play politics

基本解释

Because when storms strike Main Street, we don’t play politics with emergency aid.
由于风暴袭击了中产阶级，我们不会在紧急援助上玩弄权术。
So let me just make this simple point. There will be plenty of time between now and November to play politics.
所以让我把它说的简单点，从现在起到十一月份你们将有充足的时间玩弄权术。
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.
如果他们相信，他们就不会玩弄权术，投票支持提高国债上限，他们也同意提高税负或者废除布什时期的减税政策。

"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,
我认为共和党在政治游戏中玩得很烂，
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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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