Not exact matches
Referendums
in the Netherlands are very much a gauge of
public mood,
in this case it is unlikely to
change government
opinion, as there is such a slim difference
between no and yes.
«As the primary approaches, the back and forth
between Clinton and Sanders hasn't dramatically
changed the New York contest for the Democrats
in the last few days,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for
Public Opinion.
For instance: What is the connection
between changes in public opinion and
changes in policy?
Despite this modest dip, we do not conclude that there has been any real
change in public opinion, because the downward shift
between 2012 and 2013 could simply have been a function of our moving the neutral response option
in 2013 (see methodology sidebar).
Krosnik is a thoughtful scholar of the interplay
between media coverage and
public understanding of and
opinions about climate
change whose views are worth a gander if you're interested
in this question.
As the link
between human activity and climate
change becomes conventional wisdom and governments work urgently to establish a global climate treaty, Pachauri deserves no small amount of credit for creating such an extraordinary shift
in public opinion.
We therefore echo Senator Lautenberg's concern, and hope that efforts such as this site, will increasingly help the
public, journalists, and policy makers appreciate the distinction
between the informed views of dedicated scientists committed to investigating the factors governing variability and
change in earth's climate, and the
opinions coming out of think - tanks and special interests.
He says that
in his
opinion, the consent agreement led to «a rift
between CREA and the real estate boards; undue hardships on real estate sales associates, a
change in commission structures that reduced or eliminated what I perceive as essential services to clients; the appearance of «mere listing» options where the buyer's agents now have to take an extra step and negotiate their own commissions with a seller prior to presenting the offer; and last but not least, the «opening» of the MLS information, which Realtors pay for, making it fully available to the
public.»