Article snippet: They’ve spent months crisscrossing the country, building out elaborate campaign operations and pleading for the support of small donors. Now, Democratic presidential hopefuls are barreling toward a crucial fundraising deadline anxious to make a splash. Sunday marks the close of books for the second quarter of 2019, and campaigns are scrambling to rake in last-minute donations. Candidates have until July 15 to file reports to the Federal Election Commission. Here are five questions ahead of Sunday’s deadline. Who gets a bump from the debates? For some of the candidates, this week’s primary debates offered the best opportunity yet to pitch themselves to voters — and donors — on the national stage. For others, it was a chance to extend their momentum and show supporters that they can hold their own under pressure. Whether they entered the debate as lesser-known candidates or as top-tier contenders, they’re all hoping that their presence onstage jolts their fundraising before Sunday. So far, at least three candidates have suggested that they were able to parlay debate success into a fundraising bump: Sen. MORE (D-Calif.) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. Booker’s campaign manager said that the senator saw his second-best fundraising day since launching his candidacy after appearing on the debate stage on Wednesday. Harris’s campaign said it raised more money after her onstage confrontation with former Vice President MORE on Thursday th... Link to the full article to read more