Bernie Sanders’s fundraising drops off sharply in April

[SidDithers]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/01/bernie-sanderss-fundraising-drops-off-sharply-in-april/

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he raised $25.8 million in April, well shy of his eye-popping totals of recent months.

The figure comes as Sanders’s chance of defeating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination have dwindled, with his loss to her in the New York primary on April 19 widely viewed as a turning point in the race.

Sanders’s take, raised almost entirely online, fell about $20 million short of the $46 million he posted in March. His haul was still sizable by some measures: Clinton reported having raised about $27 million in March, not much more than Sanders’s take in April.

Sanders will likely be asking Clinton to help him retire his campaign debt, when this is all over.

Sid

[MoonRiver]

1. And the big crowds will follow suit.

Both sure signs of a failing candidacy.

[virtualobserver]

2. what campaign debt?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I read scuttlebutt to that effect a week ago, repeated it, and was called a liar.

And don't forget that was prior to the Acela Corridor shellacking.

[sufrommich]

5. A good barometer is his Reddit page,which has trickled

to a few hangers on.

[KingFlorez]

4. Donors want results

Even small donors are not going to put money into a campaign that is not winning.

[WhiteTara]

6. Tad will have a sad on this one. nt

[bkkyosemite]

7. He got over 25 million that is not chunk change. Give me a break. His reddit is dwindling

he is falling apart he is slipping away..he is he is...you really relish your joy don't you.

[ViseGrip]

8. Only because many states have voted, but more still to Sanders there than Hillary.

[bkkyosemite]

9. Well sid at least you took away that disgusting sig line..but no Bernie will not be like Clinton.

He plans his expenses well. I do not like you Hillary supporters for your greedy joy of putting down Bernie's character or his campaign. He has done a fabulous job, put his life on the line for justice and is honest and trustworthy. Which your candidate is not.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. [phone]

[DetroitSocialist83]

10. Lmao

There is that lovely corporate media that the Hillary worshippers love so much. He still raised more than her, and she is BROKE.

[onenote]

11. Link to support claim Clinton is broke?

The available data shows that through the end of March, Clinton had more funds available (not even counting superpac money) than Sanders. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/election-2016-campaign-money-race.html?_r=0

If you have other data, please post.

[Sweet Freedom]

12. I didn't donate this month

But it had nothing to do with Bernie.

There about 3 million high school seniors graduating this spring and about 20 million students enrolled in college for the fall.

For many of us—
April is when we paid for prom tickets and attire, etc.
April is when we bought graduation tickets, gifts, class rings, photos, etc.
April is when we put down a deposit for college and student housing. The nationwide deadline is May 1 and many people waited until the 11th hour (April 30) for all decisions to come in.
April is when we received the FAFSA decision, applied and/or accepted student loans and now know how much debt we will have for the next year.

Also, taxes were due two weeks ago. For many people that meant having to pay the IRS (or an accountant.)

Obviously not everyone was in the same position as me, but many were and in April, there just wasn't anything extra to give.

[Gothmog]

14. I wonder how much of the money was raised prior to the New York primary

I imagine that the small dollar donations started to drop off after that primary

[Demsrule86]

18. I wondered about that to

Donations before or after the must win New York primary.

[Gothmog]

28. I suspect that donations dropped significantly after New York

[Demsrule86]

30. I expect so

Despite the hardcore BS...there are some (like my kids) who know it is over.

[intheflow]

15. Thanks for reminding me to donate again!

[SoapBox]

16. Thanks for the info...I donated to Bernie today!

...he won't be asking Hill for nothing.

[Trenzalore]

17. If the polls are right in Indiana

He should see even a bigger drop soon.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

19. Well Hillary isn't raising much more?

[senz]

20. Ugly spin from the usual suspects and ... wrong, as usual.

Bernie raised nearly 26 million in April.

His campaign said after April, it has received 7.4 million total contributions from 2.4 million individual donors, totaling $210 million.

It pointed out that his nearly $26 million April haul topped Clinton's $21 million in March. Clinton has not yet released her April numbers.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/01/politics/bernie-sanders-26-million-fundraising-april/index.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. There goes Tad Devine's new Benz.

[Agony]

22. 25mm is more than enough to spend on a political campaign in a month

[Skwmom]

23. The Corp Media and Camp Clinton have done everything they can to make that happen.

[okasha]

24. Wait for it.

He's going to have to ask the DNC for some of that "obscene" money Hillary raised for other candidates.

I hope they laugh in his face.

[Logical]

26. You realize hillary too years after 2008 to pay hers off?? nt

[Logical]

25. LOL, hillary took 3 years after 2008 to pay hers off. But wall street took care of that for her. nt

[nc4bo]

27. He's looking pretty damn good. He won't be running out of $$

Any time soon!

That fact probably bugs the everlovin' hell out of some folks but we actually have 0 fucks in the care column

[morningfog]

29. Bernie is not Hillary. He won't go into debt like Hillary did and won't need to grovel for her help.

[CorkySt.Clair]

31. He also won't be the nominee, unlike Hillary

[morningfog]

32. That would like Hillary in 08.

Which is the premise of the op's comment.