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1869 tobacco label featuring Boss Tweed. In the politics of the United States of America, a boss is a person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party.They do not necessarily hold public office themselves; most historical bosses did not, at least during the times of their greatest influence.
A ward heeler is an American urban political operative who works for a political party in a political ward, the smallest electoral subdivision of a city, usually to achieve an election result. The concept often carries connotations of corruption. A ward heeler may have controlling influence with a small clique in the ward organization.
In this 1889 Udo Keppler cartoon from Puck, all of New York City politics revolves around boss Richard Croker.. In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives (such as money or political jobs) and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.
William Magear "Boss" Tweed [note 1] (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State.
Donald Trump controls his huge, faithful voting base and, with a few words on Truth Social, he can ruin any Republican’s political career. Just like a mob boss, he can do this if they “cross ...
Tammany Hall leader John F. Curry and Brooklyn political boss John H. McCooey had joined forces to support Al Smith's candidacy. [75] Roosevelt and his lead campaign manager James Farley stripped Tammany of federal patronage, which had expanded under the New Deal , and passed it instead to Ed Flynn , boss of the Bronx, who had kept his district ...
A top adviser to Donald Trump privately told colleagues in December 2020 that his boss would not leave the White House "under any circumstances", new video alleges.. Dan Scavino, who was then ...
Rufus Pasquale "Rufie" Elefante (April 11, 1903 – November 15, 1994) was an American political boss from Utica, New York. [1] Originally a Republican, who worked as a trucker, Elefante rose to power during the late 1920s.