The Massachusetts Democrat’s haul reflects a strong fundraising performance by the Democratic hopefuls in the past three months. We’ll need to hear the answer to that.”[Trump and RNC report raising record $105 million in second quarter of 2019]That is a reference to Buttigieg, whose haul of $24.8 million (with $832,000 of it earmarked for the general election) was the biggest of the second quarter. The Federal Election Commission filings detailing fundraising figures for the second quarter will be released July 15, but candidates with impressive figures have been releasing their numbers earlier. Coming in just behind Buttigieg was Biden, with an announced total of $21.5 million, followed by Warren’s $19.1 million, Sanders’s approximately $18 million and Harris’s nearly $12 million. As much as one-fourth of Harris’s fundraising haul from the second quarter came in the final four days of the quarter, following her strong debate performance on June 27.

Source: Washington Post July 08, 2019 23:37 UTC