"a political football" in Chinese (Simplified)
政治筹码政治争议话题
Definition
被政客或党派用来争取利益或互相指责的问题，而不是为了真正解决问题。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是带有批评意味的非正式习语，多用于政治或新闻语境。指真正的问题被各方用来互相指责，而非解决。常见用法有“变成政治筹码”等。
Examples
Healthcare has become a political football in this election.
医疗保健在这次选举中成了**政治筹码**。
The new law turned into a political football between the two parties.
新法律成了两党之间的**政治争议话题**。
Education funding shouldn’t be a political football.
教育经费不应该成为**政治筹码**。
They keep tossing immigration back and forth like a political football.
他们一直把移民问题当作**政治筹码**来回踢。
Don’t let climate change become a political football—we need real action.
不要让气候变化变成**政治筹码**——我们需要真正的行动。
Every time there’s an election, taxes become a political football again.
每次选举，税收又变成了**政治筹码**。