Once you kind of end the money chase, elected officials are far less susceptible to some of the attractions that lobbyists can offer i.e. travel, food, gifts, campaign contributions. Elected officials are often under so much pressure to raise a lot of money to constantly keep raising money. That's why they have these close ties with lobbyists. Lobbyists help them raise money.
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