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Che and his coauthors found an increase in sales of plastic bags after the cities prohibited stores from giving away free plastic bags for carrying home groceries.

He's now giving away a million dollars to a random signer every day, creating a sort of electoral lottery.

“It’s surprising and perhaps unprecedented to see a campaign giving away some of its funds before all the votes are cast,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego.

But Imperial Valley residents, who have been on the receiving end of get-rich schemes around water and real estate in the past, are worried that their political leaders may be giving away the store.

In contrast, taking part in something like I’m A Celebrity as his first TV gig would have meant giving away a huge amount of control.