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think

(11,641 posts)
Wed Sep 30, 2015, 07:30 PM Sep 2015

Sanders adviser predicts $40 million fundraising total

The adviser, Tad Devine, also says Sanders has raised more than Obama had by this time in 2007:

Sanders adviser predicts $40 million fundraising total

By Nicole Gaudiano - Sept 30th 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will have raised about $40 million for his presidential bid when the third quarter ends at midnight Wednesday, according to one of his top advisers.

That will include the $15.2 million that Sanders reported raising through the end of June, said Tad Devine, Sanders’ senior media adviser.

“We’re going to have significant resources and we’re going to be able to deploy those resources,” Devine said Wednesday. “It’s fair to say that we’ve done better than we originally thought we could do in terms of putting together what we’d need to run this campaign.”

Sanders and other presidential candidates were tapping donors for last-minute donations in the final hours of the July-September fundraising quarter. Sanders’ rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, former secretary of State Hillary Clinton, raised a record $47.5 million from April 1 to June 30.

Devine said he originally thought Sanders would need to raise $40 million to $50 million by February to compete in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. But he said resources are in place now to run full-fledged campaigns in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, to begin campaigning in some states holding primaries in early March, and to get on the ballot in every state...

Source:
http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/09/30/sanders-adviser-predicts-40-million-fundraising-total/
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Sanders adviser predicts $40 million fundraising total (Original Post) think Sep 2015 OP
Excellent news. HerbChestnut Sep 2015 #1
The Berner is cooking! Thanks for posting, think. dae Sep 2015 #2
knr n/t slipslidingaway Sep 2015 #3
They should break $41 million now jfern Oct 2015 #4
The rich may have more money than we have individually, but we outnumber them. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #5
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #6
Sounds like a real 50 state plan. Fearless Oct 2015 #7
 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
1. Excellent news.
Wed Sep 30, 2015, 07:34 PM
Sep 2015

Reaching your goal in half the time you expect is an impressive achievement. Kudos to all who have donated and all of those who will donate in the future. This truly is a people's campaign.

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