Pete Buttigieg raises $24.8 million from more than 294,000 donors in Q2
Pete Buttigieg just announced via email raising more than $24.8 million from more than 294,000 donors in the second quarter of 2019.
He has more than $22.6 million cash on hand.
He more than doubled the amount of total individual donors to the campaign between Q1 and Q2. He had more than 230,000 new donors in Q2, bringing his total number of donors to more than 400,000.
The average contribution size for the cycle is $47.42.
He had donors from all 57 states and territories.
What People Are Saying About Mayor Pete’s $24.8 Million Fundraising Haul
“He solidified himself amongst the top tier. That's what these numbers are about.” - Bakari Sellers
“A head-turning total that is likely to be among the largest disclosed by any of the Democratic presidential candidates…” - New York Times
“Just astounding.” - Ed O’Keefe, CBS News
New York Times: Pete Buttigieg Raised $24.8 Million in Second Quarter, His Campaign Says
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., raised $24.8 million over the past three months, his campaign said on Monday, a head-turning total that is likely to be among the largest disclosed by any of the Democratic presidential candidates for the second quarter of the year.
Mr. Buttigieg’s haul is the clearest indicator yet of how a candidate who only months ago was little known among voters has become a formidable contender in the race for the Democratic nomination.
His strong fund-raising gives him the financial resources to build a robust campaign operation and compete with rivals who entered the race as far better-known figures [...].
Mr. Buttigieg’s haul for the quarter came from traditional fund-raisers with wealthy donors, low-dollar “grass-roots” fund-raising events and online donations. [...]
CNN: New Day With Alisyn Camerota and John Berman
Jess McIntosh: He had a wonderful debate performance. I was expecting him to bring in a large haul. This is a very large haul.
Jess McIntosh: He comported himself amazingly [in the debate]. [...] The people who tuned in saw somebody that they didn't know and that they would like to get to know more, and they said so with their money.
Bakari Sellers: He solidified himself amongst the top tier. That's what these numbers are about.
Sarah Isgur: What I found stunning is, when you are a senator, a governor you have a fundraising apparatus that you have built over time, donor lists that you've built over time. If you're the Mayor of South Bend, you don't have any of that going into this race. It takes money to raise money. It takes an apparatus. It takes time, often. They did it with none of that. So if that's a sign of things to come and the sort of smart choices that they're making along the way, I think that's a message to other candidates that they're doing this really fast and really well.
Bloomberg: Buttigieg Raises $24.8 Million in Quarter, Continuing 2020 Surge
Pete Buttigieg continued his surge as a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, raising $24.8 million in the second quarter and cementing his status as a top-tier candidate.
CNBC: Pete Buttigieg raises $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2020 campaign for president
The $24.8 million haul represents a massive total following his surge in the polls and a strong performance at the first Democratic debate in Miami last week. A poll conducted by Morning Consult after the debate showed Buttigieg with a 10 point increase in favorability. [...]
MSNBC: Morning Joe
Willie Geist: The Pete Buttigieg campaign says it has raised nearly $25 million from 294,000 donors with an average contribution of less than $48. The campaign says it has more than $22 million in cash on hand. Jeremy Peters, that is an eye-popping number for a guy who sort of more quietly, also had a good night in the debate.
Jeremy Peters: That's absolutely right Willie, it's enormous. And that comes from 400,000 individual donors over the course of the first and second quarter the campaign has reported. So that suggests a real grassroots movement there for Pete Buttigieg.
AP: Democrat Pete Buttigieg says he raised $24M in 2nd quarter
His haul amounts to a show of force at a critical early juncture in the race where fundraising figures, and the number of people giving to a campaign, aren’t just indicators of viability but criteria for qualifying for the debate stage in September. [...]
Fox News: Buttigieg triples fundraising haul in last quarter, rakes in nearly $25M
That’s a massive figure for a White House hopeful who was largely unknown just four months ago. And it’s more confirmation – along with polls – that South Bend, Indiana mayor has gone from a long-shot to top-tier contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. [...]
The topline figure of $24.8 million is more than three times the $7 million Buttigieg hauled in during the first three months of the year. [...]
Axios: Pete Buttigieg's campaign says it raised $24.8 million in Q2
Why it matters: The total, which was the first second-quarter fundraising result released by a 2020 Democrat, is staggering for a candidate who was barely known at the beginning of the cycle.
Washington Post: Buttigieg raised $24.8 million for his White House bid during the past three months, his campaign says
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised nearly $25 million during the past three months for his White House bid, his campaign said Monday, posting a figure expected to eclipse those of most of his Democratic rivals and bolster his standing in the crowded field.
The $24.8 million haul announced by Buttigieg’s campaign far exceeds the $7.1 million he raised during the first quarter of the year, an amount that helped catapult him from a little-known mayor of a modest-sized city to a serious presidential contender. [...]
The campaign said it now has $22.6 million cash on hand, a figure that will ensure Buttigieg can build robust operations in early nominating states.
The Wall Street Journal: How Pete Buttigieg Built a Fundraising Machine
Not six months later, he is one of the strongest fundraisers among the 24 Democrats seeking the nomination, saying in an email Monday to supporters that he had raised $24.8 million over the past three months, adding to his $7 million total from the first quarter.
