, in my office late tonight.

I just had a series of difficult conversations with D.C. leadership and, to be frank, they were distraught. They offered no good news, no solution for the tidal wave of dark money being poured against us. They have me dead to rights.

You and I both know this isn't about me—it's about whether we get President Trump's mandate through the Senate. If the liberals win this race, his agenda is blocked before it even starts.

I am coming to you now—humbling myself—because you are the only one I trust with this. My campaign cannot survive the deficit we're facing unless we hit our fundraising goal.

I’ve written a private note just for you, detailing exactly what I heard and why I'm so scared. Please, promise me you'll keep this strictly between us. If this note gets into the hands of the other side, Trump is finished.

Your help today is the only way I can come back from this.

God Bless,

Mike Rogers Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate