The Democratic presidential field and the Democratic National Committee together raked in a total of about $580 million in 2019, according to a DNC spokesperson.
year. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign and the RNC jointly closed out the year with nearly $200 million on hand for the start of 2020, the Republican Party announced earlier this month.
The DNC will report bringing in $28 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, closing out the entire year with over $95 million. The total includes money raised through the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee between the national and state parties launched in 2018, according to the DNC spokesperson.
Democratic presidential candidates participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2019. Democratic presidential candidates participate during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2019.The yearly total also outpaces the party's 2015 total -- when Democrats controlled the White House -- by $30 million.
In December, the DNC raised $9.5 million, which also includes money raised through the joint fundraising committee. For the committee, December represents its most successful online fundraising month of the year, according to the spokesperson. The DNC also had its best off-year online fundraising year in a decade.
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