To him, the test ban treaty was just another wedge issue.
The intense voters show up to vote for or against a candidate based on that one position, sometimes known as a wedge issue.
I knew that many of the Administration's accomplishments could be framed as wedge issues.
Without race as a wedge issue, the solid black Democratic vote became a powerful advantage in key states.
The Amendment has been described as a "wedge issue" and part of the culture wars.
I think that the wedge issues have hit their high water mark for a while.
This time the wedge issue points the wrong way.
"If they want to choose some kind of wedge issue and distort my position, I will fight back very clearly."