The benefits of translating scientific research results into policies were evaluated in the context of electoral impact by some policy-makers: "Policy makers are sometimes more concerned about popularity and being voted in, [than] to care to integrate scientific research results into their policies; because maybe this may actually make them not as popular as before with the voters".
But they do not speak as loudly -- or carry as big an electoral stick -- as steel makers and their workers.
It would be a mistake for U.S. policy makers to see this carefully staged electoral charade as giving any sign of progress towards the kind of peaceful, inclusive democratic transition that the majority of Egyptians continue to want.
In other cases, the decision makers' choice, which is restricted within an electoral cycle and motivated by re-election, may supersede the long-term health objectives of the researcher [ 24, 25].
"Being on the electoral register makes you visible to politicians and decision-makers because you have the power to punish them, and reward them, at the ballot box".
And, on Sunday, the CNN "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter called upon journalists and opinion makers to challenge Mr. Trump's "dangerous" claims that the electoral system is rigged against him.
Eric Conrad has been described as a 'key myth-maker' in Florida politics for his work on numerous electoral and issue campaigns across the state.
At the White House in May, she gave Michelle Obama a $600 cream-colored, woven leather Vicky handbag by Le Tanneur, the leather-goods maker that has, since 1898, had its headquarters in Hollande's electoral fief of Corrèze.
(c) The statement by an executive at Diebold, one of the nation's leading makers of touch-screen voting machines, that he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President".
Secondly, the "politics" of policy-making make for an environment where decision-makers are less interested in science, health impact or effectiveness, and more concerned with electoral interests, financial implications, and views of particular communities or groups.
