Seems like a waste of money to me. Probably would have paid to take a photo of myself arm wrestling Teddy Roosevelt though.

His run anywhere from low thousands to nearly 100k. Sometimes they’re free - if it’s like, police/fire etc

There’s kind of a bell curve. The smart move is to not pay. The mid curve (worst) move is to pay for the photo. That’s the trap option. An adult man pays to have an awkward photo with another man. The other smart move is to pay a comical amount for the dinner so you can inject the politician wit...