Here is an interesting story about how quite a few conservative politicians are using their mailing lists as a source of profit rather than to actually run for office. SarahPac used only $205,000 of the $3M it pulled in for political purposes.

Look! If you think Sarah Palin should be in any public office, it is no surprise you would fall for these scams. These politicians fully understand how useful fear is and they are spinning all kinds of lies to try to get your votes and your money. Probably not in the that order. I’m not surprised. Should anyone be?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-conservatives-suddenly-care-about-political-mail-order-scams