wedge issue

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14:57 Oct 23, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: wedge issue
Definition from The Washington Post:
A controversial political issue that is often used by one group to divide an opposing political group. The first group hopes that by persuading voters to see the divisiveness among its opponent, voters will agree with its own stance.

Example sentence(s):
  • The whole point of the “Yes We Can” message was to say, let’s move past the politics of divisive wedge issues and work together to solve the real problems challenging American families. Southern Beale
  • These battles have been relegated to the back pages of the national papers and hardly covered at all on national television because the protection of marriage is often called a “wedge issue. Townhall.com
  • Republicans and Democrats have taken turns blaming election losses on wedge-issue ballot initiatives. THE HILL
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5rozkolná téma
Slavomir BELIS
3sporná otázka
Linda Vakermanova


  

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sporná otázka


Definition from own experience or research:
kontroverzná otázka

Example sentence(s):
  • Politika americkej administratívy v spornej otázke poskytovania finančnej podpory organizáciám podporujúcich interrupčné zákroky sa v posledných desaťročiach mení vždy, keď dochádza k výmene straníckych garnitúr v Bielom dome. - Dnes.sk  
  • Obama je vraj v sporných kultúrno-etických otázkach umiernený. Kto má toho nešťastného McCaina vlastne ešte voliť? - Tyzden.sk  

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Linda Vakermanova
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rozkolná téma


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