In “The Evil Plutocrat” all parties would probably cooperate to vote the bill down, since otherwise they will be sending a message that they could be played in that (and probably other) fashion, which will deminish their future profits, as other lobbyists would try to play them instead of bribing.
It should also be possible to milk the scenario for publicity: “Our opponents sold out to the evil plutocrat and passed horrible legislation so he would bankroll them!”
I wish I were more confident that that strategy would actually work...
In “The Evil Plutocrat” all parties would probably cooperate to vote the bill down, since otherwise they will be sending a message that they could be played in that (and probably other) fashion, which will deminish their future profits, as other lobbyists would try to play them instead of bribing.
It should also be possible to milk the scenario for publicity: “Our opponents sold out to the evil plutocrat and passed horrible legislation so he would bankroll them!”
I wish I were more confident that that strategy would actually work...