Usually means: Divisive topic polarizing political groups.
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  3. wedge issue: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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noun:  (politics, sociology) A discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to be controversial and a source of discord between discussants or other involved parties; a difference in viewpoints which causes disharmony within a political or social group.

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