I am not sure anyone has clearly stated it, but Hildy is the mind behind ALL this horrible division and corruption... the mind, you understand, not the pocketbook. Hildy would never spend a penny of her own, she's far too greedy for that.
Look at all the people who have corrupted themselves - or died - in her service. They never thought that she would lose!
Mephistopheles is calling in his marker.
so her plan is to bring him down and cheat her way to the democrat nomination again?