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wedge issue
(redirected from Wedge politics)

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wedge issue
n.
A sharply divisive political issue, especially one that is raised by a candidate or party in hopes of attracting or disaffecting a portion of an opponent's customary supporters.
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This is wedge politics at its worst, and we’ve got to reject it – loudly, clearly, and unequivocally.
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I think that what Lynton was so good at was playing wedge politics - rushing to the centre ground and wedging the opposition so they were forced to oppose a policy which alienated the majority," says Simon Bush, a political consultant who worked with Crosby on federal election campaigns.
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8): One feels that the agenda of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is not protection of the animals but rather wedge politics used to cast doubt on the Bible and its teachings.
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