Posted on 05/01/2015 1:51:14 PM PDT by VinL
Bernie Sanders' nascent presidential campaign announced Friday that it raised more than $1.5 million in its first 24 hours, a number that far outpaces what Republican presidential hopefuls posted in their first day.
Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats, kicked off his dark horse campaign for the Democratic nomination on Thursday with an email to supporters and a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol. Since then, more than 100,000 people signed up for the campaign and 35,000 people donated money, according to a campaign press release.
The average donation was $43.54.
"This is a remarkable start for Bernie's campaign," said Tad Devine, the campaign's senior adviser. "People across America are yearning for authentic leadership that tells them the truth about what is holding back our nation. Bernie Sanders understands the problems we face." Who is Bernie Sanders?
Sanders' 24-hour fundraising haul puts him ahead of what every currently declared Republican presidential hopeful posted in their first day.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's campaign announced that it had raised $800,000 a day in. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign raised $1 million in the first 24-hours of its existence. And Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign raised $1.25 million in its first day.
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If only they would take the money out of politics. < /s >
Of course money in politics is just fine when its a socialist who is raising it. That’s because socialists don’t care about money, just like the people who run CNN don’t care about money.
Tad 'A Tad too' Devine? lolol
He’s running on a campaign of “getting the big money out of politics”. :)
Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of billionaire campaign contributors and Big Money prevail?
-Bernie Sanders
Uh, I imagine he’s revised his views- he’s now a full fledged capitalist.
Why are so many socialists so rich?
no.
In a Marxist state, there is a peasant class and a ruling class with different laws for each.
So there’s no hypocrisy in what Sanders is doing. :)
Sanders was born in 1941, so he would be 75 or 76 when taking his oath of office.
Hillary’s walker vs Bernie’s guerney!
Who will win???
My only thought is that candidates get to keep any residual donations. Is this true?
He will only have to do that every day for 1,667 days and he can match Hillary’s money. Of course, that is 4.5 years. Maybe he can keep saving and run in 2020.
I see they managed to dance around the S word.
We have a winner before the 10th post folks.
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