“In a campaign, you need help from your friends;
in Washington you need it from your enemies.”
— Hunter S. Thompson, 1994
A recent study indicates that “Lobbyists with past working experience in the office of a US Senator su ffer an average 21% drop in generated revenue when that Senator leaves office. The eff ect is immediate, it is discontinuous around the exit period and it persists in the long-term.”
May those who lobby the Senate suffer 21% drops in income frequently.