CAMPAIGN FINANCE/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign announced Thursday [1-2-20] that it raised $46 million during the final three months of 2019 and had nearly $103 million on hand — a massive total at the start of the election year. The quarterly total, which the campaign described as its largest yet, underscores how Trump has financially capitalized on impeachment. The reelection team has sent out scores of fundraising appeals and launched a merchandising effort aimed at stoking the grievances of Trump’s small donor base and presenting the president as a victim of congressional Democrats out to destroy him. Trump’s fundraising narrowly outpaced Barack Obama, who brought in $42 million during the fourth quarter of 2011 as he was running for reelection.”
–Alex Isenstadt, “Trump campaign credits impeachment for massive $46 million fundraising haul,” Politico, January 2, 2020 8:55 am