Related Clues:

• GOP operative, e.g.
• Lobbyist's quarry
• D.C. deal maker
• Expert at running
• Obligatory
• D.C. wheeler-dealer
• Vote seeker, for short
• Stumper?
• Dion or Duceppe
• Cambodian dictator Pot
• Ballot figure
• Winning candidate
• Runner?
• Office seeker
• Capitol Hill figure, briefly