play politics
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"I've got as many Republican fans as Democrats and I don't want to make any of them mad at me, so I don't play politics," she once said during an interview with Fox News.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“We know what our job is,” Moriarity said, “it’s not to play politics, but to ensure a thorough investigation, seek justice and to be fair to all involved, and we are committed to doing that.”
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
“I do not want to look back and think we caused something or we missed something and someone got hurt. I don’t want to play politics with any of that.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
“We can’t play politics with this kind of issue,” she said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
One of the things I have noticed about you is your utter inability to play politics.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
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