Before she won her primary in Delaware, conservative opponents pointed out that O’Donnell, who had run twice for U.S. Senate before, had burned several former staffers who were not paid for their services. The knock on O’Donnell was that, in lieu of a stable career, she was making a living as a perennial candidate. Lo and behold: She ended her 2010 bid with $924,800 in her campaign war chest. That’s about 13 percent of the money she raised for her entire campaign.