Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Exceeds 2015 Fundraising Goal

Clinton raised roughly as much for the primary as President Obama did during 2011 as a sitting president and more than either Clinton or Obama in 2007 despite having one fewer quarter to raise.

“Pls let him know Bill called – unsuccessfully”, Clinton responded, a reference to her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Since he launched his campaign, he has received more than 2.3 donations and raised over $40 million.

“That’s going to help her – that he’s seen to be following her lead on this”, said Democratic strategist Matt Bennett, who pointed out that the former secretary of state has proposed numerous policies that Obama is set to outline in the coming days.

But following a marathon, 11-hour hearing on the national security ramifications of her personal server use, Clinton emerged from the scandal relatively unscathed, and her campaign reported their most lucrative fundraising hour in the hour after the hearing.

Ninety-four percent of fourth quarter donations to Hillary For America were in increments of $100 or less, according to the campaign.

Clinton’s $37 million in primary dollars in the fourth quarter set a new record for the best off-year Q4 for a non-incumbent. The campaign spent about $75 million in 2015, building large organizations in the early voting states and a data-driven operation to connect with voters. The presidential candidates have until January 31 to report such details to federal regulators. Ted Cruz of Texas said it had raised almost $20 million in the fourth quarter. His campaign says it has $28.4 million in the bank heading into the first contests in Iowa and New Hampshire in February.

Information for this article was contributed by Amy Chozick of The Washington Post.