Mr. Buttigieg’s campaign finances help assure he has staying power in a crowded race where even well-known governors and senators have struggled to gain donors. He also said in the note to supporters that he has more than 400,000 donors, meaning he’s is on track to meet the Democratic National Committee’s combination of donors and polling requirements for the fall debates. [...]
Mr. Buttigieg has increased his name recognition—among voters and donors alike—by working the television circuit, including late-night comedy shows. An 11-minute clip of him on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has been viewed more than 4.7 million times on YouTube. [...]
Politico: Pete Buttigieg's campaign raised $24.8 million in the second quarter
Since he formally launched his campaign earlier this year, Buttigieg has made sure to leverage growing national interest in his candidacy. [...]
ABC News: Pete Buttigieg's second quarter campaign fundraising swells to $24.8 million
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is now proving his power in a crowded contest, with his campaign releasing second quarter fundraising numbers showing over $24.8 million in donations. [...]
The new amount raised is more than triple what the campaign brought in during the first quarter of 2019 and is likely to be among the largest reported by any of the Democratic candidates for the second quarter.
CNN: Buttigieg seizes on top-tier status by raising $24.8 million in second quarter
But the work paid off, as Buttigieg's second quarter haul dwarfs the $7 million the candidate raised in the first three months of 2019. [...]
CNN: New Day With Alisyn Camerota and John Berman
John Berman: South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg just announced a huge fundraising haul in the second quarter. [...] This is an eye popping number.
Jessica Dean: Just a huge number for Pete Buttigieg. And if you go back and look at the trajectory of his campaign it makes it even more remarkable. If you remember he launched his exploratory committee in January, was really an unknown [...]
Jessica Dean: What [this number] does is cement him as a top tier candidate.
CNN: New Day With Alisyn Camerota and John Berman
John Berman: South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has announced a monster fundraising haul in the second quarter, just shy of 25 million dollars. This really cements his status in the top tier of Democratic Presidential candidates.
David Chalian: This is just an eye popping number. Not only, as you said, does it cement his status in the top tier, but what it really does here is it guarantees his longevity in this race.
David Chalian: Pete Buttigieg, out of nowhere is going absolutely no where out of this race anytime soon.
CBS: CBS This Morning
Ed O'Keefe: The big money news of the morning is this: Pete Buttigieg, the Indiana mayor, his campaign just announced it raised almost $25 million in the second quarter from more than 400,000 donors. That's a larger sum than any Democrat race in the first quarter of the year. Other Democrats will be announcing their numbers in the coming days but Tony, that's going to be a tough number to beat.
Gayle King: That's a big, wild number.
MSNBC: First Look
Mike Allen: Mayor Pete Buttigieg has put out his fundraising number for the second quarter, an eye-popping $25 million. Just to compare, back in 2007, that's around what Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raised when there were two people in the race. Now, there are twenty-some people in the race and Mayor Pete has 400,000 donors and a massive cash on hand. So all this name recognition he's been getting, he's turning it into the bank. Making bank with Mayor Pete!
On Twitter
Kyung Lah @KyungLah: This is an incredible haul for @PeteButtigieg:
Ed O'Keefe @edokeefe: Buttigieg has more than $22.6 million cash on hand. He has more than 400,000 donors. And the average contribution size for the quarter was $47.42. Just astounding.
David Axelrod @davidaxelrod: Wow. Quite a Q2 fundraising haul for @PeteButtigieg. Waiting for others to turn over their cards but this is an eye-popping number.
Kate Bolduan @KateBolduan: Huge morning for @PeteButtigieg campaign. 2nd Q fundraising numbers are in -- $24.8 million raised. $22.6 Million cash on hand. A big jump from the first quarter. These #'s = staying power.
Jessica Dean @jessicadean: A huge number for @PeteButtigieg as his campaign announces it raised $24.8 million in the second quarter. That number made even more remarkable by the fact he was mostly unknown just a few months ago.
Josh Kraushaar @HotlineJosh: INBOX: HUGE 2ndQ for Buttigieg. He brings in 24.8 million over the last three months.
Phil Mattingly @Phil_Mattingly: Additional detail from campaign: @PeteButtigieg has $22.6 million COH. Total donors now at more than 400,000. Obviously have to wait for the filing for all the details, but those are some big toplines overall
New Day @NewDay "He's the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana... This is a pretty impressive fundraising haul." @ForecasterEnten on Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has reportedly brought in $24.8 million, tripling his fundraising total from the last quarter. cnn.it/2FtG3gL
CNN Politics @CNNPolitics Pete Buttigieg seizes on top-tier status by raising $24.8 million in second quarter cnn.it/2KSSert
Dan Merica @merica: Pete Buttigieg raised $24.8 million from 294,000 people in the second quarter of 2019, his campaign said in an email, a massive haul for a candidate that was largely unknown six months ago.
Dan Merica @merica: Buttigieg aides had a goal of raising $15 million in the second quarter, just over double what the mayor raised in Q1. This haul smashes that goal, something donors expected as the end of the quarter got close:
Hugh Hewitt @hughhewitt: The @PeteButtigieg fund raising number is astounding. How did the DNC ever pick @TomPerez over him? Because they could not imagine a history unlike previous history, and this is always the trap of presidential campaigns, and the same sort of disruption underway among Ds now.
Elena Schneider @ec_schneider: Context - $7M last quarter and that was a huge deal. He’s now more than tripled that >>>
