I would have asked for at least some of the money up front - especially if the candidate is not an incumbent and not a front-runner. I guess politicians feel t

I would have asked for at least some of the money up front - especially if the candidate is not an incumbent and not a front-runner. I guess politicians feel that if they didn't place first in the primary they probably don't have to pay any of their bills... their campaigns can just claim bankruptcy and let the creditors get nothing. This says something about the moral bankruptcy of politicians in general and our political system in particular.