Monument’s Stewart Verdery spoke with Bloomberg Government about how industries are moving from lobbying Republicans to plotting what to do if Democrats win the House or Senate in the midterm elections.
The dilemma for K Street clients will be making inroads with Democrats while still trying to remain on good terms with Trump and his team. Some of the fastest growing lobby and messaging shops during Trump’s second term have been all-Republican outfits, but bipartisan firms say they’re seeing an uptick in interest ahead of the midterm campaigns.
Bipartisan shops said this can be a good time to hire Democrats.
“Smart firms try to buy low,” said Stewart Verdery, founder of the bipartisan Monument Advocacy. “You can get Democratic talent relatively cheaply.”