Sentences with phrase «public opinion shifts»

In other words, when people are given a chance to hear both sides of the story, public opinion shifts from roughly 2 to 1 in favor of the view that climate change is our top priority to pretty much evenly split.

But when the anti-corruption crusader was accused of distorting a Qur «an teaching to convince the nation's overwhelming Muslim majority to vote for a Christian, public opinion shifted dramatically.

Deputy leader Tom Watson has said «you should not rule anything out» on the issue, while Emily Thornberry has said Labour could back one if public opinion shifted.

People don't yet know much about the referendum and we could well see public opinion shift during the campaign.»

Footage emerged of shadow cabinet member Andrew Gwynne hinting that Labour could even switch sides on Brexit if public opinion shifted against leaving.

To understand how public opinions shift, Howell and West embedded a series of experiments within the Education Next / PEPG survey by dividing respondents into randomly chosen groups: some were simply asked their opinion about school spending and teacher salaries, while others were first provided with accurate information about each of these issues.

By the sheer repetition of the merits of charter schools by these two powerful voices we see public opinion shifting.

But public opinion shifted dramatically as teachers unions and parents of students in traditional schools pounded the theme of potentially dire financial consequences of opening more charters, which they said would cause massive budget cuts.

Not exact matches

While it's still unclear if Session's views will translate into changes in policy or enforcement, this attitude shift at the federal level doesn't align with public opinion on the issue.

The flow is vulnerable to a number of factors, including unpredictable shifts in public opinion on such emotive issues as immigration and preferential treatment of foreigners in the workplace.

So it was «big political money» - not the industry, not the Koch brothers» campaign, not an all - out effort to shift public opinion, just «political money».

«The battleground has shifted to the legal courts and the court of public opinion,» he said, referring to lawsuits filed by tribes and an effort planned by the Lakota People's Law Project to rally lawmakers and others in Washington, D.C., to their cause.

Twelve months later, public opinion has shifted.

Retail consultant Burt Flicking saw the move as part of a shift at Wal - Mart under Chief Executive Doug McMillon to pay closer attention to public opinion on social issues, noting the company had raised wages for entry - level staff ealier this year.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

It may even catalyze a shift in public opinion.

When they do, they'll do so against a backdrop of rapidly shifting Canadian public opinion on the topic.

Gallup shows that public opinion has not shifted with recent policy changes on same - sex relations or doctor - assisted suicide.

Our collective consciousness, Google, chronicles a shift in the court of public opinion against millennial - shaming.

One senses among the general public, and among the thinking young especially, a shift of opinion regarding the issue ofabortion.

Conservative Christians are right about one thing: public opinion has shifted on same - sex marriage (particularly within the Church), and this means they are more likely to encounter pushback when they insist same - sex marriage ought to be illegal.

But a serious analysis of survey data over time provides little evidence that this fall's election cycle substantially shifted public opinion in favor of legal abortion.

They claimed that recent polling data indicates that public opinion is shifting in a direction more sympathetic to legal abortion....

Some Supreme Court decisions may suggest otherwise, but history shows that some of these supposed exemptions from government regulation vanish when there is a radical shift in public opinion and public needs.

The documents show that in 1964, John Hickson, a top sugar industry executive, discussed a plan with others in the industry to shift public opinion «through our research and information and legislative programs.»

As research continues to reveal the detrimental effects of spanking, public opinion will begin to shift and our laws will naturally follow suit.

Of course, Obama's current uptick could just be a temporary blip, but let's think this out: what happens if public opinion IS actually shifting in the Democrats» direction across the country, potentially putting the House of Representatives in serious play?

Perhaps surprisingly for such a country accustomed to high electoral volatility, the electoral polls in the last year suggest that Israeli public opinion has barely shifted at all since Israelis last went to the kalpi.

The global economic collapse of the last 12 months has produced a dramatic shift in public opinion on appropriate reward for a job well done and what should happen when things don't go well.

It would be nice to think a shift is occurring in the debate on social security with public opinion moving against relentless attacks on the poorest and cuts in basic social protection.

This is the moment to finish the job, as there may never be another of such a paradigm shift occurring in Pakistani public opinion against Taliban.

Now the crisis in the eurozone has contributed to a shift in public opinion, and Britain would probably vote «out» - so Clegg has changed his mind and no longer thinks a referendum is necessary.

In the context of shifting public opinion on cannabis legalisation and a growing number of states with legal recreational cannabis, election day 2016 is poised to represent a milestone for cannabis legalisation.

And that success, Schneiderman said, stemmed from a broader shift in public opinion, tied closely to the blossoming of the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street movement.

I'm not convinced that this knee - jerk reaction against cuts will shift public opinion against the Tories.

But the shift in public opinion needed to win a big majority is far too much for just five years.

Negative perspectives regarding the EU began to gain enough traction to increase hesitation and shift public opinion and Serbian policy.

The Fix crew interprets the data here (summary: they see an edge for Obama); I'll just add that it'll be interesting to see how shifts in public opinion in the various states will affect the campaigns» allocation of resources to 1) digital advertising, and 2) grassroots outreach.

Otherwise, there has not been any dramatic shifts in public opinion.

Mr Cummings claimed stories alleging links with Vote Leave were being promoted because a «powerful set of people will do anything to try to shift public opinion in order that they can overturn the referendum».

Public opinion doesn't actually often shift around and show exciting new patterns, so good solid research will often confirm things we already guessed at anyway, or that things haven't really changed much.

A powerful set of people will do anything to try to shift public opinion in order that they can overturn the referendum.»

«When Labour refused, the focus shifted countrywide,» he replies, citing recent polls showing public opinion turning on civil liberties issues.

«As public opinion continues to shift in favor of marriage equality across the country and particularly in New York, we are honored to have Russell Simmons lend his voice to the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Campaign,» said HRC President Joe Solmonese.

A year on from the emergency budget and spending review it is becoming abundantly clear that public opinion has slowly shifted, both in Britain and Europe towards an opposition to austerity and an alternative vision for society.

By this I mean that New Labour was ruthless about how to position / market / message in relation to existing public opinion, but had little sense of how it might shift underlying public opinion.

The Ministry of Defence has carried out a study of the shift in society and came to the same conclusion: The Guardian reported sources saying that public opinion had swayed MPs:

With the subway riddled with problems, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, believes that the political dynamics and public opinion have shifted.

This measure reflects the national trend and dramatic shift in public opinion.

Right there, embedded in his statement, is the same moral focus as in those who hounded him: the shifting sands of public opinion.