I herd on the news that Paylins $150K shopping spree was not her fault. Before the GOP convention she needed clothes for it and the legal staff stated it was ok to put it on the campaign tab but it had to all be in by some deadline for the entire campaign duration. so thats the reason for the surge of spending. Turned out it wasnt legal as they thought so they were given a wealthy supporters credit card and charged it all. If it wasnt for the legal mistake it would have been more spread out and un-noticed.