EXCLUSIVE: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee raised more than $3 million from nearly 100,000 donations in the second quarter, the campaign announces.
As the 2020 campaign trail fires up in a historically crowded field, Democratic presidential hopefuls have started reporting fundraising totals for the second quarter of the year, providing a more comprehensive snapshot of the head-to-head competition among upward of 20 candidates -- and ultimately against the fundraising powerhouses of the President Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee.
In line with the trend in the 2020 presidential field, Bennet's campaign highlighted grassroots support -- 83% of the campaign's contributions were $25 or less, and 95% of the contributions were $100 or less, according to the campaign. Biden's campaign, in the announcement, also said that the campaign did not take in any money that would be directed to the general election fund and that the campaign has actively refunded any donations over the individual contribution limit of $2,800 per election. Other candidates, including Buttigieg, have accepted donations that would be directed to the general election fund.Gov.
In an indication of his first-in-class showing, Buttigieg raised more than triple what he brought in during the first three months of the year. In the first quarter, he raised $7 million, with an average donation of $36.35 from 158,550 donors. According to the campaign, the Harris campaign raised more than half a million from its online store, which sold 1,400"That Little Girl Was Me" T-shirts featuring a photo of Harris as a young girl, a quote and an image that went viral after the presidential debate, when Harris challenged Biden on his claims of working with segregationists and his stance against busing decades ago, telling a personal story of being bused to school as a little girl.
The Vermont senator entered the contest with a pre-existing and active donor base, and 99.3% of their donations were $100 or less. The average donation was $18, according to the campaign, and a campaign staffer told ABC News that 46% of the second quarter donors were new contributors. "Many of these candidates are over-reliant on these $2800 checks that are coming in and those $2800 checks. ... That's a one time donation, and they have to go out and look for another $2800 donor," Weaver said.The Massachusetts Democrat on Monday announced raising $19.1 million from March through June this year, outraising Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen.
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