What's behind the GOP's enduring dominance of K Street?

Republicans are the minority party in Washington. But they hold the majority of plum lobbying jobs

K Street
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Since President Obama's convincing re-election victory, the prevailing political narrative has been that Republicans are on the ropes, rethinking their policies on everything from gay marriage to immigration.

Somebody forgot to tell K Street.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.