Presidential Fundraising: See Who's Spending, Who's Lagging, Who's Raising and Where
U.S. five dollar bills are seen in this arranged photograph to illustrate the theme of risk in Oradell, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Photographer: Ron Antonelli/BloombergFinancial disclosure forms filed by most of the major presidential candidates on Wednesday have brought the race into sharper focus, revealing stark differences in the 2016 competitors' base of support, both demographically and geographically.
While a complete picture won't be available until the end of July, when super-PACs and other outside groups that effectively serve as extensions of the campaigns disclose their fundraising reports, visualizations of the data that's in so far paint telling pictures of how successful the candidates have been in key areas for sustaining a campaign, such as mobilizing small donors and lining up major fundraisers in key places.