1.   They see it as a gut issue that affects their lives.

2.   But the gut issue is distrust of politicians as a breed.

3.   It is the gut issues of peace, prosperity and performance in office that will determine who will be in the White House come next year.

4.   The executive order would speak to a gut union issue.

5.   These are gut issues, said Sweeney, making his first foray into the thick of a labor dispute.