Pete Buttigieg announces ‘amazing’ $24.8M in second quarter fundraising

Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2019 and has $22.6 million in cash-on-hand, his campaign announced, a haul expected to place him among the top of the Democratic presidential hopefuls for the quarter that just ended.

After raising $7 million in the first quarter of this year, commentators wondered whether the South Bend, Indiana mayor, who was essentially unknown nationwide, could sustain momentum from buzz generated through a media-heavy strategy during the early months of his exploratory committee and campaign.