12/10/25
The latest to seek permanent employment as a “candidate” is Jocelyn Crockett. She joins Stacy Adams, Beto O’Rourke and Curtis Sliwa among others, who have found a way to milk the campaign finance laws to make a very comfortable living. The advent of “influencing” as an occupation only adds to the number of people who have turned some level of exposure into full time “get me in front of a camera/microphone” folks.
Crockett has to know she has no chance of winning a statewide election. Indeed, her kickoff had little to do with addressing what she would do as a Texas Senator. Rather she saw her bread get buttered by bashing Trump. The constant stream of anger sells her brand and she will ride that horse as long as the trough is full of money from those only to glad to have another loud voice in the wilderness of anger politics.
She won’t be the last and they exist on both sides of the aisle. Look for Marjorie Taylor-Green to join the ranks of people who turn a short stint of perceived gravitas into something well beyond their talents. Kamala Harris is doing her best to keep the money flowing. Obama can’t shut up and he needs to pay for the “library”.
The revolving door of political employment to traditional lobbying has found competition from government “advising”/ambassadorship, media, academia and now podcasting/influencing. It only entices more to seek office in hopes of not only enriching themselves while in office but the trappings that await them post “public service”. This further degrades the quality of those who are supposed to put country over their own desires.
Beware when candidates are short on what they will do for you and long on what they will do for themselves.
Current Day Publius 