Beto Beats Bernie In First Day Campaign Donations

Beto O'Rourke

From the New York Times:

Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6 million online in the first 24 hours after announcing his presidential campaign last week, according to his campaign, outpacing his rivals for the Democratic nomination and making an emphatic statement about his grass-roots financial strength.

Mr. O’Rourke brought in $6,136,736 after declaring his long-anticipated bid with a web video and trip to Iowa on Thursday morning, raising the sum entirely online and from all 50 states, the campaign said.

Beto's one day total tops the $5.9 million one-day total for Sen. Bernie Sanders after he launched, and the first-day fundraising total for Sen. Kamala Harris at $1.5 million

We don't know the average size of the donation yet, which does matter. Beto may have raised more than Bernie but it's possible Bernie can go back to that well of donors more often. https://t.co/sN52GOUzoI

— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 18, 2019