NEWBs.
Don't you people read and follow the news??
The Clintons perfected how to do this a long time ago.
Here's what you do...
You call up Senators Batchit-crazy and I'm-for-sale and tell them you have a very important issue that you and many of your friends need the Senator's support on. You then invite them to come to a gala fundraising dinner party to hear more about the issue and you say (...
and this is key...)...
"Without you we could only get about $100 a plate, but if you commit to coming we can get $5K a plate for each of your re-election campaigns. And the best part is, "Deny NAI" is all part of our 'Airline Pilots Against CO2 Emissions' initiative!"
Hey presto!
Now you have Senators Batchit-crazy and I'm-for-sale working for you.