Sanders online fundraising gives Clinton a run for her money

In this Feb. 9, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a primary night watch party at Concord High School in Concord, N.H. Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money, $27 at a time. The insurgent Democratic presidential candidate’s success with low-dollar online fundraising perfectly complements his denouncement of big money in politics. He’s making big money, all right, but in little increments from average people.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) In this Feb. 9, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a primary night watch party at Concord High School in Concord, N.H. Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money, $27 at a time. The insurgent Democratic presidential candidate’s success with low-dollar online fundraising perfectly complements his denouncement of big money in politics. He’s making big money, all right, but in little increments from average people.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

By Associated Press February 12, 2016 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money, $27 at a time.

The insurgent Democratic presidential candidate’s success with low-dollar online fundraising complements his denouncement of big money in politics.

When Sanders asks his supporters to chip in a few bucks, they respond with enthusiasm.

As a result, his campaign is setting ever-higher benchmarks for online fundraising, and that’s helping him outraise Clinton in the first months of this year.

Sanders draws average contributions of $27. That’s one-hundredth the legal maximum of $2,700, which is the more typical size of checks to presidential candidates including Clinton.