As with gun control, he hadn't emphasized the issue in his campaign or in his first year as governor.
He noted that while some mainline churches had reported increased attendance as they emphasized the issue, Emmanuel's congregation, now about 250 families, had declined even though the church had been active on environmental issues for more than a decade.
If the Democrats emphasized the issue, even in their primaries, it could seem a distraction from issues that are more important to most Americans, including the war, gasoline prices and health care, said David Winston, a Republican pollster.
Mr. Bush seldom emphasized the issue of abortion during his campaign, and when it came up, he took pains to strike moderate notes, saying it was an issue on which good, reasonable people disagreed.
The agency's report, published in March, emphasized the issue of speeding near schools and said P.S. 81 had the highest rate in the Bronx of speeding in a school zone, with 96 percent of vehicles going above the 30 miles per hour speed limit.
"The more one side emphasized the issue — as happened with Trump on Islam and Muslims — the more the other side took the opposite position.... Trump the president should have more sway.
Recent studies emphasized the issues of compliance and dropout in treatment research on older people, and claimed that the drop-out rate served as an important indicator of therapeutic effectiveness [ 45].
Spicer began emphasizing the issue at White House briefings.
Each candidate also emphasizes the issue of suitability for the job.
Democrats are sure to emphasize the issue in the 2004 elections.
Nonetheless, Mr. Gore did not address the convention and has seemingly resisted emphasizing the issue.
