Some superintendents are skeptical of what they perceive as a political gambit in negotiations between the Legislature and the Governor's office.
They doubt that his political gambit has any chance of success, primarily because of his perceived arrogance.
According to Anura, his sister's rise was the result of a failed political gambit by their mother.
The Legislature's top Republican, suggesting that such actions were a political gambit, vowed to begin an all-out investigation if some of the proposed cuts became reality.
You could say that I am making too much of a mere political gambit.
He described the contacts between them as riddled with political gambits and calculated leaks of official working documents to news organizations.
Goldfarb declined to tell Smith whether or not the Koch brothers are involved in funding this latest political gambit.
For the Governor, the call for a convention appeared to be a no-lose political gambit.
To a large degree, the anti-secession law is a political gambit, as China's leaders already are empowered to invade Taiwan with or without statutory approval.
Terry O'Brien, 42, a psychiatric social worker who is white, interpreted the President's remarks as simply a political gambit.