Politicians like to say they hate lobbyists. This is false. They love lobbyists and they love being lobbied. What politicians hate is being lobbied in public, in earshot of their constituents.

Keeping disagreements and policy debates behind the closed doors of Capitol Hill and K Street animates Democrats‘ fight for campaign finance restrictions. But it also lies at the heart of the Republican leadership’s war with Tea Party groups.

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