Outside groups don’t arrive in DC with 55 gallon drums of “palm oil”.
That is easy. Lobbyists give politicians tons of money and pay for “informational getaways” where they live high on the hog while lobbyists foot the bill for their airfare, fancy hotels, expensive golf outings, and gourmet dinners all the while telling the politicians how smart and good looking they are.
“Here’s what youse is to do and here’s youse campaign contribution.”
Politicians like things simple.
Follow the money.
I’ll take “Follow The Money” for $400 please, Alex...
Cruz never “promised” he could defund Obamacare. He said from the beginning “if” the American people overwhelmed Congress with calls and e-mails demanding it, then they could do it. He never said a minority of congress could do it on their own without public pressure to sway others.
....Groups like the Senate Conservatives Fund certainly attack their GOP targets as harshly and uncharitably as the parties generally attack one another. Is this out of bounds?.....
Not at all.
Uniparty news again
The GOPe attacks conservatives and they complain when the conservatives fight back
Elected representatives for the most part see themselves as America’s royalty - especially senators.
The Lobbyists come to them bearing gifts.
“Outside Groups”, like the citizens who vote and taxpayers who pay their salaries have strange and irritating misconceptions about about who works for whom.
Lobbyists make Congressmen rich.
The flip side is that professional lobbyist are often lawyers, former government managers or analysts, or industry experts, who know what they are talking about, and can offer real input on the real-life application of pieces of a proposed law, or the entire matter being discussed.
“outside groups” of concerned citizens are often (but not always) more “real”, and actually care about their issue, and want to do what they think in right. But, they often don't know what they are talking about.
Now, would your rather take your advice from someone who know what they are talking about, but is advocating their own side, or someone who doesn't know what they are talking about but is genuine. Who would you rather argue with? Making campaign support (money, press, get-out-the-vote drives) the tie breaker, makes some sense, even if you don't really like it.
Disclaimer, it's been more than 5, but less then 10 years since I've “lobbied” or been lobbied.
“Why lawmakers love lobbyists and hate ‘outside groups’”
It’s obvious why, no need to write an article about it.