1.   His longtime friends describe his populist style as no political gimmick.

2.   Almost daily, headlines trumpet revelations of political fund-raising gimmicks involving contributors of big bucks.

3.   Bradley rejected the proposal as a political gimmick, saying he needed advertising because he was the lesser-known candidate.

4.   Carl Leinonen, head of the Maine State Employees Association, said the plan was a political gimmick that had left workers angry and resentful.

5.   Clinton administration officials and other critics call it a political gimmick with many loopholes.

6.   In an America wary of politicians, his studied earnestness can come across as just another political gimmick.

7.   Or will they dismiss it as a political gimmick that offers little relief for their pocketbook?

8.   Pundits immediately dismissed the proposal as a political gimmick.

9.   Republican lawmakers have criticized the commission as a political gimmick aimed at justifying greater government control over health care.