No matter what happens in the next few years, the damage is done. It is now known that the next administration could kill your apolitical career with the stroke

No matter what happens in the next few years, the damage is done. It is now known that the next administration could kill your apolitical career with the stroke of the pen if your ideas vaguely support the wrong team. If you have talent, why deal with the (frequently) middling pay and the existential risk that could follow every election?