They thought the Europeans would ignore any earlier move as election-year politics.

This dismal record could at least be explained by election-year politics.

Democrats blocked the move, saying it was motivated by election-year politics.

The debate in the Senate is further complicated by election-year politics.

They say that the delay is motivated in part by election-year politics.

Connecticut has turned out to be the epicenter of national election-year politics.

The Administration was clearly motivated by more than just election-year politics.

Susan Wing has learned something about election-year politics in the last few months.

To some degree the vote was nothing more than simple election-year politics.

Scientists involved in the process say it has been held up by election-year politics.