Biden says he raised $46M in March

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s (D) campaign raised more than $46 million in March as Biden clinched the title of presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party.

The amount makes March Biden’s best fundraising month of the campaign, Politico noted.

A press release from Biden’s campaign indicated that the former vice president raised $46.7 million for the month, just barely beating the $46.5 million raised by his closest competitor for the nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in February. Sanders dropped out of the race earlier this month.

“It was your support which has made us the presumptive nominee of our party. That is something no one was predicting just a little over a month ago. Many of the so-called experts had declared our campaign over. Not you. You and so many others lifted us up on your shoulders, generated record levels of turnout, and propelled us in state after state to a historic comeback victory,” Biden wrote to supporters in a message accompanying the press release.

“Now I am especially proud to say that every one of our primary opponents has endorsed our campaign. We are leading a unified Democratic Party to take on Donald Trump,” he added.

In March alone, this campaign raised $46.7 million, with 70% from online donations. This virus has changed our campaign. But it hasn’t changed the unwavering support we’ve gotten from all of you. Together, we’re going to defeat Trump. Help keep us going: https://t.co/GIzEQS0nNj

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 20, 2020

Biden’s fundraising haul comes as he has been forced to suspend in-person campaign events due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has prevented large public gatherings across the country.

— Updated April 21