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Showing Original Post only (View all)Oh my! Bernie Sanders Raises $10 Million in Less Than a Week [View all]
No wonder there is all this talk about jets
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-10-million.html
By Shane Goldmacher
Feb. 25, 2019
A clutch of advisers to Senator Bernie Sanders began arriving at the Capitol Hill townhouse that served as his makeshift headquarters before dawn last Tuesday, where they readied themselves to track, among other things, the deluge of donations that would land after Mr. Sanders made his presidential campaign official.
As the team snacked on doughnuts that Jeff Weaver, Mr. Sanderss 2016 campaign manager, had brought for launch day, one laptop screen showed a map of the United States. It would light up with an orange dot every time someone gave with the location of each donation.
Within minutes of the 7 a.m. announcement, the whole screen was glowing orange, according to people in the room.
By Monday, after less than a week as a presidential candidate, Mr. Sanders has collected $10 million from 359,914 donors, campaign officials said. But perhaps just as daunting a figure for his rivals is this: Nearly 39 percent of those donors used an email address that had never before been used to give to Mr. Sanders.

primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Hassin Bin Sober
Feb 2019
OP
Well. At the 12 hour mark 120k supporters had contributed around $1.3 million and by the
CentralMass
Feb 2019
#34
That's assuming that someone who contributed the maximum of $2700 (curiously a multiple of $27)....
George II
Feb 2019
#67
The article isn't necessarily correct. He had 359,914 DONATIONS, not necessarily donors....
George II
Feb 2019
#60
An average donation of $27 roughly. I'm more surprised about the email addresses though.
denverbill
Feb 2019
#5
Move on? I don't understand why Sanders' tax returns are not an issue for his supporters.
yardwork
Feb 2019
#22
They all have to release tax returns. That's not optional for anyone who wants to win. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#35
People keep talking about Bernie's houses, but I read that the last house they bought
vsrazdem
Feb 2019
#50
True. A lot of them get book deals, and most of them are millionaires. Kamala has a book deal.
vsrazdem
Feb 2019
#62
I just don't believe that is the same for everyone. Joe Biden already ran twice.
vsrazdem
Feb 2019
#66
Plus $200,000 paid to Jane Sanders as a "golden parachute" after she bankrupted Burlington College
CrossingTheRubicon
Feb 2019
#61
Jane got a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the family home. It was that money and
seaglass
Feb 2019
#73
That's not accurate. The house in Maine was left to Jane and her brother. She sold her half....
George II
Feb 2019
#78
What are you talking about. 39% used an email address that had never donated before.
vsrazdem
Feb 2019
#52