Biden raised $6.3 Million in first 24 hours average was $41!

[Dream Girl]

More than Bernie, Beto, etc.

[Dream Girl]

1. Grassroots donations!

[Omaha Steve]

2. The DU ActBlue link averaged $33.20 per donation on $963 raised

Donate to DU for Joe with our DU ActBlue link here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/duforjoe

[WeekiWater]

3. The NYT recently mentioned the disadvantage he has from two of his monied rivals.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128786281

They specifically mentioned the advantages Beto and Sanders had over him.

[nolabear]

4. I'm so damn happy. I think I'll give some more.

I wish that mug was more than 12 Oz. 😄

[George II]

5. That's huuuge!

[Dream Girl]

6. I gave $50, will give monthly...

[nolabear]

10. I might need to go monthly as well. This is WAR.

[EveHammond13]

16. +1

[Sugarcoated]

18. Thinking about going monthly...

I gave $50, will have to cut that in half if I donate monthly

[calimary]

34. Yeah, I'm thinking about that, too.

Joe Biden’s “likeables” are probably higher than anybody else’s.

Lots of our candidates are appealing and congenial and easy to like. But there’s this intangible about Biden that looks to be pretty doggone ferocious. There’s a lot of the Everyman thing about him.

There’s a strong sense of The Common Man about him.

There’s an air of approachability and genuine warmth about him - like the fun uncle or jolly grandpa you actually looked forward to seeing every Thanksgiving and Christmas.

And authenticity. This is a guy who is not known for lying. Occasional buffoonery but very mild compared to what we’ve come to expect from our so-called “Lyin’ King” who’s currently contaminating our White House.

[honest.abe]

7. Wow. Biden is for real.

[Cha]

8. :))))))))))

[Skya Rhen]

9. Yes! We did it!

[Kahuna7]

32. ...

[brandnewday2009]

11. Email from JoeBiden.com

THANK YOU (amazing news enclosed)

JoeBiden.com Unsubscribe
1:22 PM (28 minutes ago)
to me


___we have some AMAZING news -

Our campaign raised $6.3 million in its first 24 hours!! That’s more than any other presidential campaign so far!!

And ____, it’s proof we are running a truly grassroots campaign:

97% of online donations were under $200
We received donations from all 50 states and US territories
The average online donation was $41
So thank you so much to all 96,926 people who chipped in on Day One. We couldn’t have achieved this amazing milestone without you.

>>>>>>>>>>>
GO Joe!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. "And I helped"!

[Sugarcoated]

19. Gonna swipe and share that one

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. Have at it Sugar.

[Scurrilous]

13. K&R

[Doreen]

14. I wish I could afford to donate to Biden.

I would if I could.

I am glad he is covering ground fast though.

GO BIDEN!!!!

[Sugarcoated]

20. I can't afford a whole lot

but I'll add an extra $5 or $10 here and there for you!

[Doreen]

29. Thanks, much appreciated.

😊

[underthematrix]

33. This is the sort of kindness the Obamas and Bidens always inspired

What a beautiful gesture.

[Demsrule86]

26. I have a bit extra, I will donate using in your honor with your permission.

[Doreen]

30. Thank you.

Much appreciated. 😊

[getagrip_already]

15. I was in....

So far I've given to joe and Elizabeth. I really like warren, just don't think she will get the nom. Mass primaries are on march 3rd in 2020, and I don't want to throw my vote away, which could help bernie; the one candidate I don't want to see get the nom.

[Gothmog]

17. Yeah

Link to tweet

[pnwmom]

21. Maybe he got more because he was using major fundraisers, including a Comcast executive,

which other candidates have been trying to avoid. Also, Comcast is against net neutrality. I hope that doesn't matter to Biden.

It was classic Biden, who for years has presented himself as “Middle Class Joe,” a champion of working-class folks like those in northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s central to his argument for why he can win the presidency.

But hours after launching his campaign Thursday, Biden’s first formal event wasn’t at a union hall or factory. It was a Philadelphia fund-raiser with prominent executives from Comcast, Independence Blue Cross, and powerhouse law firms, all hosted in the West Mount Airy home of Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen.

Guests were asked to contribute as much as $2,800, and snacked on Mediterranean charcuterie with sliced steak and other hors d’oeuvres as they assembled on Cohen’s back patio for Biden’s 14-minute speech. More than 100 showed up.

https://www.philly.com/news/joe-biden-2020-campaign-fundraising-democratic-party-20190426.html

[progressoid]

24. Seems the $41 only applies to the online donations.

Former Gov. Ed Rendell, who helped organize the event, said he expected it to ultimately bring in around $700,000 to $750,000. That would account for more than 10 percent of the $6.3 million the campaign said it had raised in donations in the first 24 hours since Biden’s announcement — the most of any 2020 Democratic candidate’s opening-day haul.

The event, however, set up a sharp contrast with the blue-collar image the former vice president hopes to burnish — his first campaign stop with workers will come Monday at a Pittsburgh union hall. It also created an immediate flashpoint with the faction of his party’s voters that want to diminish the influence of the rich and powerful — and with some of his Democratic rivals.

[Demsrule86]

41. No it doesn't...got to have money to run. Only the pure care about this stuff.

[Demsrule86]

38. Comcast hasn't happened yet. I know you don't like

Biden but be fair. This is individual donors...read the article. And I dont mind Comcast... until we repeal United our people need money.

[progressoid]

43. Thursday, April 25th. 5:30 p.m.

Link to tweet

[lunatica]

23. Biden's big draw is that everyone knows what they're getting with him

We know exactly who he is and we know we can trust our knowledge of him. I know that deep down I felt relief that I know what to expect and it sure as hell isn’t anything like Trump!

But I still plan on voting for whoever is nominated.

[pnwmom]

27. What's his position on net neutrality? I've been looking and all I could see

was a right wing source saying Biden opposed an internet neutrality bill in 2007.

I haven't been able to find a Biden website laying out his positions -- just one asking for money.

[Demsrule86]

39. Are you serious? I guess that is because of Comcast.Actually he and Obama

Were for net neutrality.

[pnwmom]

44. Do you have a link for Biden's position? Or any of his positions? I did look.

Without it, all I can find are historical votes.

[Mme. Defarge]

25. Bouya!!!

Ou, comme on dit en français, formidable!!!

[NBachers]

28. Keep beating that Comcast mule! It's got to get traction sometime . . .

Spare me the boilerplate replies-

"Oh, so you don't care about xxxxx'"

"So, I'm Assuming, That XYZ Does Not Matter To You!"

[pdsimdars]

31. Average still doesn't do it. 1 person gives a million and 1 million people give a dollar --

the average is $2000, which does not convey the true picture.

[Dream Girl]

35. 90% or so are under $200

[pdsimdars]

36. The problem with accepting big money is the same regardless. You can't serve 2 masters.

If you take money from the high rollers who are friends of yours, you listen to them. That has been the whole problem these last 40 years since Bill Clinton decided that it would be a good idea to take money from big money. And they all say they aren't influenced by it but the trajectory of the country has been all focused on giving that big money, more money and more power at OUR expense. That is the REAL WORLD effect of that legalized bribe.

[Dream Girl]

37. Huh, $200 is not what I'd call big money. And I got it wrong it was 97% was under $200

[pdsimdars]

42. The "under $200" is not what I have a problem with. The rich, who control the government

and the country, make up 1% or less. You can't take any of their money or you are compromised. That is what actual history shows.

[Demsrule86]

40. Joe Biden had less money in the Senate than anyone...until United is repealed

Our people need money. And I would remind you we don't know where Sanders contributions came from last time....some came from overseas...not itemized and many never reported.