Answer: mudslinger

AnswerCrossword Clue
MUDSLINGERCandidate for office, at times
MUDSLINGERDesperate political candidate, at times (strong connection)
MUDSLINGERDirty campaigner
MUDSLINGERDirty politician
MUDSLINGERNasty political opponent
MUDSLINGERUnethical politician
MUDSLINGERCampaigner, often
MUDSLINGERShot taker
MUDSLINGERCoffeehouse employee?
MUDSLINGERPolitical scandalmonger.
MUDSLINGERPolitical vilifier.
MUDSLINGERCampaigner of a sort
MUDSLINGERSmear campaigner
mudslingerone who engages in malicious slander intended to discredit another