There are just 13 days left until the election, and with many Democrats trailing in races across the country, Republicans are now within reach of taking over the Senate.

That means Democratic control of the Senate is likely to come down to just a handful of races, including these three which are basically tied but still very winnable:

• Illinois—Alexi Giannoulias: Every poll in this race for two months has been tied. It's the closest Senate race in the country and Alexi is a real progressive fighter.
• Washington—Patty Murray: Murray is the highest-ranking Democratic woman in the Senate. She's been narrowly ahead, but with lots of secret outside money attacking her, her seat is still at serious risk.
• Colorado—Michael Bennet: Outside interests are spending $750,000 each day in the race, but Bennet has been gaining on his extreme right-wing opponent, and the polls are now showing a statistical dead heat.

If Republicans win these seats, they'll likely gain control of the Senate. And big corporations are flooding Illinois, Washington state, and Colorado with campaign cash—Karl Rove's organization alone has spent more than $5 million on these races in the last two weeks.¹

These campaigns are about to make their final spending decisions, so this is the last chance to give. Can you chip in to these three key candidates?

http://pol.moveon.org/give/savethesenate.html?aa=5&id=24436-17663758-qjm7rgx&t=1

Here's more about these three candidates in tight races who need our help right now:

We've added Alexi Giannoulias to our Progressive Heroes list because this race is so important, and because he's running a populist campaign focused on taking on the corporate special interests and cleaning up Washington, D.C.

Sen. Patty Murray supported the public option, fought for clean energy jobs, and has worked with other pro-choice Democratic women senators to eliminate egregious gender disparities in insurance coverage. Her Republican challenger significantly out-raised her in the last three months, and Murray needs our help to win.

Sen. Michael Bennet has been steadily closing in on his Republican opponent, Ken Buck, so the race is now a statistical dead heat. Bennet wants to create clean energy jobs for Colorado and improve access to health care.

Can you chip in to these candidates' campaigns and help stop the takeover?

http://pol.moveon.org/give/savethesenate.html?aa=5&id=24436-17663758-qjm7rgx&t=2

 ******* IMPORTANT*****
Message to Ohio Ted Strickland Supporters from our states first lady....

Friends--

It all comes down to the next few hours.

For the past four years, Ted and I have been so honored to have your support.

Now, millions of Ohioans are counting on Ted to continue fighting for them.

Our final fundraising deadline is just hours away. Can you help Ted reach his goal?

Next week, volunteers across the state - tens of thousands of ordinary folks - will begin the final push to get out the vote.

What they'll be able to accomplish depends in a large part on whether we reach tonight's goal.

Please take a moment to think about how important this election is - and how vital it is for Ted to be able to continue fighting for Ohio.

In an election this close, you really can make a difference.

I'm asking you to consider donating to put Ted over the top: TedStrickland.com/FinalDeadline
Thanks for everything you've done to build this campaign,

Frances

Frances Strickland
First Lady of Ohio