Sen. Amy Klobuchar hauls in $5.2 million for her White House bid

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., raised $5.2 million in the first seven weeks of her presidential candidacy, a total that passed an important test of campaign viability among political veterans as the 2020 Democratic field expands.

Fundraising success is an early measure of presidential candidates’ prospects, and the number of individual donors is a mark of grassroots support. “It’s a good effort and something that she should be proud of, and it makes her viable — very viable,” said Mitchell Berger, a longtime Democratic fundraiser in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “She has the resources and the ability to take it to the next step.”

Klobuchar’s average online contribution was $40, and 85 percent of donors gave less than $100, her campaign announced Monday.

Mike Erlandson, a former DFL Party chair, said Klobuchar met an important threshold for a candidate hoping to get traction in a crowded field. “These are very strong fundraising numbers, especially given she comes from a relatively small state,” he said. Klobuchar’s totals, he added, suggest “that she is going to remain solidly in the mix” as the race takes shape.

http://www.startribune.com/senator-amy-klobuchar-hauls-in-5-2-million-for-her-white-house-bid/508279002/

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1. eh her and Booker right now aren't doing particularly well

they each are going to need something to break out. I just don't think voters see them (or Castro) as viable options before the top five or so (Biden, Sanders, Harris, Beto, Warren). Buttigieg is ahead of them as well I think.

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2. I've asked this on other threads: Where do these donations go, when they drop out?

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3. "Amy Klobuchar's $1 trillion infrastructure plan, explained"

With serious climate-disaster flooding in the midwest and farm bankruptcies continuing to rise, infrastructure improvement is a big issue, and Amy's addressing it.

"She specifies rural broadband, municipal waterworks, energy efficiency retrofits, school construction, airports, seaports, inland waterways, and mass transit as all worthy of increased funding, along with — of course — highways and bridges."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/28/18285343/amy-klobuchar-infrastructure-plan

Link to tweet

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5. "resources and ability to take it to the next step".

Amy's got what it takes to reach the "finals".