political football
noun
: an issue that politicians argue about and try to use for their advantage
This issue is too important to be treated as a political football.
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That wasn’t the case in Philadelphia, where Kingery turned into something of a political football — the root cause of his offensive decline and subsequent lack of opportunities becoming a constant topic of conversation.
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Sam Blum, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Eggs prices became a political football during last year’s election, where President Trump vowed to begin lowering grocery prices immediately.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, immigration reform in America has long been sidelined by Congress, used as little more than a political football.
—Joanie Schirm, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
With President Trump in power again, however, advocates are once again worried that the BWCAW, one of the most pristine landscapes in the Lower 48, could return to becoming a political football.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sam Blum, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Eggs prices became a political football during last year’s election, where President Trump vowed to begin lowering grocery prices immediately.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, immigration reform in America has long been sidelined by Congress, used as little more than a political football.
—Joanie Schirm, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
With President Trump in power again, however, advocates are once again worried that the BWCAW, one of the most pristine landscapes in the Lower 48, could return to becoming a political football.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Political football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20football. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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