Bernie Sanders's new fundraising numbers are really amazing

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by Andrew Prokop

When 2015 began, few would have expected that a "democratic socialist" could seriously compete on fundraising with Hillary Clinton, the near-unanimous choice of the Democratic Party establishment.

But that's just what Bernie Sanders has managed to do.

The Vermont senator's campaign announced on Saturday that he had raised $33.2 million in the most recent fundraising period — and $73 million for his campaign overall. This is a huge sum that ensures that his campaign won't lack for cash as the first caucuses and primaries near.

Now, Hillary Clinton did raise a good deal more than Sanders overall ($112 million to $72.8 million). But she's already spent a ton of the money she brought in — as you can see here, the $38 million she has left in the bank (her "cash on hand&quot isn't all that much higher than Sanders's $28.4 million.

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http://www.vox.com/2016/1/2/10701702/bernie-sanders-fundraising

[Proserpina]

1. Furthermore, without an independent audit

would you believe anything the Hillary campaign said? How much of that money is spent, but not paid out?

[99th_Monkey]

2. I love how Team Bernie's money management stretches his small-donor dollars,

v. how Hillary seems to burn through her donations rather quickly.

[peacebird]

3. I like the idea of a President who knows how to budget. Bernie spends carefully, burns thru

His donations slowly. I like that. A lot.

[eridani]

4. The Kochs Worst Nightmares Come True As Bernie Sanders Smashes Fundraising Records

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/01/02/kochs-worst-nightmares-true-bernie-sanders-smashes-fundraising-records.html

The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced that they have set a new all-time record with more than 2.5 million donations from more than a million Americans in 2015.

The Sanders campaign broke down the data a statement:

The 2,513,665 donations to Sanders’ campaign broke the record set four years ago by President Barack Obama’s re-election committee. Through Dec. 31, 2011, Obama had chalked up 2,209,636 donations.

The more than 1 million donors to Sanders also is a milestone unmatched by any first-time White House candidate. Obama’s millionth donor in his 2008 campaign came on Feb. 27 of that election year. (In the next election cycle, the incumbent president’s re-election campaign hit the 1-million- donors mark on Oct. 17, 2011.)

Unlike other campaigns, small contributions made up the vast majority of all the money Sanders’ campaign raised. The average donation to Sanders during the past three months was $27.16.

All told, Sanders supporters gave $33,281,952 during the Federal Election Commission reporting period that ended at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Secretary Clinton’s campaign announced on Friday that she raised $37 million in the last quarter for use in the Democratic primary. The total for Sanders far surpassed donations in either of the previous two quarters of his eight-month long campaign and brought the fundraising total for 2015 to $72.8 million. Sanders ended the year with $28.4 million cash on hand.

[azmom]

5. Kick