Representative Heath Shuler’s last campaign allegedly failed to report about a million dollars of spending. This mystified his opponent, Jeff Miller, who one may surmise smelled the numbers were not adding up. It didn’t catch the official attention of the professional financing firm handling Shuler’s records, though. The amount only constituted about half of the campaign’s expenditures. Miller is not concerned. He is of the opinion the money was spent so late in the campaign it was wasted, anyway.
For the record, a scapegoat has been identified and fired. Although threats of fining the campaign loom, said professional company’s insurance should cover the costs.
