wedge issue

Republican groups are determined to make Israel a wedge issue.

Democrats are about to learn a hard lesson on wedge issues.

It is, as we would say in American elections, a wedge issue.

Tough for the cultural wedge issues to stay top of mind in a presidential.

In the presidential campaign this year, when have you heard crime as a wedge issue?

Wedge issues then play a greater role in campaigns than new ideas.

But will the former Massachusetts governor use this wedge issue?

Party politics and wedge issues have dubious weight with this group.

To him, the test ban treaty was just another wedge issue.

However, he adds that Republicans use this opportunity to focus on wedge issues.

Far too many politicians have used race as a wedge issue to divide our city.

Still, some delegates were eager to work their wedge issues.

This year, however, it has become a wedge issue in the presidential contest.

Without race as a wedge issue, the solid black Democratic vote became a powerful advantage in key states.

"I understand some folks in Washington may want to treat this as another political wedge issue, but it shouldn't be," he said.

In part because of another wedge issue Democrats once wanted to hide from: abortion.

Wedge issues are often raised to get each party's "base" supporters out to vote.

This time the wedge issue points the wrong way.

“China is the wedge issue that Republicans can use,” he said.

I knew that many of the Administration's accomplishments could be framed as wedge issues.

The Amendment has been described as a "wedge issue" and part of the culture wars.

There aren't a lot of global wedge issues left.

It left the conservatives buzzing about education as a possible new wedge issue.