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The process seems to be straightforward: find an issue which will make people freak out/ take sides, and let all the _critical decisions happen in the background_, away from prying eyes{{<sidenote>}}Recently abortion rights, gun rights, immigration, LGBT rights. Yes, they're big issues that touch individuals on a profound level, but they're not nearly as wide-reaching (or expensive for the 1%) to address when compared to the sorry state of rail, healthcare, education, housing and food availability, core infrastructure...{{</sidenote>}}.
Naturally, this also plays on the voter's identity. If they identify themselves as a good citizen and they and their cohort believe that abortion is wrong because of one reason or another, they'll be hard-pressed to vote against a candidate that promises to fulfill the conditions that their identity drives them to satisfy{{<sidenote>}} Someone who identifies as Christian will be likely to want to vote a certain way on certain issues to maintain their identity as a Christian.{{</sidenote>}}. This, of course, plays not only on religious grounds - it can be ethnic, social, political or economic.
Naturally, this also plays on the voter's identity. If they identify themselves as a good citizen and they and their cohort believe that abortion is wrong because of one reason or another, they'll be hard-pressed to vote against a candidate that promises to fulfill the conditions that their identity drives them to satisfy{{<sidenote>}}E.g. someone who identifies as Christian will be likely to want to vote a certain way on certain issues to maintain their identity as a Christian.{{</sidenote>}}. This, of course, plays not only on religious grounds - it can be ethnic, social, political or economic.
Someone whose identity is based around their political alignment or whose family has a long history of politics, or military involvement is very likely to see things which deprive politicians of power as negatives when compared to a person who grew up in poverty and didn't get help.