Bernie Sanders is facing a potentially critical cash shortage as his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination enters its final phase.
The Sanders campaign had less than $ 6m (£ 4.1m) in its war chest at the start of May, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, compared to $ 30m in the Clinton coffers.
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The rivals' fundraising was on roughly equal footing last month, with each raising more than $ 25m. But the Vermont senator spent almost $ 39m to Clinton's $ 24m, the reports showed.
This year, Sanders' average monthly spend was more than $ 40m, 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 $ 207m - about $ 25m more than Clinton's $ 182m expenditure. Clinton has averaged $ 26m in spending per month since January.
Sanders's heavy campaign spending was not a problem when his online supporters were donating a lot of money. But now that his fundraising has dropped, his high burn rate could hurt his chances of staying in the race.
Even as he racked up primary victories last month and sharpened his attacks against the former secretary of state, online donors started holding back. Sanders raised considerably less in April than his record-setting $ 46m in March or $ 43.5m in February.
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, in Washington on 14 June.
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