Sanders Sets Fundraising Pace In Democratic Race With $34 Million Haul

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, seen at a campaign event on Dec. 31, raised more than $34.5 million the past quarter, his campaign announced on Thursday.

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Updated at 2:06 p.m. ET

A three-month window that began with a heart attack ended as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ strongest fundraising quarter yet.

Sanders’ campaign announced it raised $34.5 million in October, November and December — nearly $10 million more than he had raised in the previous quarter. According to the campaign, $18 million came in from 900,000 individual donations in December alone, as Sanders drew larger and larger crowds to rallies in early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire.