Sanders camapign down to 6 million cash on hand

[Kaleva]

From LBN.

WASHINGTON (AP) Bernie Sanders' campaign had less than $6 million at the start of May, a critical cash shortage as he makes an admittedly tough final play to wrest the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton.

http://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/sanders-campaign-down-to-less-than-6-million-in-cash

[spooky3]

1. Awww...

[enid602]

2. diplomas

Maybe he can make up the difference by auctioning off newly minted Burlington College diplomad.

[yallerdawg]

3. Where'd the money go?

The Sanders campaign began taking steps late last month to downsize its operation. He reduced his payroll from about 1,000 to fewer than 400 employees. Sanders has pledged to continue in the race until the final primary, June 14 in Washington, D.C.

The latest reports showed that Sanders spent about $21 million on media buys and digital consulting. The campaign paid $17.3 million to Old Towne Media Inc., based in Alexandria, Virginia, and more than $3.6 million to Revolution Messaging, a Washington advertising firm that concentrates on digital outreach.

Wonder what "digital outreach" is?

Wonder what those media/messaging firms are?

[brush]

9. And remember all those huge rallies of his? Very expensive rental, security and clean-up costs.

Maybe should have scaled back on spending those millions. Maybe try old-fashioned shoe leather of voter registration drives of all those millenials who came to rallies but didn't vote.

[displacedtexan]

29. Interesting facts about BS here in San Francisco

He had a couple of big rallies way outside the city proper, one in San Jose and another over in the East Bay somewhere. Both times, his huuuuuge Bernie Bus drove into SF so he and the little woman (aka "Don't stand there!&quot could get some tourist coffees and pastries downtown.

Our local news KRON 4 covered the bus stops, the latest on Market Street. Each time, a handful of BS supporters stood around the bus and some were in the stores they visited. It was more like a couple of tourists on a sightseeing trip in SF. Not remotely presidential whistle stop looking at all.

[Her Sister]

19. Revolution Messaging Digital Outreach

I keep seeing that and wondering!! It bother's me! What the...?

[LuvLoogie]

40. It's their anti-Hillary meme generator. Their online troll company.

But don't try to tell the Bernie Underground that.

[Her Sister]

44. That's what I think too.

Wondering if they are still on the budget? Since their monies machine almost shut off!

[Gomez163]

48. Hookers and blow, I suspect. Can't blame them really.

[Kaleva]

6. Welcome!

[Fresh_Start]

8. Welcome Mike

I hope you find some information and support here.
I will warn you that things are very testy right now on democratic underground.
If you can survive the first few months...you should enjoy the 2-3 years after that

[jmowreader]

11. Hi, Mike!

I've got a friendly word of advice for you, sir: bookmark the Hillary Clinton Group, and only come here at least until after the primaries. You will enjoy yourself here a WHOLE lot more. Welcome aboard and have fun!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

51. +1000

SOOO true!

[skylucy]

5. Guess Weaver will have to double down with his B***SH** fundraising.He needs those $27

donations from all the "little people" to pay his huge salary.

[still_one]

7. no wonder he is so anxious for another debate. He is a slim slam man, and wants to hook

the more gullible with false promises

[stopbush]

10. You may as well feel the bern by lighting up $27 in your backyard.

[DURHAM D]

12. FEC told him to return $28M to donors.

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So he is actually $22M in debt.

Will he ask the Democratic Party to help him retire the debt.

[Thinkingabout]

13. You are right, he is actually in debt, probablyb why he wanted an extension on his answer to the

FEC. It costs lots of money to run a campaign. When you play down big money sometimes you need help.

[BootinUp]

14. That much? Reeeallly?

[TwilightZone]

15. Ouch. Maybe that's why he's negotiating with the DNC.

He's probably thinking that publicly accusing them of money laundering and stealing the election wasn't that great an idea about now.

[Koinos]

23. Do you have a link for that amount? It would be great to have it.

[Blue Idaho]

42. That's how all failing campaigns end...

In debt.

[Gomez163]

49. Don't give him a dime until he endorses Hillary

[msongs]

16. bernie fans can give up to $2700 during the primary. TYT needs the money so fork it over nt

[TwilightZone]

17. They must have berned, uh, burned through the $4m from Roemer already.

[NastyRiffraff]

18. California is a VERY expensive media market

And CA is crucial to him. Poll average to date:
Clinton 51.0
Sanders 41.
Clinton +9.7
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ca/california_democratic_presidential_primary-5321.html

It's all Hillary's fault he's broke. Of course.

[TwilightZone]

20. Of course. Hillary made him spend millions in NY, a state he was never going to win.

Hillary won and Devine won. Bernie did not.

[Demsrule86]

21. I hope he goes broke

It is the only thing that will stop this insanity.

[SaschaHM]

22. This makes me happy.

And he expects to win California without Ad buys???

[grossproffit]

25. He doesn't need ads. He fills stadiums!

[grossproffit]

24. Wait, what? It's a daily meme here that it's Hillary, not Bernie, who's out of money.

You mean, they are being less than truthful? I'm shocked.

[TwilightZone]

32. It's usually right after they complain about how much money she's taking from, well, everyone.

Too much.

Too little.

Make up your mind!

[LiberalFighter]

26. I decided to make another small donation to Hillary today.

Not as small as Bernie's famous $27. She earned it with the abuse she has gotten from Sanders and the some of his followers that are delusional.

[Walk away]

27. He wants the DNC to help he pay off his campaign debts!

I'll be anything that's the real deal he wants to make. He has to pony up for flying 10 family members to Rome to stalk the Pope as well.
I hope he milks every penny out of his true believers. I hate to think of Democrats helping that con man.

[okasha]

34. And there's another little problem.

His followers can't help him pay back the cost of the Rome debacle. He can't use donations to the campaign to pay back the campaign. The reimbursement has to come from him.

And the Bros can't donate money to him directly. By law and Senate ethics rules, a Senator can only accept gifts that are non-monetary and are valued at under $50.00. Gifts from a single person in a single year must total under $100.00.

He has royally screwed himself.

[okasha]

28. Oh, it's worse than that.

He now needs more pledged delegates to win than are available, even if he got 100% of the votes in every primary remaining.

We have a saying in Texas--dead but too stupid to lie down. That's Bernie's campaign--no money, no path to the nomination, no more claim on the Democratic Primary unless he actively supports the nominee.

Fork time.

[displacedtexan]

30. My mother used to say that!

My daddy always said,"It's all over but the rat thumping."

[Cha]

33. I cannot wait until it's officially Fork Time!

okasha~

[okasha]

35. Hey, Cha.

I think official Fork Time was Tuesday, when he couldn't meet his targets.

[Cha]

36. Totes! However I want him to quit whinging and

admit it...

Okay that might not ever happen. so I want Hillary nominated and confirmed by Dems.. and who the hell cares what he thinks.

Aloha Friday, okasha~

[SaschaHM]

38. Bernie is going to whiny and aggrieved for the rest of his life.

Even when he retires, he's going to be bitching about 2 delegates. His ego is too large for him to ever admit that he was defeated and that his revolution amounted to nothing. As a PoC, I feel proud that a diverse show of force beat him back to Vermont.

[Cha]

39. I feel proud of you all and forever grateful!

Oh yes he will be whiny to the end and bitter he lost to another woman.. and this woman is Hillary Clinton.. who he demonized and excoriated @ every turn.. Most of America didn't believe him.

Damn, it feels good!

[Cha]

31. BS isn't "wresting" anything from Hillary... he's all tough talk.. and Hillary is all

work.

So glad he's down to $6 Million bucks.. he didn't use his donations $$$$$ well. All that money down the drain.

Mahalo for the Good News,Kaleva~

[Koinos]

50. Did you mean he didn't use his illegal donations well?

[SunSeeker]

37. He's been spending money like a drunken sailor, while Hillary has been smart.

Sanders spent like no tomorrow:

This year, Sanders has averaged more than $40 million in spending per month, underlining how quickly he could blow through the cash he had on hand at the beginning of May.

Since he started his presidential bid, Sanders has spent nearly $207 million, about $25 million more than Clinton's $182 million in expenditures. For her part, Clinton has averaged $26 million in spending per month since January.

But Hillary used her money wisely, and unlike Sanders, helped downticket Dems and GE battleground states:

Meanwhile, the DNC and state parties that have benefited from Clinton's fundraising help have begun investing in likely general election battleground states such as Ohio and Florida.

http://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/sanders-campaign-down-to-less-than-6-million-in-cash

[Kaleva]

45. That's one thing Bernie and I have in common.

He spends like he's a drunken sailor while I spent relatively large amounts because I was a drunken sailor.

[SunSeeker]

47. Yes, but you were spending your own money.

Not some gullible kid's college money.

[Maru Kitteh]

41. he has never been good with money, and Jane . . .

well. She's been good at knitting more than a few fairy tales while raking in the dough.

But they all end up like

[Gothmog]

43. I bet that the bulk of that money was raised before the results of the NY primary were annonced

[LannyDeVaney]

46. Lots of signs pointing to horrible financial management from his campaign...

Appears the $27 revolution was short lived. Did a new XBox game come out or something?