Hillary Clinton’s campaign sent a message to supporters on Monday declaring victory after a strong October on the campaign trail, telling voters that their campaign has raised more than Barack Obama’s at the same point in 2007.
The campaign boasted the $75 million they’ve raised for the primary so, stating that they “are well on our way to hitting our 2015 goal” of $100 million by the end of 2015. The campaign has also received donations from hundreds of thousands of of people according Hillary for American campaign manager, Robby Mook.
Mook added that the $75 million haul is “in fact, more than the Obama campaign had at roughly the same point in 2007. This is crucial not only because we believe strongly in the importance of small donors in the era of super PACs, but also because it represents a broad base of grassroots supporters who will continue to fund this campaign going forward.”
The campaign update told supporters that they have set up 33 offices in the early primary states already. In Iowa they have committed caucus-goes in all 1,682 precincts and in New Hampshire, organizers are in the process of setting up grassroots volunteers in every town. The organization also reported significant developments in both Nevada and Iowa as well as in multiple March primary states.
Although the Clinton campaign has been succeeding recently Mook reminded supporters that “this campaign has obviously had some tough days — hell, some tough months,” in reference to the ongoing email scandal and FBI investigitation.
But Clinton was widely viewed to have performed well in the first Democratic debate and before the House Benghazi Select Committee. Clinton also received a mostly enthusiastic response at Iowa’s Democratic Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Vice President Joe Biden opted not to run for president and two of her original five primary opponents have dropped out of the race.
Clinton remains the clear front-runner nationally, leads Iowa and is in a near tie with Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire.
