Politico – David Catanese
Elizabeth Warren’s $3.1 million haul over a swift six week period immediately cements her as one of the top fundraisers of the cycle — and a financial force to be reckoned with.
It’s also a shot across the bow to Republican Sen. Scott Brown that she’ll be able to harness the resources for a protracted, expensive fight for Massachusetts’ Senate seat.
Warren’s campaign account tweeted Monday afternoon that the consumer advocate had raised $3.15 million during the third quarter. But for her, that only began in mid-August, when she formally filed her exploratory committee.
She also relayed that 96 percent of her donations came in increments of $100 or less, including 11,000 from Bay Staters. A campaign aide said the bulk of her donations came in following the formal announcement on Sept. 14. GO TO THE STORY.