Headline Roundup • January 2nd, 2020
Sanders, Trump Lead Fundraising for 2020 Candidates to Close Q4
Presidential Elections,Election 2020,Bernie Sanders,Elections,Donald Trump,Campaigns,Campaign Finance
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President Donald Trump's re-election campaign announced Thursday it raised $46 million in the three months that ended Dec. 31, while three of his Democratic rivals smashed their previous 2020 fundraising records.
The Trump campaign said its fourth quarter total was its best of the 2020 cycle so far, topping its prior high of $41 million. The campaign ended 2019 with more than $102 million on hand.
"The President’s war chest and grassroots army make his re-election campaign an unstoppable juggernaut," Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders raised more than $34.5 million in the last quarter of 2019, the largest three-month haul for a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, while Republican President Donald Trump drew $46 million on the heels of his impeachment, their campaigns said on Thursday.
President Trump raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, more than any of his Democratic rivals to date, his re-election campaign announced.
The campaign said in a statement that the final three months of the year marked their best fundraising quarter to date in this election cycle, and left the team with $102.7 million in cash on hand.
“President Trump’s unprecedented fundraising is testament to his wide grassroots support and his stellar record of achievement on behalf of the American people,” Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale said...
