Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says candidates have all kinds of tricks to make sure their latest campaign finance disclosures makes them seem as flush as possible. 

“You can delay paying bills until after the quarterly reports are filed," Farnsworth says. "You can beg donors to give you money before the deadline rather than after to make your campaign look better.”

With Deadlines Approaching, Campaigns Use Tricks to Influence Finance Disclosures (WVTF)