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#BREAKING: @BernieSanders raised $24 million in the 2nd quarter (April-June) of 2019. $18 million this quarter/$6 million transferred from other accounts. The campaign has reached 1 million donors. 45% of donors are 39 & under.
Campaign raised $2 million on 6/30 (after Dem debate)--which was 2nd largest day of fundraising for campaign. Campaign manager @fshakir says: "There have been moments when people have written off the campaign."
Largest donation from a single employer came from....@Walmart employees (Bernie went to Walmart shareholders meeting and called for it to raise its minimum wage to $15)
Most common donor for @BernieSanders campaign is teachers
.@BernieSanders campaign manager @fshakir directly calls out candidates doing lavish closed-door fundraisers with Wall Street and other special interests--"we have no idea what they are telling the donors."
.@ninaturner says: After the debate, one candidate went to his donors for advice at private fundraisers (she was talking about @JoeBiden without mentioning him by name).
Senior Adviser Jeff Weaver says: We don't need to have the most money--we didn't have in 2016. "I don't think there's any concern with us getting left behind in fundraising."
Average donation for the second quarter was $18 per donor
