And, to judge by the results last Tuesday, it was a failure as a political ploy.

"People are talking about this as a political ploy," she said.

I think outrage as a political ploy itself has become a major problem.

Other city officials said the plan was a political ploy that would never fly.

Some officials have suggested that the commission itself is a political ploy.

This is a political ploy, and supporters of the arts will pay the price.

But one diplomat suggested that the offer was a political ploy.

It has to be a political ploy on his part.

Couldn't they all see that it was no more than a rather foolish political ploy?

The idea was that it would be a good political ploy.