Only Mother Jones could pretend to be so naive. What generally happens in campaigns, even victorious ones, is slow pay to vendors and staff. In many cases it is no pay. Former Sen. John Glenn had debt from his 1984 presidential primary effort outstanding when he left the Senate. If may still be outstanding today. Staffers take jobs with campaigns in the hope of an appointment after a victory. They live on credit cards and cold pizza during the campaign, but are fully aware of the gamble they are taking.
Campaigns are typically incorporated, the debts are not the legal obligation of the candidate. Everyone who works for or serves as a vendor to a campaign knows this.
The only campaign I participated in that had real money in it was FL Governor Rick Scott’s 2014 reelection victory over Charlie Christ. Scott and his wife tossed $13M into the total campaign budget of ~$65M. The operation was unusually heavy with paid staff and had relatively de volunteers.
Go ahead and take your shots at Fiorina, if you like, but don’t forget that long trailing campaign debts are the well understood rule and not the exception.
So, a typical politician. I believe voters are now looking for the ‘exception’.
This goes directly to character and responsibility. Regardless of “what generally happens” if a person makes a commitment, financial or otherwise, to another person and does not follow through then the person is less than trustworthy. Even with a corporation as acting agent. It is sleazy. It is time we kicked the sleazy politicians to the curb.......