Biden outpaces pack, raises $6.3 mn in first 24 hours

Joe Biden raked in $6.3 million in the 24 hours since launching his presidential bid, his campaign said Friday, outpacing Day 1 fundraising of all other Democrats in the crowded 2020 field.Online donations to the former vice president, already considered the frontrunner among the Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump, averaged $41, and 61 percent of total money raised came from new donors who were not on earlier Biden email lists.The dollar figure eclipsed the $6.1 million openin