In Politics
An American colloquialism labels an unpopular politician by saying that he or she "couldn't be elected dogcatcher". "Dogcatcher" is also used as shorthand for low-level political office.
In actuality, most animal control officers are appointed by an executive authority. An exception is the town of Duxbury, Vermont, which does elect its dogcatcher.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country—and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.”
—Charles Krauthammer (b. 1950)
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)