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• n  a fervent and even militant proponent of something
• n  an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
• n  a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
• a  devoted to a cause or party

• The facade of unification fell down and the opposing parties retained their partisan views when they were asked to vote on the contentious issue.
• Obama is not significantly more partisan than Bush.
• Diana Butler Bass makes a smart point about the grumbling about whether Obama is being sufficiently bipartisan in these early days of his Administration: Obama never promised .

• zealot
• drumbeater
• enthusiast
• partizan

• nonpartisan

News & Articles

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• Video: Bill Clinton: Christie "consorting with a leper"
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, spent some time with former President Bill Clinton at a conference. CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses the move, which may be part of a plan to portray him as a bi-partisan problem solver.
  June 17, 2013 - CBS News
• IRS scandal: Is debate too political?
  Congressional investigators still haven't determined for certain whether partisan politics played a role in the IRS targeting scandal. But local observers say the investigation itself has become quite political.
  June 16, 2013 - WCPO Cincinnati
• IRS targeting: Scandal or snafu?
  Like a partisan version of the proverbial blind men touching the elephant, members of Congress have starkly differing views of the scope and magnitude of the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status that dominates headlines and committee hearings.
  June 15, 2013 - CNN

Quotes

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• John Boehner in The Associated Press
  Unemployment is near 10 percent. The American people continue to ask, where are the jobs? But the president keeps whining and indulging in childish partisan attacks,Boehner said in a statement. "How out of touch can he get?"
• John McCain in Canoe.ca
  Senator Obama in particular likes to talk up his background as a lecturer on law and also as someone who can work across the aisle to get things done,said McCain. "He went right along with the partisan crowd and was among the 22 senators...
• Mitch McConnell in Los Angeles Times
  It is my hope that the majority's avowed interest in improving this legislation on the Senate floor is genuine and the partisan gamesmanship is over,said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), promising "many amendments."