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Bookmark or Share- Wedge Issue - Political DictionaryA wedge issue is a contentious topic that is used in politics to divide or polarize the public, often with the intention of swaying voters towards a particular party or candidate. In recent elections, immigration has become a prominent wedge issue, with parties taking starkly opposing views, thereby polarizing voters and creating intense debates.
- Wedge issue - WikipediaA wedge issue in politics is any issue used to create a division within a political party. These issues are usually employed as a tactic by a minority party against a governing majority party, with the aim of splitting the majority's electorate into two or more camps.
- The Issues That Divide People Within Each PartyThere is no shortage of issues that divide Democrats and Republicans — the presidential election, the Supreme Court confirmation vote, etc.
- Column: Could wedge issues be the cure for polarized politics?For decades, wedge issues were associated with race and other fraught cultural issues that typically divided Democrats, surely one reason why so many liberals hated them: they peeled off...
- The Irresistible Effectiveness of Wedge PoliticsThe tactic of using emotional issues like abortion to divide the electorate into two sharply defined sides reflects an unloved yet widespread strategy in American electioneering: wedge politics.
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