“Ingratiation and access... are not corruption.” Chief Justice Roberts expanded upon this assertion in the McCutcheon opinion, writing that “[t]hey [ingratiation and access] embody a central feature of democracy—that constituents support candidates who share their beliefs and interests, and candidates who are elected can be expected to be responsive to those concerns.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/selling-access-supreme-co_b_11935622