O’Malley raises $2M, well behind rivals

Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) announced on Wednesday that he hauled in $2 million during his first month as a Democratic presidential candidate.

“In his first 30 days as a candidate, Governor Martin O’Malley held 15 public events in Iowa and New Hampshire and raised $2 million for our grassroots campaign,” senior strategist Bill Hyers said in a statement.

{mosads}“He is setting the standard on key issues like climate change, debt-free college, Wall Street reform and immigration by proposing bold, progressive ideas on how to rebuild the American Dream,” he said.

“And he is the only candidate who has actually gotten results on the issues progressives care about.”

O’Malley formally launched his presidential campaign nearly two months ago from Baltimore, seeking to challenge the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton.

“We are allowing our land of opportunity to become a land of inequality,” O’Malley said during his announcement speech. “Main Street struggles, while Wall Street soars.”

“Tell me how it is that not a single Wall Street CEO was convicted of a crime related to the 2008 economic meltdown,” he said. “Not a one.”

“This is not how our economy is supposed to work.”

O’Malley’s fundraising haul for the first quarter is well behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former secretary of State Clinton.

Sanders revealed on July 2 that his campaign earned $15 million during its first two months of existence.

“It’s a tremendous start, we are well on our way to building a massive campaign fundraising organization built on small donors all around the country,” Tad Devine, a Sanders aide, told The Hill about the total.

Clinton, meanwhile, dwarfed both O’Malley and Sanders with her first quarter fundraising total, taking in a record $45 million during that period for her campaign coffers.

“While the road ahead is tough, you need the best people by your side,” Clinton told her supporters on July 1. “That’s why I’m thankful for you.”

Active presidential campaigns closed their fundraising books for the first quarter on June 30.

They have an additional 15 days for filing the results of their efforts during that window of time.