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Ahead of primaries, Sanders raises more than $24 million in third quarter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...061a36-67ac-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html
By John Wagner and Matea Gold September 30 at 7:33 PM
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he had raised more than $24 million during the past quarter, a robust take fueled by small online donations that have come at a faster clip even than those President Obama collected in his campaign.
The total value of Sanders’s haul is expected to be eclipsed by Hillary Rodham Clinton but ensures that the senator from Vermont can run a vigorous campaign against the once-formidable front-runner heading into the first nominating contests early next year.
As of Wednesday night, Clinton officials had not disclosed how much her campaign had raised during the past three months. Aides to Sanders said they expected his total could grow considerably in the final hours before the close of the quarter at midnight. In the previous quarter, Clinton’s campaign raised $47.5 million, compared with $15.2 million by Sanders.
Sanders’s campaign said it now has more than $25 million in the bank, a reflection of a more thrifty campaign than Clinton’s and one that has yet to start airing television ads, as the former secretary of state has.
[How Bernie Sanders is plotting his path to the Democratic nomination]
Only one other campaign released totals Wednesday, the last day of the fundraising quarter. GOP contender Ben Carson raised at least $20 million, according to a spokesman.
Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who decries the political influence of the “billionaire class,” has generally eschewed traditional events where candidates mingle with large donors. The senator has instead focused on raising money over the Internet, mostly in small increments. Aides said his average donation is about $30.
By Wednesday evening, Sanders’s campaign said it had received 1.3 million donations from about 650,000 different donors. That put Sanders across the threshold of 1 million contributions earlier than Barack Obama was in both his presidential campaigns.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...061a36-67ac-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html
By John Wagner and Matea Gold September 30 at 7:33 PM
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he had raised more than $24 million during the past quarter, a robust take fueled by small online donations that have come at a faster clip even than those President Obama collected in his campaign.
The total value of Sanders’s haul is expected to be eclipsed by Hillary Rodham Clinton but ensures that the senator from Vermont can run a vigorous campaign against the once-formidable front-runner heading into the first nominating contests early next year.
As of Wednesday night, Clinton officials had not disclosed how much her campaign had raised during the past three months. Aides to Sanders said they expected his total could grow considerably in the final hours before the close of the quarter at midnight. In the previous quarter, Clinton’s campaign raised $47.5 million, compared with $15.2 million by Sanders.
Sanders’s campaign said it now has more than $25 million in the bank, a reflection of a more thrifty campaign than Clinton’s and one that has yet to start airing television ads, as the former secretary of state has.
[How Bernie Sanders is plotting his path to the Democratic nomination]
Only one other campaign released totals Wednesday, the last day of the fundraising quarter. GOP contender Ben Carson raised at least $20 million, according to a spokesman.
Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who decries the political influence of the “billionaire class,” has generally eschewed traditional events where candidates mingle with large donors. The senator has instead focused on raising money over the Internet, mostly in small increments. Aides said his average donation is about $30.
By Wednesday evening, Sanders’s campaign said it had received 1.3 million donations from about 650,000 different donors. That put Sanders across the threshold of 1 million contributions earlier than Barack Obama was in both his presidential campaigns.
