Update: The Latest: Sanders' 2020 campaign raises $4M in half a day

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Last edited Tue Feb 19, 2019, 09:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Oh my

The Latest: AP source: Bernie Sanders’ campaign raises $3.3M

Bernie Sanders is setting a new fundraising bar for 2020 Democrats.

https://www.apnews.com/008636d69c8447059dc27a81f416d2d3

The Vermont senator raised $3.3 million on Tuesday from 120,000 individual donors in the first 10 hours after announcing his presidential campaign. That’s according to a person familiar with the campaign who wasn’t authorized to publicly disclose the early numbers and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The fundraising haul is more than double the $1.5 million that Sen. Kamala Harris raised in the first 24 hours of her campaign. The California Democrat had been the biggest first-day fundraiser in the race so far.

[Arazi]

1. Nice!

[Autumn]

2. In the first 10 hours?

Go Bernie!

[lunamagica]

4. Wonder where that money is coming from...

[vsrazdem]

6. I know it is hard for some people on this forum to believe, but Sanders does have support

from all over the country.

[lunamagica]

8. I wonder how much of that support comes from Republicans who saw Sanders as a gift to them

in '16

Imagine, a Democratic candidate whjo bashes an undermines the Democratic party...a dream come true to them

[R B Garr]

10. Yes, Trump likes Bernie very much, he said so today.

He wanted to remind us all how unfairly he thinks Bernie was treated. The Republicans are very very concerned about Bernie’s welfare.

[vsrazdem]

15. I seriously do not think republicans would send him money.

[Blue_true]

7. That was my thought also. nt

[RandiFan1290]

14. Some of it came from me

Problem?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. .

8:10 p.m.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign says he has raised more than $4 million in the 12 hours since announcing his 2020 presidential campaign.

The Vermont senator said Tuesday that nearly 150,000 individuals had contributed to his Democratic bid.

[Ron Green]

9. Don't Forget That Four Years Ago on DU

Bernie Sanders polled 91% against Hillary Clinton.

My, how some things change.

[lunamagica]

11. The novelty wore off, and when reality hit, it wasn't pretty or exciting. It was all smoke / mirrors

[Kentonio]

12. Yes, Bernie supporters were made to feel wildly unwelcome

..and basically driven out after Hillary won the nomination. It was handled extremely poorly, and a lot of people should feel extremely ashamed of themselves for their stupid, divisive behaviour. Unfortunately we're now seeing many of those same people acting in exactly the same divisive way only a day after Bernie announces he's running.

This place is going to be an absolute mess for the next 18 months unless something is done about stopping the pointless attacks that only serve to drive Democrats apart.

[octoberlib]

13. Sanders already had an advantage with a fundraising base from 2016 that turned into Our Revolution

plus name recognition . No surprise. Comparing him to other Dem candidates that were state politicians but not as well known to the American public at large is pointless.