Electioneering: Preliminary Trial, Postmortem Verdict

Gilded pols with verbal jousts disarm With statistical ballasts constituents charm On opponents deceptive feints, sound the alarm Scout for votes in city, dale, and farm Broker deals that bolster their position Deceptive adds initiate their political inquisition Bribe voters of every walk and station Recount votes with cunning derision Conveniently forget every token promise Accept all gratuities without malice With honey and wine, fill every lobbyist chalice Satiate ego with fatuous, frivolous dalliance