AN UPHILL FIGHT

dscc_democratic_senatorial_campaign_committee_logo_nyreblog_com_.jpg Dear Lucas,

Two years ago this month, I was down. And if Democrats like you had waited to get involved, I would have been out - and my extremist Tea Party opponent would be a U.S. senator today.

That's the situation now. It might not be fair, but it is what it is: While Republicans have only 10 seats to defend, we have to defend 23 of our own seats against candidates every bit as extreme as the one I faced two years ago. And the firewall keeping us from Republican control of the Senate is only four seats high.

That means we have to fight uphill, defending every single one of those seats. And it means we can't afford to wait until next year to fight back against the far right.

The DSCC is facing a midnight Friday goal of $100,000 - and it's a goal we have to meet if we're going to hold off Karl Rove and the Tea Party going into 2012. Please click here right now to make a contribution of $5 or more to keep our firewall standing!

The GOP only needs four seats to control the Senate. Act now to determine the outcome in 2012. Left to go: $100,000 Deadline: Midnight Friday. Contribute.

The Republican plan is simple: Beat up Democrats early - before we can put together the funds to fight back - and put those seats comfortably in the "GOP Takeover" column before the calendar even flips to 2012.

And if Republicans were able to capture just four seats, that would be it - our majority would be gone, and with it our chance to stop the Tea Party from driving our country off a cliff.

Karl Rove and his allies are raising huge money - and they're watching. They're watching Democrats like you, hoping you wait just a little bit longer to make your move, because if you wait long enough, they can steal our majority right out from under us.

Don't let them get away with it. Make your move right now and protect our majority by helping the DSCC reach its $100,000 goal by midnight Friday. Click here to contribute $5 or more now!

With a map tilted toward the GOP, corporate special interests ready to spend half a billion dollars attacking our candidates, and a coordinated Republican voter suppression campaign designed to keep Democrats away from the polls, waiting too long could mean it's too late for our majority.

I know it's a year before Election Day. But Karl Rove isn't waiting to make his move. And with 23 seats to protect, Democrats like you can't afford to wait to make yours, either. Our majority - and the future of our country - is hanging in the balance.

Please click here to contribute now.

Thanks for helping us win this tough fight.

Sen. Harry Reid