Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., raised more than $5 million in the first seven weeks of her bid for the presidency, her campaign announced Monday.
In a press release, Klobuchar’s campaign also said it had an end-of-the-quarter total of over $8 million with more than $7 million on hand.
“The Amy For America Campaign has been focused on connecting with voters and grassroots donors across the country, engaging nearly 100,000 new supporters online in the first seven weeks of the campaign,” the press release said. “Klobuchar’s average online grassroots contribution was $40,” the statement added, noting her average donor gave less than $100 dollars to the campaign.
Other candidates have begun announcing their first-quarter hauls, some of which were significantly larger than what Klobuchar announced Monday.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he raised $18 million in the same period, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said she raised $12 million, former Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced a more than $9 million haul, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said he raised $7 million, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., raised more than $5 million, according to his campaign.
Klobuchar has roughly 1.7% support, putting her in eighth place among a crowded field of candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to RealClearPolitics’ average of polls.
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