Hillary Clinton inspires enthusiasm -- and cash -- in Minnesota

The state's residents donated more than twice the amount to her than to all the other presidential hopefuls combined, according to a Star Tribune analysis of second quarter data.

July 16, 2015 at 10:29PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets a spectator at a Fourth of July parade. In Minnesota, Clinton has outpaced her competitors in campaign donations by raising nearly $556,000 as of July 2015. The closest any of her competitors have raised is $49,411 by republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets a spectator at a Fourth of July parade. In Minnesota, Clinton has outpaced her competitors in campaign donations by raising nearly $556,000 as of July 2015. The closest any of her competitors have raised is $49,411 by republican presidential candidate Ben Carson. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON – So much for the trope that Hillary Clinton is not generating enthusiasm in Minnesota.

The state's residents donated more than twice the number of dollars to her than to all the other presidential hopefuls — including other Democrats — combined, according to a Star Tribune analysis of second quarter data provided by the Sunlight Foundation.

All told, Minnesotans gave $786,121 to all presidential hopefuls in the second quarter.

Of that, the Democratic former secretary of state and first lady received a whopping $559,713. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received $49,403 and Republican candidate Ben Carson received $49,411.

Republican Jeb Bush collected $46,900 and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz brought in $21,441. Republican hopefuls Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, both senators, brought in roughly $18,000 each, records show.

Many of the presidential hopefuls filed paperwork in the second quarter, which spanned April 1 to June 30 so many didn't have a full 12 weeks to collect campaign contributions.

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