Apparently stunned by the Republican National Committee’s surprise July fundraising haul of $21 million, the chief of the Democratic National Committee is on a panic drive to catch up and said in an email to supporters that the eventual nominee could be in trouble without more money.

“I won't lie to you,” wrote Tom Perez, referring to the GOP’s announcement that it has $46 million in the bank and no debt.

🚨 RNC nearly TRIPLED the DNC's fundraising in July 🚨



The DNC’s financial situation is in such a mess, they’re now relying on Hillary Clinton and Mexico to hold their fundraisers.

https://t.co/2iqCHX934n — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 21, 2019

“These numbers are daunting. We don't have to match Trump and the RNC dollar for dollar in order to beat them, but it's clear that we urgently need to turn up the heat on our fundraising to keep our eventual nominee and Democrats nationwide from being overwhelmed by the GOP's money machine in the general election,” said Perez.

He added: “Our eventual nominee won't stand a chance against Trump and the GOP's fundraising machine unless we start making strategic, early investments right now.”