Dear Lucas,
The Republicans think they smell blood in the water.
The very people that have trashed our president and stomped on our agenda think they can take voter frustration and turn it into an advantage at the polls. They have set their sights on women candidates across the country, including Patty Murray and Barbara Boxer. We cannot let them succeed.
There are less than 100 days before the midterm elections and EMILY's List is ready to take on the Republicans -- but they need your help. They're arming our Democratic women with the resources to win and they're launching a huge WOMEN VOTE! program to make sure independent women are on our side and at the polls. If you want to help our candidates win -- and I know you do -- please help them with a contribution to EMILY's List today.
The GOP is targeting seats across the nation, leaving nothing off the table. They've done the math, and know exactly what they'll need to do to take control of Congress. To win, they'll need to defeat incumbents -- and stop Democratic challengers in their tracks.
They're already attacking our women in the Senate and our freshman women in the House like Suzanne Kosmas and Betsy Markey. They're raising money at an alarming rate. They have more than $200 million pledged from right-wing groups who would profit from Republican wins.
They're not taking anything for granted -- and neither are we.
EMILY's List is leveling this year's electoral playing field. Their WOMEN VOTE! program is already up and running, reaching out to independent women to make sure they know what's at stake -- and get to the polls in November. I can't tell you how critical this effort will be in our toughest races, where seats can be won or lost by a few thousand votes.
But EMILY's List can't fall behind for even a minute. They have $61,322 left to raise to reach their July 31 goal. A group of generous EMILY's List members has agreed to triple the impact of your contribution if you make it before midnight on July 31.
I know that I'm ready to win this fight -- and I know that EMILY's List is, too. With your help, we can hold back the Republicans in November.
Thank you very much for your support.
Sincerely,
Senator Barbara Mikulski
