Is the Sanders campaign down to 6 million in funds or not?

[sufrommich]

I noticed this news was blocked in LBN as "opinion" and I'm wondering if the Sanders campaign is denying it.

[DURHAM D]

1. This has been reported all over the place.

However, he is really $22M in debt because the FEC has targeted $28M of suspect donations.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I don't think he is personally liable for the debt though.

[DURHAM D]

4. His campaign has spent the money that it needs to return. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I believe campaigns are like corporations.

I don't think Ole Bernie has 22 million dollars ...

[DURHAM D]

7. He has to raise it and refund it. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. That's impossible.

[DURHAM D]

12. Tell Bernie that.

I am not sure what your point is.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. My point is Ole Bernie has a problem. I have a solution.

If Bernie does the right thing and endorses Hillary she should help him retire his debt.

[radical noodle]

2. Rachel said last night that it was in the FEC filings

he had something like 5.8 million at the end of April.

[sufrommich]

17. I sent an SOP alert on the thread being locked.

It's an abuse of hosting privileges to call it "opinion" and lock it.

[CorkySt.Clair]

19. The host who locked it is a Sanders supporter

And a...passionate one at that. Couldn't be any more transparent. The host has also been promoting donations to Bernie through ActBlue all campaign season and seems to be emotionally invested in the senator's fundraising based on past posts.

[sufrommich]

22. I've requested that it be unlocked.

I will share the answer I get.

[radical noodle]

21. They don't want to see the truth n/t

[baldguy]

8. +1

[sufrommich]

11. So you agree that FEC filings are opinion? nt

[Thinkingabout]

14. Probably is down, and then there is the payback on the over the limit donations and may not

be enough. All the big rallies cost money, the money was coming in and going out very fast, big salaries for Devine and Weaver, money goes too fast.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. He raised over 200 million dollars and will end up in the red.

That's unfathomable.

[Thinkingabout]

16. The lesson learned here, campaigns cost lots of money, it may should be not a lot of money but

we see everything cost, big rallies, travel, staff, offices across the US, lots of money advertising, on and on.

[CorkySt.Clair]

18. Locked by a rabid Berner I see

Kind of funny to watch them desperately stifle discussion. Soon there won't be enough fingers to plug the dam.

[yallerdawg]

20. It's still "Late Breaking News!"

Sanders campaign down to less than $6 million in cash

Source: Associated Press, by Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day

May. 21, 2016 2:46 AM EDT

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.

Sanders' rival had five times as much money, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, beginning the month with $30 million in the bank.

The two were on roughly equal fundraising footing last month, with Clinton and Sanders each raising more than $25 million. But the Vermont senator spent almost $39 million to Clinton's $24 million, the reports showed.

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.

Read the rest at: http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/d2b6e826f5604b53a7a55ea52aa3dd27/sanders-campaign-down-less-6-million-cash