The act of entering a political race with the intention of swaying the vote towards another canidate. The word was coined by Jim Gearheart, a radio talk show host on NJ101.5 in NJ, after an Independent candidate named Chris Daggett ran for governor of New Jersey and was believed to have been backed by the Democratic Party in order to steal votes from the Rebublican canidate.
In the future, Independent canidates for political office are likely to be accused of daggettry if they have any ties to a major political party.
John really enjoys playing the role of the disgruntle priest. The priest is a such a dagget; he enjoys having a reason to bitch at the nuns for gossipping.
When a highly unpopular and desperate democratic incumbent uses an idealistic independent candidate as a decoy to direct votes away from his republican opposition.
Daggetry includes the unpopular and desperate democratic incumbent's bankrolling of political endorsements (robo-calls) in favor of the idealistic independent candidate.