Player (political)

A political player is a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power, although usually on a smaller level than a global power elite. The phrase may refer to an individual who is a candidate or elected or appointed official,, retrieved Dec. 12, 2007 but more commonly refers to someone who is not in office but still wields power or influence, such as a lobbyist, M. Kamdar, Forget the Israel Lobby. The Hill's Next Big Player Is Made in India. Washington Post, Sept. 30, 2007, p. B03, retrieved Jan. 31, 2008 a fundraiser S. Kulkarni & G. Graff, Fundraiser Headliners Familiar Faces To Thompson, July 31, 2007 (listing attendees at a Fred Thompson $1000/plate event) or contributor, Lee Davidson and Bob Bernick Jr., Handful give lots of $$: Top 10 political donors have big impact in Utah, Deseret Morning News, May 22, 2006, retrieved 02-09-2008 a whistleblower,Blago whistleblower: Scrap health planning board, 5-6-2009 , retrieved May 8, 2009 a political consultant, R. Sklar, I See Your Markos Moulitsas, And I Raise You a...KARL ROVE?, Huffington Post, 11-15-2007, retrieved on 02-09-2008 a labor union or labor leader,Breslau, Rose Ann DeMoro: Labor Leader & Political Player, Originally published in MORE magazine, September 2006, retrieved Dec. 12, 2007 a corporation, accessed Dec. 12, 2007 or even an entire industry., retrieved Dec. 12, 2007 More recently, with the rise of the Internet, web-based groups such as Moveon.org and online organizations, like ActBlue, have become political players as well.

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