Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Jewish independent senator from Vermont, officially announced that he will enter the 2020 presidential race. The sheer number of donations that poured in over the next 24 hours was staggering, according to Marketwatch, which reported he raised more than $6 million in the first 24 hours, more than doubling the amount that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) raised in the early hours of her official candidacy. Reportedly around 20 candidates will be vying for the Democratic nomination

Sanders raised about $228 million during the 2016 primary race that ultimately came down to him versus eventual nominee and frontrunner Hillary Clinton.