1. Take the money when it's needed, and spend it to win.
2. Win the seat.
3. Apologize when found out and "return" the money when it is no longer needed.
4. Keep the seat.
I guess we'll never know if she would have still won the seat if she properly disclosed the money. We'll never know what her Republican opponent would have done with that knowledge in opposition campaign ads.
-PJ
She ran unopposed.