| W, e.g. | 7 |
| Vote seeker, briefly | 20 |
| Rep. or Dem. | 12 |
| Person in a race | 16 |
| Officeholder | 12 |
| Election contender, for short | 29 |
| D.C. dignitary | 14 |
| D.C. denizen | 12 |
| D.C. deal maker | 15 |
| Capitol Hill figure, briefly | 28 |
| Campaign vet | 12 |
| Cambodian dictator Pot | 22 |
| C-SPAN figure | 13 |
| "Meet the Press" guest, for short | 43 |
| Washington figure | 17 |
| Ward heeler, e.g. | 17 |
| Vote solicitor | 14 |
| Typical" Face the Nation" guest | 41 |
| Tammany man | 11 |
| Stumper? | 8 |
| Seat seeker | 11 |
| Seasoned campaigner | 19 |
| Running pro | 11 |
| Rep. or Sen. | 12 |
| Party rep | 9 |
| Party pro | 9 |
| One exchanging party favors? | 28 |
| Office seeker, for short | 24 |
| Office seeker | 13 |
| Nov. runner | 11 |
| House dealer? | 13 |
| Hardened campaigner | 19 |
| Dem. or Rep. | 12 |
| D.C. figure, for short | 22 |
| Career campaigner | 17 |
| Campaigner, in brief | 20 |
| Cambodia's Pot | 18 |
| Wheeler-dealer in D.C. | 22 |
| Washington type | 15 |
| Washington pro | 14 |
| Washington denizen | 18 |
| Warsaw's land: Abbr. | 24 |
| Warsaw's home, briefly | 26 |
| Warsaw loc. | 11 |
| Wardheeler | 10 |
| Vote-seeker, casually | 21 |
| Vote seeker, casually | 21 |
| Veteran vote seeker | 19 |
| Vet on the hustings | 19 |
| Typical "Meet the Press" guest, for short | 51 |
| Smoke-filled room habitue | 25 |
| Smoke-filled room figure | 24 |
| Senator, e.g. | 13 |
| Senator or congressman, for short | 33 |
| Running expert, for short | 25 |
| Runner? | 7 |
| Rep. or Dem. worker | 19 |
| Race planner | 12 |
| Quadrennial conventiongoer | 26 |
| Professional runner? | 20 |
| Professional runner | 19 |
| Precinct worker | 15 |
| Power seeker | 12 |
| Politician, slangily | 20 |
| Person with a base and a platform, for short | 44 |
| Person looking for a seat? | 26 |
| Patronage purveyor, for short | 29 |
| Patronage provider | 18 |
| Party worker: Abbr. | 19 |
| Party planner, for short? | 25 |
| Party person, informally? | 25 |
| Party person, for short | 23 |
| Party member, maybe | 19 |
| Party hack, for short | 21 |
| Party hack | 10 |
| Part of N.Y.P.D. | 16 |
| PAC beneficiary | 15 |
| One who runs for office, briefly | 32 |
| One who is in | 13 |
| One in the legislative biz | 26 |
| One in office, for short | 24 |
| One experienced with running | 28 |
| Old campaigner | 14 |
| Officeholder for short | 23 |
| Office-seeker: Abbr. | 20 |
| Office seeker: Abbr. | 20 |
| Office seeker, slangily | 23 |
| Office seeker, informally | 25 |
| Office seeker, briefly | 22 |
| Office seeker for short | 24 |
| Office pursuer | 14 |
| Noble lie teller, briefly | 25 |
| NATO member since 1999: Abbr. | 29 |
| Many a "Meet the Press" guest, informally | 51 |
| Machine part? | 13 |
| Lobbyist's quarry | 21 |
| Little office seeker | 20 |
| Legislative figure | 18 |
| Kind of science: Abbr. | 22 |
| J. Layton or S. Harper | 22 |