play politics

基本解释

Because when storms strike Main Street, we don’t play politics with emergency aid.
由於風暴襲擊了中産堦級，我們不會在緊急援助上玩弄權術。
So let me just make this simple point. There will be plenty of time between now and November to play politics.
所以讓我把它說的簡單點，從現在起到十一月份你們將有充足的時間玩弄權術。
If they did, they would not play politics with the vote to raise the country's debt ceiling; they would also agree to raise taxes or just repeal the Bush-era tax cuts.
如果他們相信，他們就不會玩弄權術，投票支持提高國債上限，他們也同意提高稅負或者廢除佈什時期的減稅政策。

"There are some in Washington today who seem determined to play the same old partisan politics, working to score political points, even if it means burdening this country with an unsustainable status quo,"
I think Republicans play a dirty game of politics,
我認爲共和黨在政治遊戯中玩得很爛，
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Alas, this diversity strategy, combined with old-fashioned pay-to-play politics, has enveloped the state in scandal.
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So my message to Congress is: Now is not the time to play politics.
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