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 The latest haul for Clinton, 68, brings her 2015 fundraising total
to $112 million, and gives her one of the best-funded campaign
treasuries in the race for the November 2016 U.S. presidential
elections.
"At the beginning of this campaign, Hillary Clinton set a goal of
$100 million in primary contributions for 2015 and blew past that
goal, raising more than $112 million in primary money for the year,"
her campaign said in a statement.
It said she had raised $37 million for the primary campaign, the
most for any non-incumbent in a non-election year, and $18 million
for the Democratic Party in the fourth quarter.
Clinton has prided herself on raising funds from women and donors of
small amounts. In the most recent quarter, 94 percent of donations
received were $100 or less, her campaign said.
 The most recent filing comes just weeks before the
first-in-the-nation ballots will be cast in the Democratic
nominating contest, and Clinton's latest grab provides a much-needed
cushion of support as she battles for support in key early voter
states.
Clinton's deep-pocketed repository reflects a heightened confidence
in the Democratic front-runner's electability, having spent the
summer months dogged by controversy surrounding her use of a private
email server during her time as U.S. secretary of state under
President Barack Obama.
Clinton, who has led the Democratic pack with little interruption
since her announcement of candidacy in April, spent the summer
months battling accusations of inappropriate use of a personal email
server during her time as secretary of state, throwing an unexpected
wrench in what was initially seen as a clear path to the nomination.
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But following a marathon, 11-hour hearing on the national security
ramifications of her personal server use, Clinton emerged from the
scandal relatively unscathed, and her campaign reported their most
lucrative fundraising hour in the hour after the hearing.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey that ended on Dec. 24, Clinton
leads the Democratic pack with 60 percent of possible support in the
nominating contest. Sanders received 28 percent support and former
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley finished third with less than 4
percent possible support.
For more on the 2016 U.S. presidential race and to learn about the
undecided voters who determine elections, visit the Reuters website.
(http://www.reuters.com/election2016/the-undecided/)
(This version of the story story corrects paragraph 5 to say 94
percent of donations were $100 or less, not 94 percent of total
money raised in the quarter)
(Reporting by Sandra Maler and Luciana Lopez Washington; additional
reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed in New York; Writing by Ginger
Gibson; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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