machine politics
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The congressman’s chief rival is Ravi Bhalla, the mayor of Hoboken, who has tried to shape the primary into a referendum on patronage, corruption and the corrosive influence of machine politics.
From New York Times
Mayor Ganim's critics - his challenger chief among them - say that the incident has exposed the underbelly of a type of corrupt Democratic party "machine politics" in the city.
From BBC
Comer cut his teeth in the bare-knuckled machine politics of Monroe County, Kentucky, and knew how to win allies, according to those who knew him.
From Seattle Times
He also cut his teeth in the bare-knuckled machine politics of Monroe County, Kentucky, and knew how to win allies, according to those who knew him.
From Seattle Times
Is it the breakdown of machine politics, or gerrymandering?
From Los Angeles Times
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