More than 200,000 people donated to Bernie Sanders' campaign in its first day
Democrats are already Berning some cold, hard cash.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his Democratic bid for the presidency on Tuesday, and 24 hours later, his campaign had already pulled in a massive $6 million. Those donations came from 223,047 different people, each donating an average of $27, the campaign tells The New York Times.
Sanders' campaign haul looked promising just 12 hours after his announcement, with his campaign saying it had raised $4 million by 8 p.m. In fact, it took him just four hours to trounce Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-Calif.) earlier one-day record of $1.5 million for this cycle. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), meanwhile, reported a $12.8 million Senate fundraising stash in early January — a near-record for a senator that far from Election Day.
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It seems likely that Sanders will continue to beat out current candidates' fundraising totals, seeing as $600,000 of Tuesday's donations will recur every month. That means "the campaign can easily factor into budget planning," the Times' Shane Goldmacher writes — and that Sanders may end up with more than the $228 million he raised in his last primary run.
Check out how Sanders' cash stash compares to other 2020 Democrats at The New York Times.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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