Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in three months and did it WITHOUT big-dollar fundraisers as only Buttigieg and Biden pulled in more cash

  • Massachusetts Senator  Elizabeth Warren raised more than $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2019
  • She had the third highest donor amount of the quarter even without holding big-dollar fundraising events
  • Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden brought in the most money of any of the 25 candidates from April - June 
  • Mayor Buttigieg raised $24.8 million and Biden $21.5 million – but the former vice president had three less weeks of fundraising in the second quarter
  • He announced his candidacy almost a month into the quarter
  •  President Trump's reelection campaign out-earned all the Democrat candidates
  • He raised $54 million and the Republican National Committee raised another $51 million

Elizabeth Warren raised an impressive $19.1 million in the last three weeks, all without bringing in any money from big-dollar fundraisers.

The majority of her support in the second quarter of 2019 came from grassroots donors and small online contributions, which averaged $28, according to her campaign.

More than 80 per cent of the Massachusetts senator's donors gave to the campaign for the first time this quarter, which could show Warren is gaining traction in the race.

Warren is one of the more progressive candidates of the more than two dozen running in the primary race, and has regularly polled among the top five contenders.

Elizabeth Warren raised more than $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2019, all without hosting big-donor fundraisers

Elizabeth Warren raised more than $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2019, all without hosting big-donor fundraisers

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Former Vice President Joe Biden

Both South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigeig (left) and former Vice President Joe Biden (right) raised more money than Warren – and Biden had three less months than all the candidates in the second quarter since he announced his candidacy and began collecting contributions on April 25 

Warren has more donors than both Buttigieg and Biden, indicating her focus on individual supporters

Warren has more donors than both Buttigieg and Biden, indicating her focus on individual supporters

She also spends a lot of time with her supporters, talking to them and taking pictures with those who attend her events – she has even boasted that she's taken more than 36,000 selfies on the campaign trail and at several events has announced she would stay until the very last person in line got to take a picture with her.

Since announcing, she has held 107 town halls, visited 23 states and Puerto Rico and has hired more than 300 people to help staff her campaign. 

Other candidates hold private fundraising event with big-dollar donors, something Warren doesn't do. 

There are only two other candidates who raised more money than Warren in the second quarter: front-runner Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg,

Buttigeig, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, raised the most, bring in $24.8 million from 294,000 donors.

Warren's more than $19.1 million was comprised from 384,000 donors, meaning that even though she brought in at least $5.7 million less than Buttigieg, she had a higher number of support from individual donors. 

Former Vice President Biden's campaign raised $21.5 million, but had three less weeks in the quarter than the other candidates since he announced toward the end of April. 

Warren has boasted that she's taken more than 36,000 selfies with supporters on the campaign trail, and she has 107 town halls and visited 23 states and Puerto Rico

Warren has boasted that she's taken more than 36,000 selfies with supporters on the campaign trail, and she has 107 town halls and visited 23 states and Puerto Rico

California Senator Kamala Harris
Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (right) raised $18 million and California Senator Kamala Harris  (left) brought in $12 million. Sanders' campaign claimed it received more than 1 million donations, without breaking down the number of individual donors

Biden, a gaffe-prone candidate, has also lost some of his lead in the polls since the first Democratic primary debates last month.

He was confronted on stage by Senator Kamala Harris over his praise of pro-segregationist lawmakers – an interaction that left Harris to a boost fundraising and polling boost.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders raised $18 million in the second quarter and Harris brought in $12 million.

Sanders' campaign claims that $18 million came from more than 1 million donations, but did not provide a break down of the amount of individual donors.

All 25 candidates have to submit their fundraising numbers to the Federal Elections Commission by July 15 at the latest. 

In the second quarter of 2019, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign raised $54 million – more than double Buttigieg's fundraising numbers – and the Republican National Committee raised another $51 million. 

JOE BIDEN AND THE 28 DEMOCRATS HE RAN AGAINST TO BECOME PARTY'S 2020 CANDIDATE

JOE BIDEN

Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78

Entered race: April 25, 2019

Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when his wife and daughter died in a car crash and served total of six terms. Chaired Judiciary Committee's notorious Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Ran for president in 1988, pulled out after plagiarism scandal, ran again in 2008, withdrew after placing fifth in the Iowa Caucuses. Tapped by Obama as his running mate and served two terms as vice president. Contemplated third run in 2016 but decided against it after his son died of brain cancer.

