Former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign raised $6.3 million in its first 24 hours, the campaign announced Friday.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> That number is the highest first-day figure of any of the 20 Democrats who have launched campaigns to challenge President Donald Trump for the White House in the 2020 election.An email from 76-year-old political veteran's campaign said the one-day fundraising total was"proof we are running a truly grassroots campaign."
Biden's campaign claimed that 97% of online donations made by nearly 97,000 people came in at less than $200. Former Democratic Texas representative and Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke held the previous high, boasting $6.1 million raised in his first day on the trail. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who is running in 2020 as a Democrat, had raised $5.9 million in his first 24 hours.
Biden had faced questions about his ability to raise enough cash in a primary where his many rivals had already been collecting donations and courting donors for months ahead of him.
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