In a memo to supporters, the New York Democrat’s campaign suggested that her lackluster fundraising was due to donors who “continue to punish” her for calling on Sen. Al Franken to resign.
By Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 14 at 2:13 PM Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised $3 million in the first quarter of the year, according to her campaign, a figure that lags behind the hauls brought in by her competitors for the 2020 presidential nomination.
In a memo to supporters on Sunday obtained by The Washington Post, Gillibrand’s campaign said there was “no question” that its fundraising in the first quarter “was adversely impacted by certain establishment donors — and many online — who continue to punish Kirsten for standing up for her values and for women.”
Gillibrand defended her handling of the matter at an MSNBC town hall last month. “If there are a few Democratic powerful donors who are angry because I stood up for women who came forward with allegations of sexual harassment, that’s on them,” she said. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who formally launches his campaign Sunday afternoon, raised $7 million. And Gillibrand’s fellow Senate Democrats Elizabeth Warren , Amy Klobuchar and Cory Booker have raised $6 million, $5.2 million and $5 million, respectively.
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