A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POL

Tue, 19 Mar '24
Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally
Sun, 11 Feb '24
Primary person, informally
Tue, 16 Jan '24
Many a C-Span interviewee, informally
Fri, 5 Jan '24
Campaigner, informally
Mon, 4 Dec '23
Experienced campaigner, for short
Sat, 15 Jul '23
Who's in the running?
Tue, 6 Jun '23
D.C. insider
Mon, 17 Apr '23
Professional office-seeker, informally
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Party person, informally
Thu, 24 Nov '22
Beltway insider
Wed, 28 Sep '22
D.C. dealmaker
Tue, 2 Aug '22
Campaign pro
Sun, 22 May '22
D.C. figure
Tue, 16 Nov '21
One shaking hands and kissing babies, stereotypically
Mon, 30 Aug '21
One running for office, for short
Thu, 13 May '21
Hill figure, for short
Sat, 20 Feb '21
Campaign figure, informally
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Campaign guru