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Wedge issue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A wedge issue is a social or political issue, often of a divisive or otherwise controversial nature, which splits apart or creates a "wedge" in the support base of one political group. Wedge issues ...
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If there were a recipe for creating a new conservative culture-wars issue, ... In the absence of any reality-based platform from which to oppose Obama and the Democrats, wedge issues like this and stunts like those silly "tea parties" they're planning for tax day are the one vain hope Republicans have left to remain relevant.
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Republicans have their own difficulties on the issue. John McCain, who won the New Hampshire primary in 2000, admits his cosponsorship of the Kennedy-McCain immigration reform bill hurt him politically. "It disappoints me so much," he said last summer.
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This project examines whether wedge issues such as stem cell research and gay marriage influence the manner in which a member of Congress represents his or her district. ... "Wedge Issue Politics: The Effects of Divisive Issues on Representation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political...
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"For many groups and lawmakers who don't really want to fix immigration, this is just the wedge issue that will help them in a political campaign," said Julien Ross, director of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.
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Among voters who call immigration a "very important" issue in the next election, polling shows that Giuliani holds an advantage over Clinton in a theoretical match-up. And for most of the Republican field, being against any form of illegal immigration has been a winner.
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Latinoamericanistas like me can only see the positive of having immigration as a wedge issue. The election industry wants to either stoke it or diffuse it because they are all in the business of winning elections.
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