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Bernie Sanders Draws In $34.5 Million In Fourth Quarter Fundraising ‘Blowout’

Emily Zanotti
Bernie Sanders Draws In $34.5 Million In Fourth Quarter Fundraising ‘Blowout’
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) brought in a whopping $34.5 million in the fourth fundraising quarter of 2019 besting South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg and putting him at or near the front of the pack of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders.

CNBC reports that Sanders raised $18 million in December alone — his single best fundraising month since launching his presidential campaign back in early 2019 and solidifying Sanders as the top choice among progressives, a battle he’s been waging against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) since the end of the summer.

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