Or in the case of
lame duck politicians, then it is the certain knowledge that they will be shunned by the power - brokers after they leave office if they follow a particular course, i.e. no cashing in after leaving office.
Not exact matches
Johnson and other city
politicians deserve their problems because they are making it worse by cozying up to the governor against what they view as a weakened,
lame -
duck mayor.
The mayor, who played a big role in the last speaker's race, is said to have less influence in this year's race given that he is now a
lame -
duck politician.