Lincoln was a shrewd politician, but he wasn't cynical.

Dean, an instinctively shrewd politician, recognized an opportunity when it presented itself.

He has won four statewide elections since 1982 and built a reputation as one of the shrewdest politicians California ever produced.

Bates, a shrewd politician himself, knew that all sides must be pacified.

As the British found, he was a shrewd politician, a genius at politics.

"Roland is one of the shrewdest politicians you'll find in the state, but there's always a detachment that existed from the party itself."

Otherwise his actions in 1960 make little sense, and whatever he is, Nixon is a shrewd politician.

But he is considered a shrewd politician, particularly able to find compromise.

However, he also proved to be a shrewd and intelligent politician who knew how to get himself out of more than one difficult situation.

He is the shrewd politician who survived a bribery scandal early in his career.