"Gallup's likely voter model predicted a slightly more Democratic outcome than the actual result in the 2008 and 2004 presidential elections (i.e., predicted Obama winning by a slightly larger margin than he won by, and predicted Bush winning by a slightly lower margin than he won by).
If this movement helps spread these values widely, a more democratic world should result and make any "brain drain" pay off handsomely.
But others say Mr. Miller's Council is more democratic and participatory, the result of a leadership approach the speaker traces to his experience in Congress as an aide to Representative Carolyn B. Maloney.
At base therefore, there is a big question to ask: why is it more democratic to have the result of a referendum run by a bizarre alliance of Libertas, anti-abortionists and Gerry Adams decide the fate of the EU than ratification of the treaty by duly-elected governments?
The need for more participative and inclusive decision making is due to the move from the technocratic nature of decision making towards more democratic processes, which is a result of the transformation of societies and situations as a result of various factors including globalisation, environmental concerns, more knowledge intensive work and lifestyle.
Where early science required authorities and written evidence to turn myth into fact, ASRM shows that something more democratic can achieve the same result.
And with many local governments in the region involved in deciding where the belt should go and how to pay for it, the result was probably more democratic, too, he said, however messy the process became.
Realizing that health care is increasingly unpopular across America and that it will likely result in many more Democratic casualties, the Obama administration is focusing on the faux-populist crusade against the banking industry.
To justify that cost it has to be clear that what will result will be a more democratic system than the one we have now.
(Appointment by lot was more democratic than direct election because the outcome was less likely to be the result of manipulation, pressure, or a tendency to "deferential voting").
