wedge issue

noun

: a political issue that divides a candidate's supporters or the members of a party

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How did trans people become a wedge issue in the 2024 election? —

Jay Michaelson, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 The reinstatement of traditional pension plans has become a major wedge issue with the workers pushing for it strongly while Boeing has rejected it outright. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Overall, Trump’s campaign seems hopeful that electric vehicles and skepticism about Biden’s climate policy could be enough of a wedge issue to drive voters away from Democrats in important states like Michigan. —

Monica Potts, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024 That’s true even for Latino and Hispanic voters — long seen as being the voting group most amenable to a pro-immigrant, Democratic message — and it’s being used as a wedge issue by Republicans among Black voters as well. —

Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wedge issue