(US, chiefly in the negative, usually in the phrase 'have a dog in the fight') A personal stake in an issue.
Wilson: He's right. They endorse Royce, fine, 'the hell else they gonna do? But what they say and don't say from the pulpit the Sunday before the primary we still got a dog in that fight.Carcetti: I do this right, they respect it.Wilson:…
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