Both parties are bought and paid for by lobbyists and have been for a long, long time. Everyone knows this.
One of the most difficult things on a county and state level is sending someone to Washington and keeping the claws from sinking too deep. The lure of big money is very strong.
And then you get to the situation we are in locally. A middle-class guy wins on a tiny budget. Is coming up for re-election and who appears? A rich Dem carpet-bagger former lobbyist with lots of connections. If you were the first guy... would you reconsider taking lobbyist money now?
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