Small donors are big factor for Bernie - BurlingtonFreePress.com
The latest fundrasing report from the Federal Election Commission shows small donors are underwriting Vermont Sen. In all, including a $1. 5 million transfer from his dormant Senate campaign, Sanders pulled in $15. 2 million through the end of June and closed the month with $12. 2 million in available cash. The FEC reports cover financial activity between April 1 and June 30 and list the names of everyone who gave at least $200. The maximum contribution for the primary is $2,700. The FEC reports also show how candidates are spending their money — on... Also doing well on the small-donor front is Republican retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, whose campaign said it built up most of its $10. 4 million by tapping grassroots enthusiasm. By comparison, 3 percent of Republican Jeb Bush's campaign cash came from small donors. The two presidential candidates whose immediate families include former presidents loom large in early fundraising for 2016. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush account for almost half the roughly $390 million that presidential groups for all the... Most campaigns, including Clinton's and Bush's, were required to file their initial reports with the Federal Election Commission by midnight Wednesday. Bush's report shows he's the biggest donor to his own campaign. Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com
