Long before the election, party operatives also met with county officials to gain regular access to voter information.

The job of party operatives became more complicated last week.

Boyce also was criticized for hiring Democratic party operatives for several positions within his office.

This same pattern of interlocking groups was repeated further down the chain to the lowliest hamlet- all controlled by party operatives.

His comments have been dispatched across the Internet by party operatives and echoed by conservative talk-show hosts.

Around the state, investigators have found extensive evidence of judges giving lucrative court appointments to campaign contributors and party operatives.

Most of the swing states even let party operatives help voters fill out their absentee ballots when the voters ask for help.

At the same time, however, several of her supporters spent the day negotiating with convention organizers for a solution to the situation, party operatives said.

After his election, Jackson began a political patronage system that rewarded political party operatives, which had a profound effect on future elections.

I wonder if it's one of the handmade signs you see Republican party operatives blatantly handing out to delegates on the way in here...