Bernie Sanders raised over $5.2m in less than a day after New Hampshire victory

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Sanders’ camp says it’s the most it’s ever raised in a single day
Campaign disclosed an average donation of $34, indicating that 153,000 people gave in 18 hours
He called for a spontaneous fundraiser in his victory speech; so many of his supporters were giving that his fundraising website crashed
In January he outraised Hillary Clinton for the first time, taking in $20 million to her $15 million - she also raised $5 million for the national party
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By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:51 EST, 10 February 2016 | Updated: 01:44 EST, 11 February 2016

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Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire victory paid off handsomely.

The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign announced this afternoon that it’s raised $5.2 million and counting since the polls closed last night in the Granite State.

Sanders’ camp says it’s the most it’s ever raised in a single day. The campaign disclosed an average donation of $34, indicating that nearly 153,000 people gave in 18 hours.

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Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire victory paid off handsomely. The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign announced this afternoon that it’s raised $5.2 million and counting since the polls closed last night in the Granite State. Sanders is seen here today in New York City

In his nationally broadcast victory speech last night Sanders asked his grassroots backers to immediately give to his campaign - and boy did they deliver

So many of his supporters were giving that his fundraising website crashed, according to CNN.

‘Huge night! Contributions are processing, receipts are a little delayed. Keep the donations coming!!’ online Democratic fundraising company ActBlue said on its Twitter account last night.

The company said in a blog post this afternoon that it processed more than 26,000 in a single span of 15 minutes. Its busiest hour prior to that, in the history of its existence, was 13,981.

In his nationally broadcast victory speech last night Sanders asked his grassroots backers to immediately give to his campaign.

‘I'm going to hold a fundraiser right here, right now, across America,’ he said at the Concord, New Hampshire, event. ‘My request is please go to BernieSanders.com and contribute. Please help us raise the funds we need, whether it's $10 bucks, $20 bucks, or $50 bucks.’

The rising Democratic contender told them, ‘Help up us raise the money we need to take the fight to Nevada, South Carolina, and the states on Super Tuesday.’

ActBlue's site was crushed by the sprint to donate.

'Last night’s spontaneous fundraiser (the one that raised $5.2 million in less than a day) broke our external processor’s response systems,' it said. ''That’s some amazing grassroots power.'

Of the user experience problems, ActBlue said, ;It’s not ideal, and it’s not the exceptional donor experience we want to provide people with. And we were sorry for that.'

The impromptu fundraiser came after Sanders scored a massive victory over Hillary Clinton, besting her by 22 points last night in New Hampshire.

A week ago he came within one point of overtaking her in Iowa.

His odds of winning the nomination on the rise, he outraised her in January for the first time, taking in $20 million in donations to her $15 million – a scenario the Clinton campaign had been warning its own contributors about for months.

The impromptu fundraiser came after Sanders scored a massive victory over Hillary Clinton, besting her by 22 points last night in New Hampshire

Sanders booked it to New York City this morning to meet with Reverand Al Sharpton in Harlem

Clinton also raised $5 million for the Democratic National Committee and state parties that month, however.

Her campaign said in a statement that 95 percent of the donations it received were under $100 – a sign of Clinton’s own, growing grassroots strength.

‘We invested early in organizing and that investment has already paid off with a Hillary Clinton victory in Iowa,’ campaign manager Robby Mook said at the time.

He said the campaign would have the resources as a result of the big month to keep fighting in New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina ‘and beyond. ‘

Sanders’ average contribution in the month of January was $27, and he still outraised Clinton.

‘The numbers we’ve seen since Jan. 1 put our campaign on pace to beat Secretary Clinton’s goal of $50 million in the first quarter of 2016,’ Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said. ‘Working Americans chipping in a few dollars each month are not only challenging but beating the greatest fundraising machine ever assembled.’