It is, of course, an old political trick to keep going on about the detailed mundane issues relating to a policy, in order to bore stakeholders into submission. (edwincoe.com)
Many people trained as scientists feel that self - promotion is a dirty political trick. (sciencemag.org)
Manhattan BP Scott Stringer is employing that age old political trick of using your opponent's words against him, reminding his NYC comptroller Democratic primary challenger, Eliot Spitzer, that once upon a time he thought releasing one's tax returns was of the utmost importance for candidates seeking elected office. (nystateofpolitics.com)