White House hopeful Sanders the top Democratic fundraiser for 2019
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pulled in $34.5 million in the last three months of 2019, out-raising every other Democratic primary candidate for the quarter.
Those numbers put his total fundraising for the year at $96 million, topping 14 Democrats vying for the nomination.
The 78-year-old senator from Vermont, a self-identified Democratic Socialist, wants to reduce the sway of corporate America and economic inequality.
His campaign relies on small donations, largely through online fundraising from an ethnically diverse, mostly young coalition of supporters.
Not every Democrat has so far shared their latest fundraising figures.
But those who have include South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who took in $24.7 million in the fourth quarter, and businessman Andrew Yang, who raised $16.5 million.
Whoever wins the Democratic primary will face a deep-pocketed Republican opponent.
President Donald Trump pulled in $46 million in the last quarter.
The Trump campaign said it starts the 2020 re-election year with $102.7 million on hand.
