Bernie Sanders' campaign says it raised $20 million in January

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published 31 January 2016

Bernie Sanders raised $20 million toward his presidential bid in January, Politico reports his campaign said Sunday. The money came from more than 770,000 donors, meaning the average contribution was quite small — just $27.

More than 3.25 million people have contributed to the Vermont senator's campaign so far, and almost none of them have reached the legal contribution limit.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.