Wayne Messam raised nearly $84,000

CNN

Wayne Messam a little-known mayor of Miramar, Florida, who announced his presidential campaign in late last month, raised nearly $84,000 in the opening days of his campaign, a newly filed report shows.

Messam’s announcement came just days before the end of the fundraising quarter, so he didn’t have much time to raise campaign money.

But his haul demonstrates how hard it will be for some candidates to break out in a crowded Democratic field of nearly 20 contenders.

Better-known candidates, such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke, raised roughly $6 million apiece in the opening days of their presidential bids.