Marketplace (AUDIO): Presidential candidates, and would-bes, size up their war chests

Marketplace (AUDIO): Presidential candidates, and would-bes, size up their war chests

"At this point it's kind of comparing apples to oranges." Aaron Scherb of the public interest group Common Cause says Trump pretty much has the Republican field to himself. "He might face one or two primary challengers but for the most part he has the full Republican Party fundraising apparatus behind him."

 

Today is the deadline for presidential candidates to report fundraising totals for the first quarter of the year. Several contenders for the Democratic nomination have already announced their totals, including, at the head of the pack, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, with more than $18 million in contributions. Sen. Kamala Harris, from California, raised $12 million. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts? $6 million. How important is that money, so early in the race? …

“At this point it’s kind of comparing apples to oranges.” Aaron Scherb of the public interest group Common Cause says Trump pretty much has the Republican field to himself. “He might face one or two primary challengers but for the most part he has the full Republican Party fundraising apparatus behind him.”