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'Zombie Campaigns': The candidate might be spending money, even if they're dead

With all of the attention on the "swamp creatures" occupying the U.S. Capitol, nobody is paying attention to the zombies.
Credit: 10News, Tampa Bay Times
"Zombie Campaigns": A groundbreaking political investigation by 10News and the Tampa Bay Times.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Drain they swamp, they said.

With all of the attention on the "swamp creatures" occupying the U.S. Capitol, nobody is paying attention to the zombies: former lawmakers whose careers are dead, but their campaigns have come to life to help subsidize their lifestyles after they've left office.

A joint investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and 10News WTSP finds there are at least 100 zombie campaigns nationwide by politicians who no longer serve or worse -- are dead.

Visit zombiecampaigns.com at the link below for the full project, including a wide-ranging database to explore whether there's a zombie in your own backyard.

Zombie Campaigns: The campaign is over. The candidate might be dead. But the spending never stops.

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