Democrats are already Berning some cold, hard cash.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his Democratic bid for the presidency on Tuesday, and 24 hours later, his campaign had already pulled in a massive $6 million. Those donations came from 223,047 different people, each donating an average of $27, the campaign tells The New York Times.
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