Despite a heart attack and dropping poll numbers, Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is performing well financially. The Vermont senator’s 2020 White House bid has about $33.7 million in cash-on-hand, according to its latest Federal Elections Commission filing.
In the third calendar quarter, for which candidates had to report by Tuesday, the Sanders campaign raised about $28 million and spent around $21.6 million. That raised his total cash supply by nearly $6.5 million. His campaign also carries zero dollars in debt.
Since the summer, Sanders, 78, has steadily declined in the polls. His heart attack earlier this month has only exasperated concerns by Democratic voters that he may not be healthy enough to occupy the White House. If elected, Sanders would be the oldest person ever to work in the Oval Office — President Ronald Reagan was 77 when his two terms finished.
A survey released Monday found 42% of Democrats believed Sanders’ “physical condition is not good enough” for him to be president. A RealClearPolitics average of polls from Sept. 23 through Oct. 8 has Sanders in third place among the Democratic primary field, behind Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden.
