a very divisive political issue, which is able to make people to vote for a party they would not usually support, because its policies are closer to their own on this issue
A significant percentage of Democrats and Republicans disagree with their parties on potential wedge issues.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 20/07/2016
wedge issue
noun countable American
US
Word Forms
singular
wedge issue
plural
wedge issues
DEFINITIONS2
1
a political issue that divides people who usually agree
Synonyms and related words
Political beliefs and their supporters
anarchism
antidisestablishmentarianism
Arabism
2
a very divisive political issue, which is able to make people to vote for a party they would not usually support, because its policies are closer to their own on this issue
A significant percentage of Democrats and Republicans disagree with their parties on potential wedge issues.