After Donald Trump reported raising only $5.4 million for his campaign in May, political observers were curious whether or not the constantly revamped campaign could turn it around in June. The month was a tough one for the presumptive Republican nominee, but according to our Matea Gold, the last 10 days of the month helped boost his numbers.  On Tuesday night, Trump promised that the figures would prompt a big gasp when released. Gasps didn't really ensue.  Trump raised $51 million for his campaign and for the Republican Party, split about evenly. He also contributed $3.8 million of his own money, meaning that his campaign brought in a little more than $30 million. That's less than Hillary Clinton raised for herself ($40.5 million) and her party ($68.5 million, combined).  But as far as June fundraising goes, it's not shabby. It places Trump in sixth place in June totals according to FEC data since 1980 — behind Mitt Romney in 2012 (who also raised a ton of money for the party).  If we adjust that fundraising to 2014 dollars, John Kerry's June 2004 haul bumps him up into second, and Hillary Clinton drops down from third to fourth.  On the scale of the biggest fundraising months in an election year, though, neither candidate really dominated. Clinton's June was the 35th-biggest total since 1980 (while her February was the 50th-biggest). Trump's June was 47th.  Bernie Sanders, incidentally, has the 28th- and 31st-biggest election year fundraising months in history.  Here's another way to look at this: Trump saw a 560 percent increase in his fundraising from May to June. If he could do that from June to July — people would gasp.
It might not have elicited the gasps he promised. Then again: last month's did. (This one is better.)