Family: Eldest of four siblings born to Joe Biden Sr. and Catherine Finnegan. First wife Neilia Hunter and their one-year-old daughter Naomi died in car crash which their two sons, Joseph 'Beau' and Robert Hunter survived. Married Jill Jacobs in 1976, with whom he has daughter Ashley. Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. Hunter's marriage to Kathleen Buhle, with whom he has three children, ended in 2016 when it emerged Hunter was in a relationship with Beau's widow Hallie, mother of their two children. Hunter admitted cocaine use; his estranged wife accused him of blowing their savings on drugs and prostitutes

Religion: Catholic

Views on key issues: Ultra-moderate who will emphasize bipartisan record. Will come under fire over record, having voted: to stop desegregation bussing in 1975; to overturn Roe v Wade in 1981; for now controversial 1994 Violent Crime Act; for 2003 Iraq War; and for banking deregulation. Says he is 'most progressive' Democrat. New positions include free college, tax reform, $15 minimum wage. No public position yet on Green New Deal and healthcare. Pro-gun control. Has already apologized to women who say he touched them inappropriately

Would make history as: Oldest person elected president

Slogan: Our Best Days Still Lie Ahead 

 

AND THE 28 WHO HAVE WITHDRAWN   

MICHAEL BENNET, Colorado senator

  • Entered race: May 2, 2019 
  • Quit:  February 12, 2019, evening of New Hampshire primary

MIKE BLOOMBERG

Entered race: November 24, 2019

Quit: March 4, 2020, day after Super Tuesday primaries

CORY BOOKER, New Jersey Senator 

  • Entered race: February 1, 2019
  • Quit: January 13, 2020 

STEVE BULLOCK, Montana governor 

  • Entered race: May 14, 2019 
  • Quit: December 2, 2019

PETE BUTTIGIEG, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana

Entered race: January 23, 2019

Quit: March 1, 2020, day after South Carolina primary 

JULIÁN CASTRO, former Housing Secretary

  • Entered race: January 18, 2019
  • Quit: January 2, 2020 

    BILL DE BLASIO, New York City mayor 

    • Entered race: May 16, 2019
    • Quit: September 20, 2020

    JOHN DELANEY, former Maryland Congressman

    • Entered race: July 8, 2017
    • Quit: January 31, 2019 

    KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York senator

    • Entered race: January 16, 2019
    • Quit: August 28, 2019 

    TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii congresswoman

    • Entered race: January 11 2019
    • Quit: March 19, 2020 

    MIKE GRAVEL, Former Alaska governor

    • Entered race: April 2,2019
    • Quit: August 2, 2019 

    KAMALA HARRIS,California senator  

    • Entered race: January 21, 2019
    • Quit: December 3, 2019 

    JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Former Colorado governor

    • Entered race: March 4, 2019
    • Quit: August 15, 2019 

    JAY INSLEE, Washington governor 

    • Entered race: March 1, 2019
    • Quit: August 21, 2019

    AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota senator 

    • Entered race: February 19, 2019
    • Quit: March 2, 2020 

    WAYNE MESSAM, mayor of Miramar, Florida 

    • Entered race: March 28, 2019
    • Quit: November 20, 2019 

    SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts congressman

    • Entered race:  April 22,2019
    • Quit: August 23, 2019

    RICHARD OJEDA, former West Virginia state senator

    • Entered race: November 12, 2018
    • Quit: January 25, 2019 

    BETO O'ROURKE, former Texas congressman

    • Entered race: March 14, 2019 
    • Quit: November 1, 2019  

    DEVAL PATRICK, former Massachusetts governor 

    • Entered race: November 13, 2019
    • Quit:  February 13, 2019, morning after New Hampshire primary

    TIM RYAN, Ohio congressman

    • Entered race: April 4, 2019
    • Quit: October 24, 2019

    BERNIE SANDERS, Vermont senator 

    • Entered race: January 25, 2019  
    • Quit: April 8, 2020 

    JOE SESTAK, former Pennsylvania congressman 

    • Entered race: June 23, 2019
    • Quit: December 1, 2019

     TOM STEYER, billionaire activist 

    • Entered race: July 9, 2019
    • Quit: February 29, 2020

    ERIC SWALWELL, California congressman 

    • Entered race: April 8, 2019
    • Quit: July 8, 2019  

    ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts senator

    Entered race: December 31, 2018

    Quit: March 5, 2020, two days after Super Tuesday 

    MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, author

    • Entered race: November 15, 2018
    • Quit: January 10, 2020 

    ANDREW YANG, entrepreneur

    • Entered race: November 6, 2018
    • Quit: February 12, 2019, evening of New Hampshire primary