"Political hack" is a pejorative term describing a person who is more loyal to a particular political party than to their own sense of ethics. The term "hired gun" is often used in tandem to further describe the moral bankruptcy of the "hack". When a group of "political hacks" of a similar political affiliation get together, they are sometimes called a "political hack pack." When one side of a debate has more "political hacks" than the other, this is referred to as a "hack gap" and gives an advantage to the side with more "political hacks."
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References
- Voges, Angela (2014). Brain Porn: Best of the Daily Maverick. Cape Town: Tafelberg. ISBN 9780624070672.
- Chalt, Jonathan (2011-06-22). "The Hack Gap". The New Republic. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- Serwer, Adam (2011-06-22). "Media gave Bush pass on 'torture,' but clobbers Obama over Libya 'hostilities'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
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