"My same exact reaction. But my opponents would jump at the chance to associate me with them. They know that the public would never vote someone in if they thought they were associated with Hellfire, thus giving them the win." He didn't mention that he had actually done a few favors for Hellfire. They were irrelevant and out of the goodness of his heart - not because he believed in their cause.
Jimmy pursed his lips and looked away from Camden momentarily, rubbing the back of his neck like someone who was guilty. "Yeah," he heaved out something that sounded like a sigh mixed with a laugh. "They've got many other politicians they can rightly pull that card on."