"Political gamesmanship" refers to the tactics and strategies used by politicians to gain an advantage, manipulate public opinion, or outperform their opponents, often at the expense of honesty or ethics. Full definition
King, who calls himself «politically homeless,» says that while both parties talk about faith and invoke Scripture, he and other young evangelicals he knows sense an undercurrent of political gamesmanship in all the religious talk. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
We need leadership, not political gamesmanship in order to pass the budget.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
He's going to pretend that those proficiency numbers represent something other than political gamesmanship by the governor's office. (jonathanpelto.com)