Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is well short of his $1.7 million fundraising goal just days before his campaign's self-imposed deadline to stay in the presidential race.
Booker issued a plea for campaign cash with 10 days to go before the end of the third quarter fundraising period, promising to drop out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary if he failed to raise $1.7 million by Sept. 30.
Booker acknowledged his fundraising woes in an interview with the New Yorker released Saturday, boasting about the sympathy donations he has elicited from supporters of his 2020 rivals.
The Booker campaign, which did not return requests for comment, has insisted the fundraising plea did not stem from a "Risk of running out of funds," but Booker has burned through cash at a much higher rate than his primary competitors.
Only the primary's three frontrunners-former vice president Joe Biden, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders-spent more than Booker on campaign staff.
All three candidates are outpacing Booker significantly in fundraising and polling.
"Money in a presidential race is oxygen, and they're going to run out of oxygen if they can't stay competitive," Messina said during an appearance on MSNBC. Booker's call for help was quickly labeled a gimmick, though the campaign pushed back, framing the move as "Unprecedented transparency." Booker has since admitted the fundraising appeal is, in part, a "Stunt." It would not be the first public relations stunt the Democrat has used to raise money.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/time-running-out-for-big-spending-booker/
Booker issued a plea for campaign cash with 10 days to go before the end of the third quarter fundraising period, promising to drop out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary if he failed to raise $1.7 million by Sept. 30.
Booker acknowledged his fundraising woes in an interview with the New Yorker released Saturday, boasting about the sympathy donations he has elicited from supporters of his 2020 rivals.
The Booker campaign, which did not return requests for comment, has insisted the fundraising plea did not stem from a "Risk of running out of funds," but Booker has burned through cash at a much higher rate than his primary competitors.
Only the primary's three frontrunners-former vice president Joe Biden, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders-spent more than Booker on campaign staff.
All three candidates are outpacing Booker significantly in fundraising and polling.
"Money in a presidential race is oxygen, and they're going to run out of oxygen if they can't stay competitive," Messina said during an appearance on MSNBC. Booker's call for help was quickly labeled a gimmick, though the campaign pushed back, framing the move as "Unprecedented transparency." Booker has since admitted the fundraising appeal is, in part, a "Stunt." It would not be the first public relations stunt the Democrat has used to raise money.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/time-running-out-for-big-spending-booker/
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