Carson raises $20 million in 3 months

Political newcomer Ben Carson’s presidential campaign says it raised more than $20 million in the past three months to fuel his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The former neurosurgeon set the bar for GOP fundraising as 2016 campaigns prepared to file their quarterly fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission at midnight Wednesday. “He campaigned in New Hampshire on Wednesday, but back at his Washington headquarters, staff members shared a cake decorated with a frosted “$31,000,000”. His appeal within the Republican base, even amid comments that have drawn scrutiny, including his statement that he wouldn’t support a Muslim for president, has proven steady in recent weeks. The day was a end result of a unprecedented run for Carson, who tapped the wave of anti-establishment sentiment to raise $12 million in September alone, stated marketing crusade supervisor Barry Bennett.

Outsider candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ben Carson have reported stunning third-quarter fundraising totals, each claiming more than $20 million in the past three months, largely from small-dollar donors. His aides said he has collected more than 600,000 donations since he launched his exploratory committee in early March.

The Carson campaign declined to detail how much money it spent to raise that cash.

Asked whether the Carson campaign had calculated its burn rate, Watts replied via email: “We don’t look at it as burn rate, we look at it as an investment in creating a donor list, which then costs very little to reconnect with in the future”.