If you have an interest in politics and causes you have somebody organizing that part of your life. Someboy's got to sort it out. He's extremely well-read. You'll hire an expert. Politics isn't just something they do as a hobby.
Many advisors also have an activist bent.
They have nothing personally to gain. But they can flex as much financial muscle as the corporate Hollywood lobby. For years, Washington has been importing Hollywood-like image advisors to improve how they get their image across. It's kind of a mirror image. Griffin was headed for a State Department job when Reiner asked him to head up the Reiner Foundation, a pro-children charity.