Rhode Island fundraising: Clinton vastly outraises Trump

July 10, 2016 1:19 pm

By Matt O’Brien, Associated Press

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ As his fundraising begins picking up ahead of the Republican presidential convention, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has a lot of catching up to do in Rhode Island.

Federal campaign records show he raised just over $13,000 from Rhode Island residents through the end of May, compared to $786,000 donated to Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Democrat Bernie Sanders beat Clinton in the state’s April 26 primary but was second in contributions, raking in $368,600.

The average donation to Sanders was $39.50, not quite the $27 national average that Sanders regularly touted on the campaign trail but far smaller than his competitors. Clinton’s average was $226, and Trump’s $321.

Even long-shot Democratic candidate Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard professor who dropped out last fall, has pulled in more Rhode Island cash than Trump.