Interest Quote by James Cook

In my time in Washington, I've watched congressmen, senators and their advisors allow similarly stark polling data to shape their calculus on countless occasions.…

— Neera Tanden

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting…

— James L. Buckley

This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is…

— John Thune

Norms and limits matter. Voters like outside-the-box thinking and innovation, but they like reliability and expertise more.

— Jessica Tarlov

“Many political scientists used to assume that people vote selfishly, choosing the candidate or policy that will benefit them the most. But decades of…

— Jonathan Haidt

Public opinion shapes public policy dramatically.

— Neil Bush

You know the public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles.

— Rachel Field

“People do not necessarily vote in their self-interest. They vote their identity. They vote their values. They vote for who they identify with.”

— George Lakoff

During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against their perceived…

— James Carville

Parties always win when they set out a positive and optimistic and confident vision for the future, when they have a broad appeal.

— Liz Kendall

When I talk about the polling, I'm talking about the principles. It shows these officials are knowingly attempting to shift public opinion, even though…

— Edward Snowden

While the other parties look at polls and focus groups to decide what they stand for, and pander to every special interest group, we…

— Maxime Bernier