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How Bernie Sanders’ Grassroots Fundraising Machine Beat HiLiary and is Defying the 2016 “Billionaire Primary”
Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:08
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While rallying against a corrupt campaign finance system and a “rigged” economy on the campaign trail, Bernie Sanders raked in nearly 3.25 million individual campaign contributions in the run-up to his near-tie with Hillary Clinton during February 1 Iowa caucus, with still more pouring in after Sanders’ victory over her in the New Hampshire primary last night. During his victory speech, Sanders said his campaign has now raised more than 3.7 million individual contributions.
According to the reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Sanders’ campaign raised a total of $75 million in 2015, and another $20 million in January - and all without a super PAC of his own. But will Sanders’ majority small-dollar donations be enough to overcome Clinton’s total of more than $163 million? Already her super PAC, Priorities USA Action, has reported raising $50 million in January amid an election cycle well on track to become the most expensive in history.
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