Failure to clear streets can turn into an election issue.

It is far from clear whether the vote will become a potent election issue over the next year.

In a tough campaign, she wanted to draw attention to "serious election issues."

Democrats had not used gun control in the past as an election issue.

If this isn't the election issue, I don't know what is.

But leaders in both parties seem to want an election issue, not a bill.

"Both the left and right have used the bridge as an election issue."

"Let this become an election issue in 2006," he announced.

A key election issue where those who run services have to make tough decisions.

The use of Portuguese became an important election issue this year.