Warren relies on small donors to raise $24.6 million

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Elizabeth Warren raised $24.6 million over the past three months, relying largely on a massive small donor operation to solidify her status as a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The Massachusetts senator’s haul, announced on Friday, is just less than the $25.3 million her chief liberal rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, posted during the third quarter. But together, the fundraising numbers illustrate the financial strength of the party’s most progressive wing and a rejection of more traditional approaches to pressing donors for money.
The White House hopefuls who have relied on frequent high-dollar fundraisers reported numbers that lag behind Sanders and Warren. Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he raised $15.2 million during the third quarter. California Sen. Kamala Harris reported $11.6 million during the same period. Pete Buttigieg, who has combined small donors with traditional fundraisers, raised $19.1 million.

“This means our grassroots movement is in an incredible position — to double down on our investments in grassroots organizing, to keep getting Elizabeth’s plans for big, structural change in front of more caucus-goers and voters, and to bring more people into this fight,” Warren’s campaign said in a statement.

Both Warren and Sanders have consistently attracted armies of small donors, many of whom contribute online. Warren’s campaign said its quarterly totals came from 509,000 donors offering 943,000 donations. Her campaign has $25.7 million cash on hand.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-relies-on-small-donors-to-raise-246-million/2019/10/04/5ed4d38c-e6b8-11e9-b0a6-3d03721b85ef_story.html

[tblue37]

1. K&R. nt

[HeartlandProgressive]

2. K&R

[Nanjeanne]

3. Appropriate. My #1 and#2 have the biggest haul

[Blue_true]

4. Try not to break an arm patting yourself on the back.

Congrats. Actually I gave twice to Senator Warren during that cycle and will up the amount this quarter. I am still undecided save for some that I have ruled out.

[Nanjeanne]

5. I'm double jointed so not difficult.

[Blue_true]

6. That is a good condition to have for some activities. I knew a kid in middleschool

who was DJ.