I’m told that in order to succeed in politics, you have to host incredibly lavish fundraisers with Wall Street executives and spend your days begging millionaires and billionaires for money over the phone. Even the most well intentioned politicians fall into this trap, and become dependent on our broken campaign finance system.

When I entered this race, I set out to demonstrate the existence of a different path — one which relies on small-dollar, grassroots donations from hard working Americans like yourself.

I believed then, as I do now, that if we could build a people-powered campaign based on individual contributions, we might be able to break through the gridlock in Washington that the monied interests and billionaire class have created. If we could find a way around our corrupted campaign finance system, we could make meaningful progress toward things that benefit ordinary people — like raising the minimum wage, reducing income inequality, and providing a college education to every American.

Thanks to you we have proven that path is possible — that is why we have received over 9,000 individual contributions since beginning this campaign. While this is a truly remarkable sign that our grassroots movement is real, we still have a lot to do if we’re going to shake up the political establishment by defeating Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I believe we can hit a very ambitious milestone — 10,000 individual contributions by Monday.

It is a lofty goal, but a hurdle we can clear if supporters like you step up over the next seven days. Please consider making a contribution of $10, or whatever you can, right now.

If we have any hope of reforming our broken campaign finance system and fundamentally unfair economic system, we must chart a new course for American politics. Bernie Sanders is doing that right now nationally, and we have an incredible opportunity to prove that kind of success is also possible on a more local level.

Join us today in sending another powerful message to our entrenched officials and their wealthy donors that our movement is real and ready to win.

Make a contribution right now to support our insurgent campaign.

Thank you for your support,

Tim Canova

“Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.”

— Paul Wellstone, former U.S. Senator