[malermeister]

I think his star power is a big part of what makes the lobbying effective in the first place, so I'm not sure if that distinction even makes sense.

[defrost]

Sure, that is how these things evolve.

For the historians that like to trace the roots of things the test would be whether this is a lobby and cause that was bought into being by its star face, or did it kick around for a few years before being bought to the attention of a star by their PR people and agents.