Word: opinionizing
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Small parties hate opinion polls, especially in this election, where most commentators see a two-horse race. "The major polls don't reflect what we're seeing on the ground," says New Zealand First M.P. Brent Catchpole. "Many of our constituents are older than the 25- to 45-year-old demographic phone pollsters seek out. Our party is doing a lot better - and we'll prove it on election day." In 2002, when National's vote collapsed to 21%, five minor parties had a field day: they won a combined 41 seats in the 120-member Parliament. This time around...
...several issues Dean Nelson was able to articulate the student opinion. One example was her understanding of the students’ want of freedom at events such as Harvard-Yale,” SAC member J. Sawalla Guseh ’06 wrote in an e-mail. “I am confident that being able to see from the student perspective is something that will set her aside from other administrators...
...Rich, Maureen Dowd, and Bob Herbert—which were so strained and predictable that one wonders whether they were largely pre-written with the only name of the affected city and a few specific details left blank—it struck me that these were the sort of opinions one might expect to encounter during a famine in 19th century Russia: sincere belief that not only is one man personally responsible for an act of nature but also that, somehow, he alone could have made everything work out for the best. Although these authors have all made the obligatory...
Despite a lofty title, the chief justice holds a single vote on the Court. He does, however, possess several additional powers, both practical and ceremonial, the most important of which is the ability to choose which justice will write an opinion when the chief votes with the majority. This is particularly important because the chief justice can shape precedent by joining with the majority, when he might have voted otherwise...
...Lennon] in my head," says McCartney. "I'll think, O.K., what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve. And one of the good things about working with Nigel is that he became more of a co-worker rather than a grownup producer. His opinion mattered to me in a way that made me want to impress...