Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that he had raised significantly more money than every other presidential candidate in the Democratic field over the past three months — a period during which the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack that had many pundits writing him off for good. Sanders’ staggering $34.5 million haul — more than any Democrat raised in any quarter last year — shows the democratic socialist from Vermont continues to gain momentum in the race as his main rival on the left, Senator Elizabeth Warren, has lost her lead in polls and lagged behind her earlier benchmarks in the grass-roots money race. Sanders argued that his large donor base, including 300,000 first-time contributors in the fourth quarter, showed voter enthusiasm and his own electability. “We will not only win this election but we will have the organization ready to fight to transform this country,” Sanders wrote in an e-mail to supporters this week. warning it had only raised $17 million in the fourth quarter to that point, 30 percent less than the previous quarter’s performance. Her campaign urged supporters to help her reach $20 million. Even if she hit that mark or somewhat exceeded it in the quarter’s final days, Warren’s total would put her behind former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg’s $24.7 million haul in the last three months of 2019. Former vice president Joe Biden was close on Buttigieg’s heels with $22.7 million, his best quarterly performance ... Link to the full article to read more