Even corrupt political operatives recognize the need to align interests

"He was willing to hire them, but he gave them no leeway: payment upon receipt of the ballot request forms. No exceptions. 'These people, if you don’t pay them to do something,' Dowless told us, 'if you pay them an hourly rate, they’ll go sit under a tree'” (Graff and Ochesner, Politico, Nov. 2021)