Critics said Mrs. Merkel was pandering to the more conservative wings of the party, which are seeking a populist message in order to reverse opinion polls that show Mrs. Merkel's center-right coalition losing ground to the opposition.
"If you feel like you have to prove yourself, don't take it as personal burden but take it as challenge to reverse opinion that's been perpetuated by erroneous information.
Mr. Christie, a Republican, has made no secret of his desire to change the makeup of a court he sees as overly activist and liberal, in the hopes of reversing opinions that have promoted the building of affordable housing and required the state to give a large share of aid to its poorest, lowest-performing school districts.
The research note, entitled, "Citron reverses opinion on Tesla.
No one realistically believes that President Vladimir V. Putin or his legislature will change their antigay laws overnight or stop thugs from beating up gays, all because of a vodka boycott in gay bars and other sympathetic locales, or that Russians will reverse their opinions about gays.
Clinical scientists rarely reverse their opinions or point out their own mistakes because prestige, funding, and organizational power are at risk.
It also asked the special committee to reverse its opinion.
There was little expectation that Bell Canada could salvage the current deal by persuading KPMG to reverse its opinion.
During hot spells, for example, more people accept that climate is changing, but a colder spell reverses those opinions.
Echoing many others interviewed, Mr. Rendell, the Democratic chairman, said he was especially distressed because it would be an uphill struggle to reverse an opinion on appeal.
