Sanders sets pace for fundraising among nonbillionaire 2020 Democrats

HOUSTON — Two days before Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders is proving he’s the man to beat in the 2020 Democratic presidential field not only for delegates but also in fundraising.

The Sanders campaign announced Sunday the Vermont senator, who leads the delegate race for the nomination with 56 in his ledger, despite coming a distant second in this weekend’s South Carolina primary, raised a monster $46.5 million in February. That amount can be compared to the $25 million he brought in January, which at the time was more than any Democratic White House hopeful haul during a three-month financial quarter in 2019.