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Campaign issues get made out of topics or concerns that statistically relevant numbers of people consider a good enough reason alone to vote for someone, these
by Phlarp 11y ago
Campaign issues get made out of topics or concerns that statistically relevant numbers of people consider a good enough reason alone to vote for someone, these are called "single issue voters" -- Abortion is generally the easiest example as both parties use either side of the debate as a single issue lightning rod and large numbers of people will ignore all other positions any given politician advocates for or against, just so long as they are unwavering on their commitment to protect [unborn life|a woman's right to choose]. Previously gay marriage was a similar issue, although that particular topic is mostly moot at this point, at least as far as American politics are concerned.
Copyright reform, along with corporate tax reform, both get rolled into more general economic concerns, the most prominent of which will always be unemployment. Which rarely becomes a serious issue in campaigns unless the jobless rate is particularly high.
Rand Paul and Chris Christie are both attempting to make state surveillance a "single issue voter" concern, I imagine this would be the best place to attempt to slip copyright concerns in alongside-- however, I doubt wiretapping or copyright is a big enough issue to become a real driver of campaigns the way abortion is.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoGiven how much the Iowa primary matters, and how much farming there is in Iowa, there may be some leverage there to make it an issue on the national stage...