Sanders campaign says it’s raised $33M since October

Bernie Sanders raised $33 million in the final three months of 2015, his campaign said in a statement Saturday, failing to outraise Hillary Clinton but smashing the goal aides set when the Vermont senator launched his campaign back in May.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will unveil proposals this month that will “go beyond the Buffett Rule” to raise the effective tax rates paid by the wealthiest Americans, she said Saturday.

The campaign spent $74 million of that money in 2015 as it established a ground operation in states beyond the four early nominating contests, and it invested heavily in Iowa and New Hampshire, where Clinton’s main Democratic rival, Sen.

The final quarter of 2015 also saw Sanders dramatically increase his spending.

Clinton, who has led the Democratic pack with little interruption since her announcement of candidacy in April, spent the summer months battling accusations of inappropriate use of a personal email server during her time as secretary of state, throwing an unexpected wrench in what was initially seen as a clear path to the nomination.

Heading into the sprint in January toward the Iowa caucuses on February 1, the campaign for Clinton said it has close to $38 million on cash.

The third of the major Democrats running for office, the former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, has trailed both Clinton and O’Malley since the start of the fundraising.

Most of the emails consist of standard correspondence between Clinton’s staff discussing everything from scheduling to interesting news articles, but they occasionally offer a behind-the-scenes peek into the Democratic presidential candidate’s highly-guarded life.

Thirteen events were in NY, the most of any state, and six were in California. Former President Bill Clinton headlined dozens of fundraisers in 14 states and Washington, D.C., including events in Texas, Wisconsin and OH, during the fourth quarter.

But Clinton is also helping build the party for the general election.

Sanders has received more than 2.5 million donations, surpassing a record set by President Barack Obama in 2011 when the incumbent president received 2.2 million donations.