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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