Biden raises $15.2 M in Q3

[brooklynite]

Third behind Sanders and Buttigieg

Waiting to hear from Warren

Link to tweet

[BeyondGeography]

1. Weak

[honest.abe]

4. Its enough when you have a candidate the voters love.

No amount of money can buy that.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Tell me about it

[DownriverDem]

8. No matter who you support.

we all should be able to see exactly what trump is doing. trump does not want to run against Biden. That says a lot to me.

[jcgoldie]

11. Trump is an idiot

Why do we give a fuck who he wants to run against?

[BeyondGeography]

12. Maybe more people will step up when they see this number

But it certainly puts reports of his dwindling online presence and rumors of friends mobilizing to launch a PAC in context.

[Cha]

50. This doesn't sound "dwindling" as you assert..

Biden campaign launches $6M ad effort in early state

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House campaign announced a $6 million media effort on broadcast and digital channels across all four early primary and caucus states.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=298520

[BeyondGeography]

52. Better luck next time

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/us/politics/joe-biden-ads.html?searchResultPosition=1

Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign has sharply scaled back his online advertising, cutting spending so severely since August that he is now investing only a fraction of what his top rivals are on Facebook and Google, the two dominant internet platforms.

In a race where many voters are following politics on their smartphones, Mr. Biden’s pullback is an unusual and potentially worrisome sign about his appeal among the Democratic activists, young people and donors who are especially engaged on social media. Candidates rarely withdraw so much money from their online campaigns unless they are seeing weak results in online fund-raising, according to interviews with digital strategists.

[Cha]

53. Biden's Digital ads sound Strategic to

me.. .. no matter who needs to frame it in the negative. Whether it's the NYT or posters who are always talking digs at Joe Biden.

Biden is still ahead in the polls so Team Biden is doing something right.

[Perseus]

15. "trump does not want to run against Biden."...Or maybe he does???

I sometimes wonder if republicans are using reverse psychology...This Ukraine thing has definitely helped Biden get a lot of news, which is very good for him.

[boomer_wv]

36. Na.

You're giving them too much credit.

Republicans aren't playing 3d chess.

[Cha]

48. Well since Biden is beating trump in the

polls by the highest % right now.. they'd be crazy to want to run against him.

[Cha]

2. It's still a lot of money that will be

used to fighting "the braying lunatic".

I don't give a shite who has to jump on and say it's "weak".

[peggysue2]

6. Kick Ass, Cha!

And then kick ass some more.

[Cha]

28. Right ON, Peggysue!

[Thekaspervote]

10. Ha!! Ain't that the truth

So many petty comments lately

[Cha]

26. I know, Kasper.. which say more

about them than anything about Joe Biden who is out there Fighting for Democracy .

And, certainly NOT helping their candidates.

[Demsrule86]

23. I don't think Warren has released her numbers yet...at least I have not seen them...wasn't paying

attention...I was cleaning...it is what I do when upset...both hubs and I laid off until the GM strike is over...I knew it was coming but I thought we had a couple more weeks.

[Cha]

25. I'm sorry you and your

hubby are laid off, Dems. Hope it works our for you all!

[still_one]

31. Yes it is

[onetexan]

3. Respectable!

[FloridaBlues]

40. Nothing wrong with these numbers he is doing fine . And will spend wisely

[onetexan]

57. Exactly. It isnt like fundraising ends this month. Many big donors

Are holding out still so theres plenty of time. Joe is still the front runner in the polls & thats his advantage. More will oen their checkbooks as we get closer to primary.

[ritapria]

7. Shockingly Poor

Joe does several fundraisers each week ….The Establishment, which control the money spigots, are starting to turn their backs on Joe.....I am not happy because I really like the guy ..How does Pete outraise Biden ? Has Warren released her Q 3 results ? …. Her support has exploded in the last 3 months ...She should have done a lot better than the 19 million dollars she raised in Q2...

[George II]

16. The "Establiishment" "controls the money spigots"? Are you talking about DEMOCRATS here?

[still_one]

35. Speaks volumes about THAT poster doesn't it. That is the same divisive bullshit some used

previously

[Cha]

18. Sorry, rita.. you have no idea what you're talking

about. Your "ESTABLISHMENT SPIGOT" insults against Joe Biden are NOT working.

[George II]

27. Nor does he do "several fundraisers a week"! That would be three or four A WEEK! GMAFB.

[Cha]

29. lol.. these insulting posts say more

about them than anything about Joe Biden.. who is out there Fighting for our Democracy!

And, certainly NOT helping their candidate.

[George II]

32. Methinks supporters of a certain candidate are getting as nervous as trump is. Bwahahahaha!

[Cha]

33. With excellent reasons.. it's not

paranoia.

