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angrychair

(8,732 posts)
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 08:44 PM Feb 2016

Election funding: some are in big trouble

Hillary Clinton's money problems are real and a little math and data mining for numbers that were reported at the end of 2015 showed a trend that has continued into 2016.
Even if she manages to best Bernie Sanders, which becomes more doubtful as we move deeper into 2016, it will not make her money problems any better.

According to opensecrets.org, as of December 31st, 2015, 63% of her total individual donors this election have already given a $1,000 or more so far during this primary ($2,700 max allowed in primary).
Interestingly, of those donors ($1,000 or more), 67% have already given, at least, the max they can give in a primary and most are already eating into the max they can give in a GE (i.e. the entire election). Of the donors giving $1,000 or more, 3.1% have already given the max they can give this entire election.
Http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/donordemcid.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000019

For comparison, only 15% of the total individual donors to Bernie Sanders have given a $1,000 or more in the primary so far. Interestingly, of those donors ($1,000 or more), 14.6% have already given, at least, the max they can give in a primary and some are already eating into the max they can give in a GE (i.e. the entire election). Of the donors giving $1,000 or more, less than 1% have given the max they can give this election.
Http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/donordemcid.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000528

As a side note, just over half, 50.9%, of Sanders total individual donors have only given $200 to $499.
There are also millions that have contributed a total less than $200 so far and therefore are not required to be reported.

Sanders ability to obtain funding from supporters is, for the purpose of this election cycle, limitless.

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Election funding: some are in big trouble (Original Post) angrychair Feb 2016 OP
I am looking forward to tomorrow evening. SheilaT Feb 2016 #1
His polling numbers arn't climbing - they are going through the roof FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #2
I definitely think they're financially stressed Jarqui Feb 2016 #3
The most bemusing part is that every time Herself tries to smear hifiguy Feb 2016 #4
Now I know what killed Scalia. Gregorian Feb 2016 #5
 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
1. I am looking forward to tomorrow evening.
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 08:49 PM
Feb 2016

No matter how Bernie does, his fundraising will go through the roof after the caucuses in Nevada. Given how his numbers there have been climbing steadily, he is very likely to pull off a win. By a slim margin, no doubt, but he'll get a whole lot more money in the immediate aftermath.

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
3. I definitely think they're financially stressed
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:12 PM
Feb 2016
According to opensecrets.org, as of December 31st, 2015, 63% of her total individual donors this election have already given a $1,000 or more so far during this primary ($2,700 max allowed in primary).
Interestingly, of those donors ($1,000 or more), 67% have already given, at least, the max they can give in a primary and most are already eating into the max they can give in a GE (i.e. the entire election). Of the donors giving $1,000


Clinton FEC Summary Report Dec 2016
Dec 31 Cash on Hand: $37,977,647


But that cash would also have to have all the deposits for the general election, wouldn't it? So if I'm understanding it correctly, she has a lot of cash she can touch and therefore, considerably less than $37,977,647 at the end of December available to her.

That explains why she's been doing so many fundraisers. She raised $5 mil less than Bernie in January.

She can't be totally cash tight because she spent $5 million in ads for each of Nevada and South Carolina - though I think that was her Super PAC, Priorities USA. But it also indicates that they're pulling out all the stops to win Nevada and make sure they nail South Carolina if they lose in Nevada.
 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
4. The most bemusing part is that every time Herself tries to smear
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:16 PM
Feb 2016

or attack Bernie his grass-roots, small-donor money machine immediately goes into warp drive. You'd think she'd learn.

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