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| Bernie Sanders Raises $6 Million After Announcing Presidential Bid | Bernie Sanders Raises $6 Million After Announcing Presidential Bid |
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| WASHINGTON — Just over 24 hours after announcing his presidential bid, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has already raised $6 million from more than 225,000 donors, his campaign said Wednesday morning. | WASHINGTON — Just over 24 hours after announcing his presidential bid, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has already raised $6 million from more than 225,000 donors, his campaign said Wednesday morning. |
| That amount far surpasses what any of his rivals have disclosed raising after their own announcements this year. | That amount far surpasses what any of his rivals have disclosed raising after their own announcements this year. |
| [Check out the Democratic field with our candidate tracker.] | [Check out the Democratic field with our candidate tracker.] |
| Previously, Senator Kamala Harris of California had claimed the biggest early fund-raising haul that had been made public. Her campaign said it had raised $1.5 million online from more than 38,000 donors in the 24 hours after announcing her candidacy in January. | Previously, Senator Kamala Harris of California had claimed the biggest early fund-raising haul that had been made public. Her campaign said it had raised $1.5 million online from more than 38,000 donors in the 24 hours after announcing her candidacy in January. |
| In comparison, Mr. Sanders’s campaign said its total fund-raising in the first 24 hours came to $5.9 million. | In comparison, Mr. Sanders’s campaign said its total fund-raising in the first 24 hours came to $5.9 million. |
| [Read about Bernie Sanders’s entrance into the 2020 race, and where he stands on the issues.] | [Read about Bernie Sanders’s entrance into the 2020 race, and where he stands on the issues.] |
| Mr. Sanders’s early fund-raising success is not unexpected: After all, he raised well over $200 million when he ran against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, and his list of online donors dwarfs those of his rivals. | Mr. Sanders’s early fund-raising success is not unexpected: After all, he raised well over $200 million when he ran against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, and his list of online donors dwarfs those of his rivals. |
| But in a crowded presidential field, where candidates are eager to demonstrate the enthusiasm behind their campaigns, early fund-raising hauls offer bragging rights, at least for a moment. | But in a crowded presidential field, where candidates are eager to demonstrate the enthusiasm behind their campaigns, early fund-raising hauls offer bragging rights, at least for a moment. |
| A recent New York Times analysis found that Mr. Sanders begins his 2020 candidacy with about 2.1 million online donors who have given money to him over the last six years, a massive lead among low-dollar contributors that is roughly equivalent to the donor base of all the other Democratic hopefuls combined. | |
| Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who ran for Senate last year, has twice as many online donors as anyone eyeing the race besides Mr. Sanders. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Senator Harris each have drawn money from at least 230,000 online donors ahead of their candidacies. |