[ritapria]

39. I said I like Joe

I sincerely like him and hope he raises a shitload of money …...Even Brit Hume likes Joe and says he's a genuinely nice guy - on and off camera ….. FACT: He is raising almost all of his money from wealthy donors and major corporations … THE ESTABLISHMENT.. .. I am sorry that term is deemed by some as conspiratorial or divisive ...I wasn't intending to offend anyone ...I won't use that term again ….The ----have . pulled back their financial support for him ……

[Cha]

43. I don't care where Biden Raises his Money

from since it's legal.. because he won't be beholden to anybody.. no quid pro quo.

He's still ahead with the VOTERS so we're Sending him MONEY, too! No matter how many innuendoes and assertions you try to make.

Maybe you weren't trying to be "divisive" by "Establishment" but it's well Established that it's been thrown out as an insult.

And, no one mentioned "conspiracies".. only you.

[PhoenixDem]

9. Good, solid number for someone who is well-known n/t

[tritsofme]

13. Ouch, that is terrible. He should not be getting outraised by Sanders and Buttigieg.

And probably Warren. Weak fundraising and softening polls are not good signs for a frontrunner, something needs to change, quickly.

[Thekaspervote]

14. Oh ... the despair!! (Snark) Joe Biden's demise has been touted for months now.. yawn

New Harris X poll out Tuesday

Biden 35%
EW 21%
Sanders 13%

More at the link if you want... or not

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287296843#post6

[Blue_true]

22. I agree. His number was terrible, no way to mask that. nt

[emmaverybo]

54. Trump must have different info than you do. He risks impeachment to stop Joe. Why? Because

Biden can beat Trump like a drum. And he will!

[tritsofme]

56. I like Joe. This is a bad number. I don't play pretend.

The end.

[George II]

17. The object is to attract voters, not raise money. On the other hand, he raised the most money....

....in the second quarter when pro-rated. Remember he started raising money with less than a week remaining in in April. "Normalized", he raised more than $30 million way over what any other candidate raised.

[Blue_true]

21. George, money raised unfortunately is a sign of enthusiasm for a campaign.

I am disappointed that he did so little (for him).

[Demsrule86]

24. Sander raised so much money in 16 and still lost...and we have not seen EW yet...curious. I have

to think if it was good...she would have posted by now.

[Blue_true]

30. Hillary out raised Bernie close to every report.

I am not sure that Warren's aren't very good. But after Biden's results, your conclusion that her numbers are weaker than desired has some credence. I really expected Biden to blow past $30 million and Warren to do better that him.

Given all the fundraisers Biden held, $15.2 is really small, it indicates that individual small donors didn't show up for him last quarter.

[Demsrule86]

37. There is a recession coming...people are pulling back...GM on stirke, we are laid off here as of

Friday...not good.

[Blue_true]

38. I am sorry to hear that. Unfortunately Trump and republicans have done major damage to the economy.

[Blue_true]

19. I am really shocked by the amount.

I expected him to do at least $20 better than what he did.

[Joe941]

20. Well if Bernie is in trouble because he only pulled in 25 million...

Then Biden is all but done with 15.

[cwydro]

34. Damn, Buttigieg is a steamroller.

I really like him. Good to hear this.

Have the others announced their amounts?

[FloridaBlues]

41. Not so good with 5% polling like Pete low number cant

Money isn't everything at this point asking for candidates with less than 5% polling

[crazytown]

42. What does it say if a candidate with 30% polling

is raising less than one with 5% polling?

[Cha]

44. Tell us.. what does it say?

[crazytown]

46. Well it could say

Pete Buttigieg has strong support for a candidacy that represents a breakthrough in LGBTQ civil rights. Polling and money alone do not tell the story.

[Cha]

47. That's for sure.. and good on Buttigieg!..

And certainly money and polling do not tell the whole story.. especially this far out.

[crazytown]

49. There was no doubt in my mind in April

with the CNN young people town halls, that Pete belonged up there with the first tier. And that was the town hall where BS said that death row felons must get the vote, no matter how heinous the crime, including political terrorism. I haven't forgotten that either.

[Cha]

51. Yeah, that policy is

horrible, imo.. and should be brought up further down the road if necessary. Thanks for the reminder.

There are so many issues.. who the hell can keep up with Everything!?

Yes, Buttigieg is Brilliant!

[Tipperary]

45. Hmm. Very good point you have there.

Warren and Pete are my two top choices right now. I cannot decide who is number 1 for me. Not yet, anyway.

[emmaverybo]

55. It says Biden supporters think he's got this thing. We have to be less complacent. On the other hand

Buttigieg supporters know it will take a miracle. So they pull out all the stops.

[honest.abe]

58. Its says the candidate is very popular with the voters..

and doesn't need $$$$$$$$$$$$ to maintain that.