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The presidential candidate, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, has raised $ 3 million in the first quarter of this year, behind all the 2020 candidates, with the exception of one, who unveiled their fundraising.
Campaign spokeswoman Meredith Kelly said Sunday that nearly two-thirds of Gillibrand's donors were women, 92% were under $ 200 and the average online donation was $ 25.
Kelly added that the New York Democratic Party campaign had $ 10.2 million.
Gillibrand's fundraising follows the five Senate colleagues who wish to be named Democrats. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders raised more than $ 18 million; Senator from California, Kamala Harris was at $ 12 million. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $ 6 million, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar $ 5.2 million and New Jersey Senator Corey Booker $ 5 million. The New York senator is also lagging behind former Texas Congressman, Beto O. Rourke, who raised $ 9.4 million during the first 18 days of his campaign and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who raised $ 7 million in the first quarter – and finally declared Sunday.
Gillibrand leads New York entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who said he raised $ 1.7 million in the first quarter. The remaining candidates have until Monday to file their fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission.
Campaign money, as well as polls, is a highly respected barometer of a candidate's influence, strength, and popularity.
Gillibrand's campaign aides examined his candidacy in two separate phases. The first "exploratory" phase began in January when Gillibrand revealed that she was considering a presidential race at an appearance in "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert. She then made her first trip to the first Iowa caucus and organized 60 events. through eight states.
The second phase began with the official launch of its campaign on March 17th. Since then, her campaign indicated that she had doubled the total number of donors, although the campaign did not reveal the total number of donors or donations to her campaign.
In a note to supporters obtained by the Associated Press, the Gillibrand campaign also indicates that its recent appearance at a CNN city hall has raised additional funds. In this note, Gillibrand's campaign indicates that of the donations made within 48 hours of the April 9 plenary session, 63% were new contributors.
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In the same memo, her election campaign indicated that, even though she had a solid financial base, her decision to appeal to former Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., For that he denies accusations of sexual misconduct had a negative impact.
In the memo, the campaign said it was "undeniable that some donors – and many netizens – continued to punish Kirsten in the first quarter – who continue to punish Kirsten for defending her values and women."
Paul Steinhauser of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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