Trump smashes Obama’s small-donor fundraising pa
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Posted On: 02/21/2017 5:25:28 PM
Trump smashes Obama’s small-donor fundraising pace, bests Clinton, Sanders combined
President Trump raised more money from small donors during the 2016 campaign than Sen. Bernard Sanders and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton combined, and also topped former President Obama during each of Mr. Obama’s presidential runs, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
Mr. Trump raised about $239 million from small donors during the campaign, compared to $137 million for Mrs. Clinton and about $100 million for Mr. Sanders, according to the report from the Campaign Finance Institute.
Mr. Obama had raised about $219 million from small donors during the 2012 race and about $181 million during the 2008 campaign. Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, raised about $58 million from small donors that year.
Mr. Trump frequently boasted during the campaign about how he managed to hang tough while being vastly outspent by both Mrs. Clinton and his Republican primary rivals. But the new figures illustrate the significant level of support he did receive from those contributors giving $200 or less.
The figures represent donors who gave over the course of a two-year cycle, and so many Clinton, Sanders and Obama donors could have started small and eventually triggered the $201 threshold, according to the CFI analysis.
“Because Trump raised most of his money over four months, fewer of his donors had this experience,” the analysis said. “Even this caveat, however, does not negate the fact that his small donor numbers were record-shattering.”
President Trump raised more money from small donors during the 2016 campaign than Sen. Bernard Sanders and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton combined, and also topped former President Obama during each of Mr. Obama’s presidential runs, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
Mr. Trump raised about $239 million from small donors during the campaign, compared to $137 million for Mrs. Clinton and about $100 million for Mr. Sanders, according to the report from the Campaign Finance Institute.
Mr. Obama had raised about $219 million from small donors during the 2012 race and about $181 million during the 2008 campaign. Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, raised about $58 million from small donors that year.
Mr. Trump frequently boasted during the campaign about how he managed to hang tough while being vastly outspent by both Mrs. Clinton and his Republican primary rivals. But the new figures illustrate the significant level of support he did receive from those contributors giving $200 or less.
The figures represent donors who gave over the course of a two-year cycle, and so many Clinton, Sanders and Obama donors could have started small and eventually triggered the $201 threshold, according to the CFI analysis.
“Because Trump raised most of his money over four months, fewer of his donors had this experience,” the analysis said. “Even this caveat, however, does not negate the fact that his small donor numbers were record-shattering.”
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