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Foxbagger

As a loyal Fox viewer and Teaparty member (a.k.a. "Teabagger"), he proudly votes against his own self interest. He's a Foxbagger.
by shoqvalue February 2, 2010
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Corpocrat

Corporate + Democrat

A politician who poses as a believer in representative democracy, but is actually, by ideology or legislative action, a firm proponent of a ruling corpocracy, where most power and policy is centered around propping up or protecting corporate interests.
Senators Evan Bayh, Richard Shelby, and Diane Feinstein are often seen as Corpocrats.
by shoqvalue February 18, 2010
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Truthboating

An organized political tactic or strategy aimed at exposing and promoting the actual facts about a political candidate, their positions, or their record.

A play on "Swiftboating," where baseless allegations are widely promoted to smear a candidate (often with funding provided by outside groups),"Truthboating" is designed to discredit a candidate or their positions based on well documented facts or the public record.

While some might consider telling the truth about a candidate to be a "dirty trick," others feel the practice may actually make an important contribution to electoral politics.
Mitt Romney called it "disgusting" that the Obama campaign was citing actual facts about when he worked at Bain Capital. Such truthboating is expected to escalate as the presidential election approaches.
by shoqvalue July 18, 2012
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Astrotweet

A political message posted to Twitter (or other social network), which is written by skilled writers working for political organizations, and meant to appear as if it was generated as spontaneous political expression by ordinary citizens.
The attacks on the Congressman were not sincere posts by citizens, but rather, the output of a well orchestrated astrotweet campaign.
by shoqvalue January 11, 2011
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