This disdain for lobbyists is ironically giving more corporate lobbyists even more power. Whether you like it or not lobbying is here to stay because that's the

This disdain for lobbyists is ironically giving more corporate lobbyists even more power. Whether you like it or not lobbying is here to stay because that's the only way a handful for generalists in the US can write policy related to the million aspects of modern society. Voters want the government to give out free vaccines and antiviral medication, but do you think the average Senator, who spends 90% of their time politicking and virtue signalling, knows anything about pharmaceutical companies, drug authorization, distribution, etc? They outsource most of that work to lobbyists who are subject-matter experts, who are obviously biased towards their clients. The only way to counter the effects of corporate lobbying is more grass-roots lobbying and general awareness of policy by voters in general. The blanket contempt people have for lobbying these only serves to discourage the type of lobbying that was instrumental in for the passage of Civil Rights and environmental legislation decades ago.