Biden Trails Sanders and Buttigieg in Recent Fundraising Report
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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced on Thursday that he had raised $34.5 million in the last three months, which is the largest of any Democrat in the quarter so far. Former mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million, while former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. raised $22.7 million.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that whoever emerges from the Democratic primary will face the financial powerhouse in President Trump, who enters 2020 with $102.7 million in cash. The article also reports that awaiting top Democratic contenders in March includes billionaire former mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, who has reserved more in TV ads in the first days of January than Sanders has collected in the final three months.
A centrist article by NPR reports that entrepreneur Andrew Yang also saw a big boost in funding, raising $16.5 million between October and December. The campaign of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren hasn’t announced its fourth quarter fundraising totals yet, but the campaign told supporters she hoped to finish the quarter with $20 million.
Fox News published a right-leaning article highlighting that Biden announced he had the best quarterly fundraising report of his campaign, but still trails Sanders and Buttigieg. The article notes that Biden’s team has tried to “spotlight how the impeachment of Trump has benefited Biden’s fundraising,” which is “roughly $7 million more than his lackluster third quarter figure.”
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Biden announces biggest fundraising haul to date but still trails Sanders and Buttigieg
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