Buttigieg is the first Democrat to publicly reveal his first quarter haul, so it's unknown how his total compares to other candidates. Regardless, it's an impressive amount for a little-known 37-year-old mayor of a small town who is trying to break through a crowded field of better-known Democrats.
"This is just a preliminary analysis, but our team's initial report shows we raised over $7 million dollars in Q1 of this year. We (you) are out-performing expectations at every turn. I'll have a more complete analysis later, but until then: a big thank you to all our supporters," he tweeted.
Buttigieg's announcement comes a day after the end of the first fundraising quarter of the 2020 campaign. There is pressure on top-tier candidates to post big numbers, but lessser-known candidates like Buttigieg face an added challege: meeting the new criteria the Democratic National Committee has established for the first two debates.
To get on the debate stage this summer, candidates must either earn at least 1% support in several polls or receive campaign contributions from 65,000 individuals.
Buttigieg launched an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential bid in January, but has not officially launched a campaign. Two of those who have -- Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke -- posted large fundraising hauls in the first 24 hours of their official campaign announcements, with Sanders raising $5.9 million and O'Rourke raising $6.1 million in that first day after their respective announcements.
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