Politics?

[harrygunner]

Boss is a TV show with a character that is the mayor of Chicago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_%28TV_series%29

In my naivety, I'm asking are politics as savage as depicted in that show?

[sqlbullet]

I can't speak for the level depicted in the show.

But, based on my experience with the local Jr High principle and the PTA, they probably are.