Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic Primary Election by 22 points, during his victory speech Senator Sanders did a quick fundraising plug, America responded in dramatic fashion. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks discusses how effective Bernie Sander’s historic fundraising has been. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

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“The “money bomb” is a short, online-driven fundraising drive tied to a specific event or date. It’s a mainstay of modern, internet-driven politics.

Bernie Sanders has unleashed a new kind of fundraising weapon the world has never seen.

In the hours since polls closed in New Hampshire, the Sanders campaign raised $5.2 million, aides told reporters. The average contribution was just $34.

The Sanders homepage was converted to a New Hampshire–oriented fundraising page Tuesday evening in advance of what aides hoped would be a good showing for the Vermont senator. In his victory speech after results came in that exceeded staff’s wildest expectations, Sanders used the nationally televised moment to drop the money bomb.”