Sentences with phrase «wedge issues like»

For Democrats, the anti-Paladino commercial represents a growing conviction that Mr. Paladino must be portrayed as an extremist who shares little in common with mainstream New Yorkers, and even some Republicans, on wedge issues like abortion.

Their «criminally stupid strategy» of removing central economic distinctions from the table has made them easy prey for their enemies: «[B] y dropping the class language that once distinguished them sharply from Republicans they have left themselves vulnerable to cultural wedge issues like guns and abortion and the rest whose hallucinatory appeal would ordinarily be far overshadowed by material concerns.»

Over the past four years the Wildrose has excelled at using wedge issues like oil and gas royalties and property rights to drive the political agenda in Alberta.

Not exact matches

But the speech was more noteworthy for how it hammered away at what political strategists like to call «wedge» issues that will differentiate the Conservatives from their opponents at the ballot box.

That makes support for elite private schools an effective wedge issue that works for parties like Mr. Kenney's UCP — as long as no one figures out the impact of this level of support on public schools.

When you pro-life contradictions stop acting like life begins at conception and ENDS AT BIRTH, when you stop using abortion as a political wedge issue to shore up votes and show that you actually understand and act on ALL the complex issues at work, you might actually find others more sympathetic to your alleged cause.

But the issue also polls well in New York State, and it's an easy way to wedge Republicans who are less - than - eager to cast a vote — any vote at all — on a controversial issue like abortion.

Instead of using immigration reform as a wedge issue, like many leaders in Washington, Utah passed legislation to help manage immigration based on our real economic needs.

But not long ago, energy was the issue that looked like it was driving a wedge between Pickens and the Republican Party.

Sometimes what seems like a small issue has the potential to grow into a substantial wedge and you don't realize it just yet.