Making an issue

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Hi,What it means to make an issue from an election?If I heard right the sentence was" A lot of people are seeing us, and they are making an election issue, they are blaming the government..."

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They might not be making an issue from an election. It is probably that some issue is becoming an important matter in the election. Some people want the election to address that issue. For example, gun control has been debated for a long time in the US, but at this time, during the campaigning that is going on, the candidates have started to address the gun issue quite a bit. In years past, gun control was not an election issue, but now it seems that it is becoming an election issue, something the public wants the politicians to talk about as they try to win votes from the public. People want to know what the candidates propose or want to do regarding the situation regarding guns in the US.

"Black lives matter" was not an election issue at first, but it started becoming an election issue when protesters introduced the topic at campaign rallies around the country.

When people make something an election issue, they want to see what the government can or can't do about it, or what the government should or shouldn't do about it.

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