Latest figures depict Jeb Bush as a candidate of the wealthy GOP establishment

GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush appears to be in the forefront of Republican candidates. Recent statistics, however, paint him as a tool of the wealthy, unlikely to stir much support among working-class conservatives. In his first two weeks, of the $11.4 million contributed to his campaign, only three percent came from donors who donated less than $200.

Jeb Bush, with his 12,334 donors between June 15 and June 30, sets his average contribution at $926. Compare this to the average Bernie Sanders contribution at $35. Highlights By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)

Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)

7/16/2015 (3 years ago)

Published in Politics & Policy Keywords: Jeb Bush, political contributions, wealthy donors

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The $368,000 in small-donor fundraising is less than Bush himself spent on the campaign during the 10-day period in early June when he was formally "testing the waters" for a campaign. Statistically, donors who gave the legal maximum of $2,700 accounted for more than 80 percent of Bush's total haul.

In stark contrast, Republican Senator Ted Cruz raised $1.8 million from small donors during the first week of his campaign in March. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders said this week said that more than 76.5 percent of his fundraising, or $10.5 million came from small donors.

Bush, with his 12,334 donors between June 15 and June 30, sets his average contribution at $926. Compare this to the average Sanders contribution at $35.

Bush's fundraising from small donors is almost surely less than the three percent he reported for the campaign itself this week. It is probably well below one percent. The super PAC said last week that it had 9,900 donors-which would mean its average donor contributed more than $10,000. The super PAC said roughly 500 of its donors gave $25,000 or more.

Jeb Bush by far is the candidate of choice for wealthy contributors. The most common denomination for a donor to Bush was the legal maximum of $2,700. More than 3,400 donors gave Bush a maximum-sized contribution.

In short, Jeb Bush will likely remain a tool of the super wealthy.

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