U.S. presidential election, 2004: Wedge Issues

The following may well be Wedge Issues in the U.S. presidential election, 2004:


 * abortion
 * affirmative action
 * aging of society/birthrate
 * free trade
 * gay rights
 * gun control
 * Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
 * outsourcing
 * preemptive war
 * same-sex marriage
 * school vouchers
 * U.S. economy
 * U.S. tax cuts
 * U.S. unemployment
 * wage stagnation (minimum wage)

Also see:
 * internet activism
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004: Active Advocacy Groups
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Ads
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Issues
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Quotes
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004: The Culture War

SourceWatch Resources

 * MoveOn
 * propaganda
 * public polling industry

Gay Rights/Same Sex Marriage

 * 27 July 2003: "Gay rights tough to sharpen into political 'wedge issue'" by Susan Page, USA Today.
 * October 2003: "Gay Marriage Is No Racial Wedge Issue" by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet.
 * 18 February 2004: "Gay marriage becoming small wedge in campaign-issue pie" by Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times.
 * 26 February 2004: "Gay Marriage Definitely A Wedge Issue Among Democrats" by Edward E.J. Davis, etalkinghead.com.

War in Iraq

 * 20 September 2002: "War with Iraq, The Ultimate Wedge Issue" by Matthew Miller, Seattle Times.
 * 4 March 2004: "Iraqi Casualties Unlikely to Hurt Bush Election," Reuters.