Trump no longer self-funded, Democrats dominate presidential — News Guide

These bars are sorted by third-quarter fundraising totals. But it’s great news for the likes of Ben Carson, whose campaign raised $20 million but pulled from one megadonor, One Vote, for $100,000. Still, Carson had about $11 million in available cash as of September 30.

But Bush spent a higher percentage of his haul, 86 percent, in the quarter as he crisscrossed the country for fundraising events that included enlisting his brother and father, both former presidents, in the cause. Ted Cruz got $255,676 from bankers and investors. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen.

According to RealClearPolitics, prior to the first Republican debate on August 6th, Carson was polling an average 5.75% among CBS, Monmouth, Fox, and Bloomberg.

In April of that year, John Mack, the CEO of Morgan Stanley, publicly backed Clinton despite being a registered Republican. Bush led in Florida and Nevada, while Clinton raised the most from Virginia and Colorado. Through June 30, 2015, Avenue Capital employees had donated $22,950 to Clinton’s campaign. The only problem, contributors aren’t listening. Ben Carson spent $250 on Crossfit. And, for the record, the campaign says they will continue to take small-dollar donations as people “proudly invest” in Trump’s vision. Although she didn’t go so far as her top Democratic rival, Vermont Sen.

‘Other campaigns are bankrolled by big donors who have given so much even under our current corrupt political system they can’t legally give any more, ‘ Sanders Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver said in a statement.

The geographic distribution of donors also tells the story of a Republican Party without a clear fundraising victor.

Among candidates taking in $1 million or more last quarter, here’s each one’s total share of small-donor money. But look at how Clinton’s donors were arrayed during the third quarter versus the second.

Wall Street’s favorite presidential candidates are still Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to quarterly fundraising reports released this week.

But Clinton remains the most plugged in to that scene: She’s raised more than $3 million from lobbyist bundlers in the race so far.

Bernie Sanders proved this week he can fill his bank account as fast as he can fill an arena.

Sometimes campaign spending can get weird. “A socialist raised $25 million in the same period a libertarian raised $2.5 million – a 10-1 surprise fundraising advantage”. But an analysis of how the candidates raised their money shows that Sanders is the only one riding that populist wave when it comes to cash. In the hours after Tuesday’s Democratic debate, he raised upward of $2.5 million.

By the numbers, Kentucky Sen.

Others in the Republican race found the summer months a tough slog for fundraising. Rand Paul spent nearly $500 at instrument superstore Guitar Center. Graham’s campaign travel has focused on New Hampshire in recent weeks.

“The narrative earlier this year about how money matters is being flushed”, said Scott W. Reed, the senior political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Avenue Capital was run by Marc Lasry, a wealthy Clinton financial backer. Of the $150 million in speaking fees that have flowed to the Clintons since 2001, Wall Street ponied up over $8 million in speaking fees. Even billionaire businessman Donald Trump, who has not been engaged in traditional fundraising, managed to bring in almost $4 million over the timeframe. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also entered October in a hard position.

Only the official campaigns face a Thursday fundraising reporting deadline. Although the haul puts him in the lower tier of Republican fundraisers, Christie played down the importance of money. “I’m traveling, we’re advertising, I’m paying bills”. Californians came through with $5.5 million, or 18 percent of her third-quarter total.

No other candidates came close to Clinton and Bush. Bush’s torrid fundraising pace slowed dramatically in the three months that ended September 30.

Kasich raised about $4.4 million, according to his campaign.

The campaign also noted that Bush could count on strong backing from the super PAC Right to Rise, which on Thursday announced that it was buying $16.8 million worth of ads in the states that have March primaries.

Kasich may be less unhappy about that than Christie. The two are both governors with a few moderate stances and plain-spoken styles, so they’re likely competing for the same group of voters. He had $2.7 million left to spend as the month began.

Mike Huckabee drew just $1.24 million in donations.