New Democrat For Life Bernie Sanders Raised A Jaw-Dropping $46 Million In March
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign on Wednesday filed a report with the Federal Election Commission showing it raised nearly $46 million in March.
In March, Sanders’ grassroots campaign received 1.7 million contributions from more than 900,000 individual donors. Sanders’ campaign has now raised more than $200 million since he launched his campaign in April 2015, including more than $110 million in the first quarter of 2016.
The average contribution for the month was $26.20, just under the long-term average Sanders cites in his stump speech.
Unlike other candidates, Sanders’ small-dollar donations allow him to run his primary campaign without the help of a Wall Street-funded super PAC. More than 96 percent of Sanders’ money comes from donors who have not maxed-out to his primary campaign and can give again. In fact, only 127 donors maxed-out to the campaign in March.
Sanders’ campaign reported more than $17 million cash on hand.
Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said, “Bernie’s grassroots campaign has now out-raised Secretary Hillary Clinton for three months straight. We’re honored to have the strong support of 2.2 million passionate donors who have given more than 7 million times. It’s because of them that our campaign can take on the establishment and win eight of the last ten primaries and caucuses.”
This is big news for the Sanders campaign, which came just hours after Weaver announced that Sanders was going to stay in the Democratic Party after the election, and will be supporting the nominee.
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Bernie Sanders has stuck to his principles and changed the rules of the fundraising game. What Sanders has accomplished with an army of small donors has given underfunded candidates hopes and laid out a path to defeating the dirty post-Citizens United fundraising system. Bernie’s big dollars are a victory for a clean electoral process.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/20/permanent-democrat-bernie-sanders-raised-jaw-dropping-46-million-march.html
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Senator of New York?
Should we take her Secret Service protection?
from the press or cell phones? 
Hahaha! Ok, you got me.
Good one!
I remember when super PACs were detested by progressives. That too in primary contests.
Just like at the rallies, i mean really.
With the crowds and donations, why is his campaign behind?
Does he pack up the same crowd and take them location to location??
Whats going on?
And small donations are no different than large, you give the money with expectations of something, support, votes whatever,
he TAKES money, your money isn't holy its still cash. smaller cash but still money.
My next question is thus, If he KNOWS he cant win, why is he continuing to fundraise for himself with no intention to give to the Democratic party?
He picks 1 or 2 people and shoots them a few bucks that's it.
I get hes not a team player but come on..
