Deborah Travis Honeycutt is challenging David Scott in the 13th congressional district, which takes in parts of northern Henry County. So far she appears to be running a quiet race: Lexis only shows five articles that mention Honeycutt in the AJC, with one of them being a letter to the editor from the candidate herself.

Checking the campaign financial disclosures,though, I came across some rather large fundraising numbers for Honeycutt. As of late June, she has pulled in $484,470 in contributions, 99 percent of which have come from individuals. Honeycutt has only given her campaign $3,000. Although this isn't enough to seriously challenge Scott, this is still quite a chunk of money for a race most people consider a lock for the incumbent.

But what is odd is that she has spent virtually all of that money. Her latest report has her with only $42,750 of cash on hand. But what's even weirder is what she's spent her money on: at least 85 percent of her campaign disbursements have gone to direct mail fundraising. In other words, she's raking in money through direct mail only to turn right around and give it to her direct mail consultant in fees and, presumably, to start another round of direct mail fundraising.

I have absolutely zero experience in campaigns, so I have no clue what's going on. Does anybody know what her plan is?