I got off the phone with my finance team earlier today, and they let me know the bad news: We fell short of our January fundraising goal.

Listen, if you’re in a hurry, and you don’t have time to read my entire email, please chip in using this link to help our campaign make up for this missed opportunity.

I’ll be frank: This is a bad start to the year. Some campaigns can fall short of a goal every now and then, without it really impacting the election. Not here in CA-47.

My last race? It came down to just 2 percentage points. That’s just a few thousand votes out of 350,000 total ballots. And with the NRCC clearly interested in this seat? Who knows how close the next election could be.

With everything that’s going on right now, I understand that reading about fundraising goals and deadlines isn’t exactly what you want to hear. But in order to continue that important work — holding ICE accountable, impeaching Kristi Noem, and defending our democracy — we need to win the next election. And that requires resources, plain and simple.

MAGA Republicans are circling like vultures over my district, looking for any reason to grab the momentum in this race. We can’t let them — and that’s why we need to close this gap as soon as humanly possible. Please, can I count on your support?

With gratitude,

Dave Min