Democratic Sen. Cory Booker says he has reached the required donor threshold to qualify for the fifth Democratic presidential debate despite his campaign running behind on a self-imposed donation fundraising goal of $1.7 million
The New Jersey senator's announcement comes after the Democratic National Committee announced last week that candidates must meet higher donor thresholds in order to qualify for the November debates. Candidates must raise money from 165,000 separate donors -- including a minimum of 600 donors each in at least 20 states or territories, up from the current minimum of 130,000 donors. "We have nearly 35,000 donors who have been helping us make this goal. We've raised $1.
According to a memo from the Booker campaign, they have raised $1,550,077.38 -- less than $150,000 from its goal -- as of 9:00 a.m. ET Sunday. Booker said the goal is necessary for him to stay in the race"with the trajectory to win the nomination." "I'm in this to win it. It's not a vanity play. I'm not sticking around for ego," Booker said Sunday.
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