Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives on her campaign plane at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Vineyard Haven, Mass., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016., en route to a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is halfway to its goal of raising a billion dollars for the 2016 race.
That’s according to the head of the campaign’s fundraising operations.
Finance director Dennis Cheng made that announcement Thursday in a meeting with staff at the campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Word of the announcement comes from a campaign aide who was present for the meeting but wasn’t authorized to discuss internal campaign strategy and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Clinton’s campaign has resisted publicizing a fundraising target for the general election, fearing it would draw attention to big donors at a time when voters are angry about the role of money in politics.
She aimed to raise $100 million for her primary bid.
Clinton raised $90 million for her campaign and Democratic party committees in July, according to new finance reports released on Saturday.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives on her campaign plane at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Vineyard Haven, Mass., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016., en route to a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) 
