Presidential hopefuls are stepping out of the shadows, but their 2020 announcements are far from spontaneous. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains. WASHINGTON—Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential campaign, the largest launch haul announced by any candidate so far this cycle. Mr. O’Rourke’s burst of fundraising surpasses that of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who pulled in $5.9 million in the first day of his campaign, the largest announced first-day total before Mr. O’Rourke’s.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 18, 2019 11:59 UTC