Dem aides could face massive layoffs

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I'm not trying to paint him as a victim. He knew his job was only as secure as the next election. He had successfully played the Washington game for about 20 years, bouncing from position to position, and then hit a dry spell when his guy retired at the same time that his party lost power temporarily. But these are real people with families, and they don't always land in cushy jobs right away. My cousin's husband is doing OK now at a lobby firm.