Three 2024 Republican candidates for president have reportedly received maximum campaign donations from leaders on Wall Street.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Ron DeSantis , and former Arkansas Gov. Nikki Haley were among those who received upwards of a dozen maximum contributions from leaders in the finance industry, according to an analysis by NBC News and CBS News.The maximum individuals are allowed to contribute is $3,300 before the primary or $6,600 for the entire cycle. DeSantis received fifteen such donations, while Ramaswamy and Haley received twelve each.
During the 2020 election, then-candidate Joe Biden greatly out-raised Donald Trump in Wall Street Contributions with over $74 million while Trump reported $18 million. A similar preference for candidates other than Trump is expected to appear. DeSantis raised more than $20 million since his candidacy announcement in late May. Trump's campaign came in second with a reported $17.7 million.Haley has raised $7.3 million and Ramaswamy inched ahead with $7.7 million.
In order for candidates to appear on the first Republican primary debate stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they need at least 40,000 individual donors.
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