But campaign finance experts say the tactic can give an unfair advantage to wealthy candidates who try to use loans to persuade prospective donors to take their campaigns seriously. (newsday.com)
Every cycle, a few wealthy candidates dig into their deep pockets to fund their own campaigns. (rollcall.com)
His substantial earnings allowed him to donate more than a $ 1 million to his own campaign in 2002, but it also made him a target of critics that year, who argued wealthy candidates like Mulrow and Spitzer were trying to buy their way into elections. (politico.com)