Election 2016 Data Released – Jeb Bush Receives 3% of Funds from Small Donors vs. Bernie Sanders at 81%

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Yesterday represented the first deadline for many 2016 Presidential candidates to file Federal Election Commission details on how they are raising and spending campaign money. The information is very interesting and will leave you with little doubt as to which puppets, I mean candidates, the oligarchs are supporting.

One metric that is getting a great deal of attention today, is the percentage of funds raised coming from small donors ($200 or less). The New York Times put together a user-friendly image of this data, which can be seen below:

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As you can see, despite an extremely crowded field, Jeb Bush was still able to come in dead last amongst small donors (i.e., your typical American citizen). This should come as no surprise to anyone, as I’ve repeatedly noted on Liberty Blitzkrieg, how Jeb has absolutely zero grass roots appeal. Recall the following posts:

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