The point of lobbyists is to have someone talk to the elected representatives to let them know what their job is. It would be kind of silly to go to all of the

The point of lobbyists is to have someone talk to the elected representatives to let them know what their job is. It would be kind of silly to go to all of the trouble of electing a representative and then never talk to them again. They most certainly are not mind readers. Same reason you talk to your representative on the regular so that your position is known. It's why you hired someone to represent you, after all. As before, the person you hired is not a mind reader. You have to talk to him. Like any employer, if you don't keep in regular touch with your employees they are not going to do the job you expect of them.