Clinton set to raise $45M in gifts both small — and large

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Wednesday it has raised $45 million since its launch in mid-April, with the vast majority of its donors having given less than $100.

Along with Republican Ben Carson, whose campaign said it had raised $8.3 million, Clinton offered a preview Wednesday of what she'll disclose in the formal recording of who donated to her campaign in the past three months.

The campaign of the former first lady did so by bragging about the number of its small-dollar donors and saying she is on track to break the previous record for primary money raised in a candidate's first fundraising quarter, set by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in 2011 at $41.9 million.

"Many people doubted whether we could build an organization powered by so many grassroots supporters," campaign manager Robby Mook wrote in an email to supporters.

In recent weeks, Clinton has traveled the country raising money at celebrity-studded events, exclusive gatherings in Hollywood estates and inside Manhattan penthouses.