Trump Leverages Incumbent Advantage Over Democratic 2020 Pack
- President has three times the cash of nearest rival Sanders
- Booker, Gillibrand struggle to win over small-dollar donors
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Fundraising totals for 2020 candidates show the advantage of being an incumbent president -- and the challenge for Democrats, who are raising less money and still have to compete among themselves before taking on Donald Trump.
The Trump campaign and joint fundraising committees ended the first quarter with $48.9 million in the bank, more than three times as much as any of the potential challengers in a crowded Democratic field, according to disclosures filed with the U.S. Federal Election Commission Monday.