Buttigieg brings in $19.1 million in third quarter
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE raked in over $19.1 million in the third quarter, a substantial amount but short of the $24.8 million he raised in the second quarter.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor’s campaign added in a memo released on Tuesday that Buttigieg’s number of unique donors grew by 182,000 to a total to 580,000 contributors.
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The campaign also said that the average contribution during the quarter was $32.
“People continue to be drawn to Pete and his vision of bridging our divides and to his bold plans to move our country forward, and our campaign has grown exponentially faster than any other candidate in the 2020 field,” Buttigieg’s campaign manager Mike Schmuhl wrote in the memo.
Buttigieg’s previous haul of $24.8 million in the second quarter had led the Democratic presidential field.
Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE’s (I-Vt.) campaign also released news of the senator’s third-quarter fundraising on Tuesday, announcing the campaign brought in over $25 million in the quarter.
Schmuhl added that the third quarter in an off-election year is “a notoriously challenging quarter to fundraise,” adding that Buttigieg’s campaign was still “hyper-focused” on winning the Democratic presidential nomination.
Buttigieg, who has consistently polled in the top five of the crowded Democratic field, has struggled in recent months to gain traction on the leaders.
He is currently in fourth place in the RealClearPolitics average of polls, trailing the front-runner, former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, by more than 20 points.
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