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They’re back: Social issues overtake US politics - All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background. Social issues don’t typically dominate the discussion in shaky economies. But they do raise emotions important to factors like voter turnout. And they can be key tools for political candidates clamoring for attention, campaign cash or just a change of subject in an election year. “The public is reacting to what it’s hearing about,” said Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center. In a political season, he said, “when the red meat is thrown out there, the politicians are going to go after it.”
The GOP doesn’t want its voters to pay any attention to income inequality, their own job performance in Congress, or the plans they have to give more tax cuts to the wealthy paid for with austerity for the rest of us. So, social issues are back with a vengeance.
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This is so true. Pay attention to this!
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Another prime example of how the Government throws minor, less important issues out there while they secretly work on...
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(emphasis added by me)
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^ YUP. That’s why they’re going on and on about God, gays, and abortion. They are taking social issues and using them so...
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There is just one problem with this anlysis…the fact that the GOP didn’t bring this up, the Catholic Church did. And it...
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