When presidential contenders or congressional hopefuls flame out and abandon their campaigns, they often prepare to fight another day or simply fade away.
But a few of these old campaigns experience a different fate, morphing into deadbeat zombie operations — technically still alive and functioning, but unable to pay their numerous bills to various creditors.
New filings with the Federal Election Commission show just how much some politicos owe for old campaigns, including those of a current Trump administration official and an MSNBC television host.