Bernie Sanders raised more than $34.5 million in blowout fourth quarter, campaign says – CNBC

Bernie Sanders’ presidential advertising and marketing campaign shrugged off a health fright and took in greater than $34.5 million within the fourth quarter, a large haul within the final stretch sooner than nominating contests launch.

The impartial senator from Vermont and 2020 Democratic hopeful raised greater than $18 million in December, his finest month of the election cycle, his advertising and marketing campaign said Thursday.

Sanders suffered a coronary heart assault on Oct. 1, the principle day of the fourth quarter. He resumed customary campaigning after his recovery. His advertising and marketing campaign launched doctors’ notes this week saying he is match to lend a hand as president.

The total for the closing three months of the 300 and sixty five days with out concerns tops the cash raised by Sanders’ competitors who hold announced their fundraising.

Historical South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg took in $24.7 million staunch thru the quarter, his advertising and marketing campaign announced Wednesday. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s advertising and marketing campaign raised $16.5 million within the closing three months of the 300 and sixty five days, a foremost enhance as he tries to salvage his higher acknowledged competitors.

Sanders’ main opponents for the Democratic nomination, outdated Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., hold now no longer but announced their fundraising hauls.

It can accumulate loads for the eventual Democratic nominee to salvage as a lot as President Donald Trump in fundraising, alternatively. The Trump advertising and marketing campaign announced Thursday that it raised $46 million staunch thru the quarter. In the third quarter, Trump’s advertising and marketing campaign and the Republican National Committee pulled in a entire of $125 million, which surpassed the $105 million second-quarter entire.

Sanders’ cash has likely left him with tons of cash to deploy earlier than the principle nominating contests in Iowa and Unusual Hampshire in February. The $34.5 million would no longer encompass $12.7 million in transfers from other Sanders advertising and marketing campaign accounts.

The advertising and marketing campaign didn’t without extend deliver how noteworthy it had within the financial institution at the stop of the 300 and sixty five days. But it absolutely had $33.7 million available at the stop of the third quarter, greater than any of Sanders’ competitors.

Sanders’ advertising and marketing campaign has considered a torrent of fundraising bucks from an military of particular particular person donors. On Wednesday, it said it had obtained contributions from 5 million folk staunch thru the election cycle.

The fundraising haul at the stop of the 300 and sixty five days follows a $25.3 million consumption from particular particular person donors within the third quarter.

For the final three months of the 300 and sixty five days, Sanders donors most from time to time listed their occupation as “trainer.” The 5 most overall employers of different folks that contributed to the advertising and marketing campaign were Amazon, Starbucks, Walmart, the U.S. Postal Service and Purpose.

The senator routinely criticizes Amazon and Walmart for the pay and benefits they supply workers.

Sanders trails finest Biden in an practical of national predominant polls. He sits advance the front of the pack in surveys of Iowa and Unusual Hampshire.

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