NYT: Sanders raised at least 8 Mio. $ in the 2nd quarter

[Tender Branson]

That is online only between early May to June 17:

The enthusiastic crowds that have been greeting Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail have been matched by online donor excitement.

Mr. Sanders, the socialist Vermont senator running for the Democratic presidential nomination, has raised at least $8.3 million online through June 17, according to Federal Election Commission records. His campaign won’t file its initial report until July 15, but filings by ActBlue, the online fund-raising committee that serves as a conduit for Democratic campaigns, show that Mr. Sanders has brought in more money in May and the first half of June than any other Democratic candidate using ActBlue.

It’s likely that Mr. Sanders will report more than $9 million raised as of June 30, the deadline for midyear F.E.C. reports. That amount is larger than any Republican not named Mitt Romney raised in the first half of 2011.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/bernie-sanderss-early-online-haul-8-3-million.html

[Tender Branson]

That's 8.3 Mio. $ only online in less than 7 weeks (out of 12 for a full quarter).

If he can keep it up, that would be 40-50 Mio. $ for 2015 as a whole.

And at least for IA, NH, NV and SC that's more than enough.

[Crumpets]

Is there somewhere that consolidates how much money each candidate has on hand into a single table? I know Wikipedia usually makes one at some point, but it looks like they haven't yet.

[Ebsy]

When should we expect the official numbers for the candidates?

[RRProgressive]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

[Eraserhead]

Good, good.

[Bakersfield Uber Alles]

Is there somewhere that consolidates how much money each candidate has on hand into a single table? I know Wikipedia usually makes one at some point, but it looks like they haven't yet.

My guess is that Wikipedia will make it when the FEC reports come out. I think that only a couple of people (Cruz and Paul?) announced and filed before April 1st, so there wouldn't be much data for the first quarter.

[Tender Branson]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

[Tender Branson]

Is there somewhere that consolidates how much money each candidate has on hand into a single table? I know Wikipedia usually makes one at some point, but it looks like they haven't yet.

When should we expect the official numbers for the candidates?

The 2nd quarter numbers will be out on July 15.

But even the Q2 numbers will be more or less meaningless, because most candidates only announced during this quarter or very late in it.

Which means the first important numbers will be for Q3, which are released in Mid-October.

[RRProgressive]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

[The Other Castro]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

The low hanging fruit is the juiciest.

[RRProgressive]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

The low hanging fruit is the juiciest.

Yes just like freshly-squeezed conservative tears.

[The Other Castro]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

The low hanging fruit is the juiciest.

Yes just like freshly-squeezed conservative tears.

...Not really where I was going with that metaphor.

[Zioneer]

He's raising money like he's a progressive Ron Paul. Which is about what I expect his campaign to be.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Sanders campaign is real, it seems that Dems want a real progressive to win.

[Tender Branson]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

That remains to be seen ...

And even if she raises a billion, it won't help her get girls (or in her case, white male voters).

[Famous Mortimer]

Re:Hilary's billions: Past a certain point, it doesn't really matter how much money you raise. Like if you have a billion dollars or a 100 million or even 50 million, it's not going to change your vote total that much. Money is good to buy campaign ads and to pay staffers but after you've done that, what can you really do with the rest?

If Sanders has enough money to buy ads, it's a race. Even if Hillary out raises him 10 to 1.

[Mr. Morden]

Re:Hilary's billions: Past a certain point, it doesn't really matter how much money you raise. Like if you have a billion dollars or a 100 million or even 50 million, it's not going to change your vote total that much. Money is good to buy campaign ads and to pay staffers but after you've done that, what can you really do with the rest?

If Sanders has enough money to buy ads, it's a race. Even if Hillary out raises him 10 to 1.

That's true, there is a saturation point.  But I don't think $50 million comes anywhere close to reaching saturation level if this is a 50 state primary campaign, or even a Super Tuesday primary campaign--one that requires ad buys in TV markets like Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, DC, etc.

Just think about how many hundreds of millions are spent on ads in the general election, and keep in mind that that's all concentrated on ~10 or so swing states.  The Democratic presidential primaries are decided by proportional representation in all 50 states, so there is no such thing as a "safe state", because you can get delegates everywhere.

If this actually became a race for delegates, and wasn't just decided by momentum from IA/NH/NV/SC, then I think you could go up into several hundred million $ before reaching the point where more money doesn't matter anymore.

[Simfan34]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

That remains to be seen ...

And even if she raises a billion, it won't help her get girls (or in her case, white male voters).

She already has girls. And who needs male white voters? This is a Democratic primary.

[Tender Branson]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

That remains to be seen ...

And even if she raises a billion, it won't help her get girls (or in her case, white male voters).

She already has girls. And who needs male white voters? This is a Democratic primary.

I know, but I was more talking about IA and NH - in which she definitely needs a good chunk of the white male vote.

[Lief 🗽]

Sanders campaign is real, it seems that Dems want a real progressive to win.

Yes, and that real progressive that we want to win is Hillary Clinton.

[Crumpets]

Sanders campaign is real, it seems that Dems want a real progressive to win.

Yes, and that real progressive that we want to win is Hillary Clinton.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Sanders campaign is real, it seems that Dems want a real progressive to win.

Yes, and that real progressive that we want to win is Hillary Clinton.

I was referring to the Occupy Wallstreet crowd cant take it anymore crowd. The threat of Sanders is Donald Trunp, which might syphone off votes in NH from Sanders in open primary.

[Ebsy]

Sanders campaign is real, it seems that Dems want a real progressive to win.

Yes, and that real progressive that we want to win is Hillary Clinton.

[RR1997]

Newsflash: it won't be enough.

Why would 50 Mio. $ not be enough ?

IA, NH, SC and NV are all small states with a low advertising cost.

And if he performs well in these states, he might get a surge in donations in time for the Super Tuesday.

He's picking up all the low hanging fruit and he's going to be overwhelmed by Hillary's billions. Give it up.

The low hanging fruit is the juiciest.

Yes just like freshly-squeezed conservative tears.

I hate to go off topic, but what's up with your username? I'm the only "RR" in this neighborhood, and ain't no damn newbie gonna change that.