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untouched reputation among former constituents can mean a lot to potential intra-party
challengers, for future voters of other municipalities and also for leaders thinking whom
they should support. With those perspectives in mind, it does seem rational that former
mayors invest their time in targeted bill drafting. They can use the revenues of those
activities for many further goals. Why should governors not emulate them? A reason
might be that they would just consider going back to the governorship; a movement that
is not only hard to pursue, but also poorly affected by symbolic politics.