Public opinion is the lifeblood of democracy, and so AAPOR, the American Association for Public Opinion Research, is more than a professional organization. AAPOR is a professional organization dedicated to giving people a voice in the decisions that affect their daily lives. A key part of our mission is to educate policy makers and the public at large to help them make more and better use of public opinion information. …
The document presents a superb summary of the arguments made by both those who favor an expansive role of the public in the decision making process and those who favor a more limited role. [cont.]
Robert Santos, AAPOR