1.   But as long as we bear these limitations in mind we can, to some extent, assess the muscle of the political machine.

2.   But it also is true that neither candidate came from a wealthy, politically influential family or a powerful political machine.

3.   But there are also those who suggest that the Mayor has created his own, discreet, Chicago political machine.

4.   By creating the ethnically balanced ticket, something new, he put together the most powerful political machine in Chicago history.

5.   Standardization was very important to the Progressives, because the political machines of the day often dispensed services unevenly.

6.   This is deadly for a political machine that lives through patronage.

7.   Although reform is happening, the century-old political machine is still there.

8.   And like the county election officials in Florida, Democratic leaders routinely leave urban blacks at the mercy of old, dysfunctional political machines.

9.   And they also watch television, give interviews and try to keep the political machine running.

10.   Anyone who thinks the days of the old-style political machines are gone has probably never run for office here.