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By Dan Merica, CNN
updated 11:02 PM EDT, Wed October 15, 2014
Ready for Hillary's haul came from more 38,000 contributions, according to group spokesman Seth Bringman.
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Washington (CNN) -- Ready for Hillary, the super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, raised over $2 million and had 21,000 new donors in the last three months, officials from the group said Wednesday.
Ready for Hillary's haul came from more than 38,000 contributions, according to group spokesman Seth Bringman, giving the group an average contribution of $52.
The $2 million is in line with what Ready for Hillary has raised in the past, but slightly less than the record $2.5 million the group raised in the second quarter.
Ready for Hillary is part of a cadre of pro-Clinton outside groups that are organizing for Clinton's likely run at the presidency. Unlike other super PACs, which are focused on communications and large-money donors, Ready for Hillary has tried to focus on small, grass-roots donations. So far, the group has raised over $10 million.
But in the third quarter of 2014, Ready for Hillary also moved to do more than just raise money and began to raise its profile in the eyes of many longtime Clinton confidants by having a large presence at events like September's Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa.
Led by former Clinton aides and supporters, the super PAC also began to dish out money to state parties, local candidates and other Democratic groups, as well as helping raise money for 2014 candidates whom Clinton has endorsed.
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U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is getting some help on the campaign trail from one of the biggest names in politics.
She'll share the spotlight with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an event at the Kentucky International Convention center on Wednesday night.
The former first lady is the second Clinton to campaign for Grimes.
President Bill Clinton traveled to Kentucky twice this year to do so.
Some people view Wednesday night's visit as a boost for Grimes after a recent hit.
Throughout her campaign, Grimes has repeatedly called herself a "Clinton Democrat" and she'll likely use the phrase again Wednesday night with Hillary Clinton by her side.
The event came two days after her debate with Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, when Grimes again refused to answer whether she voted for the current president.
"She stumbled a little bit lately when asked whether she voted for President (Barack) Obama and she came back and said, 'I'm a Clinton Democrat.' So by having Hillary come in right now, there couldn't be a better time that she can sort of come in and help solidify the fact that she clearly is running in the mold of being a Clinton Democrat," said University of Louisville political science professor Dewey Clayton.
Clayton said it's an especially good time because Bill Clinton is extremely popular in Kentucky, unlike President Obama, who lost the state badly in his elections.
"Bill Clinton is the last Democratic president -- or presidential candidate for that matter -- to win Kentucky in the election," Clayton said.
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Mrs Clinton refrained from any harsh attacks on Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader, but her presence in the Bluegrass State puts her in the middle of one the toughest fights of this years election. Democrats and Republicans have spent $100million (62million) on advertisements tearing each other down, making the Kentucky race the most expensive Senate election in American history.
Mrs Clinton, whose granddaughter Charlotte is nearly a month old, has said she will make up her mind on whether to run for president early next year.
However, a poor result for Democrats in Novembers midterm elections could lead to an earlier announcement as she tries to rally her party.
President Barack Obamas approval ratings have slumped to their lowest level since he took office and few Democrat candidates are eager to be seen alongside him. Association with Mr Obama is so toxic that Mrs Grimes has refused to say if she even voted for him in the 2012 elections. By contrast, the Democrat senate candidate happily described herself as a Clinton Democrat and embraced the former first lady onstage in Kentucky.
Mrs Grimess father is a long-time friend of the Clintons and the couple have known her since her teens.
Mrs Clintons campaign blitz is expected to take her to almost a dozen other major battlegrounds across the country. She is due to campaign in Senate races in both Iowa and New Hampshire, two early voting states that help to shape the presidential contest.
Mrs Clinton will also make appearances in southern states such as Georgia and North Carolina, where Mr Obama is deeply unpopular and his presence judged to do more harm than good.
Democrats hope that Mrs Clinton will help them retain control in the Senate after they lost control of the House of Representatives in 2010. Polls indicate Republicans are slightly ahead and look likely to win a slight majority.
Mrs Grimes remains behind her Republican opponent in Kentucky and Democrats are cutting their spending on television advertising there an indication that, despite Mrs Clintons blessing, they expect to lose.
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