maria, there is one question i keep seeing lurking. whether we should be thinking about fund-raising as a zero sum situation where people are taking slices and it relates to as we move towards the general downstate races and state instead races and senate races. as someone close to the grass roots, what s your feeling? there is plenty to go around, if you look at the web survey, over half picked 4 to five candidates they are looking at. the field is wide open and people are eager to get to know everyone at the top of the ticket and down ballot. i would say folks are going to give generously and do anything they can to beat donald trump. i don t think we should play into this zero sum game and be excited by the historic field and their potential to raise a ton of money. the first campaign that
million with an average donation of $49. bernie sanders raised $18 million with an average donation of $18. pete buttigieg who unlike senator sanders and elizabeth warren has not gotten big high dollar fund-raisers and has been rewarded for it from donors. he raised nearly $25 million with an average donation of $47. of course all that pales in comparison to the president and the enormous $105 million haul. the election campaign boasting they are going to raise $1 billion that seems plausible. there is an open and pressing question about whether the nominee will be outgunned. maria ur binna from indivisible and communications director of president obama and pod save america. the obama administration and
number one in fund-raising and five in the polls. it is astounding. it speaks to the fact that he has worked his tail off to do this. i m out here in san francisco and he s in silicon valley every couple of days raising money. he tapped into parts of the party where others are not being as aggressive with tech executives and others. he has been able to have a robust fund raising base like obama in 2008 and real appeal among the high donor crowd including the obama bundlers. now he is going to have to be able to match the success. it shows movement in the polls and withstand scrutiny on the money and who he raised that money from. you have seen singles from sanders and they will raise that issue. maria, there is one question i keep seeing lurking. whether we should be thinking about fund-raising as a zero sum
candidate numbers are starting to trickle in. former vice president joe biden announced he raised $21.5 million with an average donation of $49. bernie sanders raised $18 million with an average donation of $18. pete buttigieg who unlike senator sanders and elizabeth warren has not gotten big high dollar fund-raisers and has been rewarded for it from donors. he raised nearly $25 million with an average donation of $47. of course all that pales in comparison to the president and the enormous $105 million haul. the election campaign boasting they are going to raise $1 billion that seems plausible. there is an open and pressing question about whether the nominee will be outgunned. maria ur binna from indivisible and communications director of president obama and pod save