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Janine R. Wedel  Author, "Unaccountable"

Booted by Voters? Still in Hot Demand: 5 Places Former Pols Go After Leaving Congress

11/18/2014

In Washington, power never dies. Luckily for those who won't be returning to Congress -- the tally is 75 -- their power and influence is more sought after than ever, and many "fail up." For them, the days of being lobbied are over. Now some will make the classic switch, joining the ranks of the lobbyists of K Street, trying to shape the legislation of their former colleagues.
But many others will follow a more circuitous path, with insidious consequences for accountability.
As I write in Unaccountable, with the rise of new media, corporate power flowing in directions never before seen, and influential legal and public relations firms, a whole new breed of Washington player has emerged, where ambiguity is crucial to both success and deniability. Gridlock, which tightened even further election night, means that the influence game has spread far beyond Capitol Hill, where so little actual legislation is getting passed. So where do these displaced politicians go? Voters gave them the boot, but various new power centers will be quick to snap them and their connections up. Even those who haven't lost their bid are choosing to decamp to these new power centers.