The grassroots factor in making the decision.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : a grass-roots movement for nuclear disarmament.    From Dictionary.com. 

Palin's grassroots is different from other grassroots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin's strength lies in the grassroots] Reference

Presumably, this approach to the grassroots is coming from the top.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sam Graham-Felsen: What Gladwell Got Wrong: Beyond "Like Button" Activism] Reference

They can't believe in grassroots because they haven't experienced it ... anotherindyfilmguy.    From Wordnik.com.  [DNC *still* advertising for astroturfers. | RedState] Reference

Despite decades of deception and mystification, a critical mass at the grassroots is waking up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ronnie Cummins: Industrial Agriculture and Human Survival: The Road Beyond 10/10/10] Reference

•Spread the word grassroots style - promotion via social media using traditional PR tactics doesn't work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home] Reference

As the only master gardener on the editorial staff, it is fitting that I'm the one adding the name grassroots editor to my list of duties.    From Wordnik.com.  [courierpress.com Stories] Reference

So "rejection" by the grassroots was a bit of a stretch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: King County GOP election results] Reference

It's what one of our writers calls grassroots campaigning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2008] Reference

Some candidates carry out what is called a grassroots campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

This whole argument about who represents the grassroots is a sideshow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizen Tom] Reference

Of course, I would want to be known as a grassroots development minister.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Clara pointed out that strong political work at the grassroots is a must.    From Wordnik.com.  [FIFTH UJC CONGRESS] Reference

A growing Party at the grassroots is the cornerstone of everything we do.    From Wordnik.com.  [CPUSA Front Page] Reference

The DNC (Pelosi, too) has called grassroots tea parties and protests "astroturf.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Collecting My Thoughts] Reference

"It may mobilize the Obama grassroots, which is really quite strong in the state.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

The last time we had a serious outpouring from the grassroots was the Iraq War resolution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hullabaloo] Reference

What some would call grassroots organizing is a transplanted form of India's "aunty network.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

The report questioned whether money was being spent in the right areas, namely grassroots tennis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

The grassroots is the Democratic Party by Stephen Crockett on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2007 at 7: 52: 20 AM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Selecting Good Candidates Takes Time] Reference

He recalled a grassroots program in Liberia in which 13- to 15-year-olds played on co-ed soccer teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

The amendment removed provisions in S. 1 that would have regulated so-called grassroots lobbying activities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dakota Voice] Reference

I believe that they still think that the grassroots are a temporary inconvenience to their business as usual.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Ned, White and Blue] Reference

He is speaking at what his campaign calls a grassroots mobilization rally officially kicking off his reelection bid.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2004] Reference

And they won't continue to lose because of me, but because of their relationship with the grassroots, which is hurting.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

Or is there something more to this so-called grassroots movement said to be galvanizing conservatives and libertarians?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Neff: Is the Tea Party treading on gays?] Reference

With our power in Washington waning, our grassroots are the source of our greatest strength, not a problem to be managed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let Freedom Ring] Reference

With our power in Washington waning, our grassroots are the source of our greatest strength - not a problem to be managed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dagney's Rant] Reference

With our power in Washington waning, our grassroots are the source of our greatest strength -- not a problem to be managed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference

Two Lexington women are starting what they're calling a grassroots effort to help stranded orphans from the Haitian earthquake.    From Wordnik.com.  [WLEX - LEX 18 News] Reference

Throughout Haitian history, united action from the grassroots has been the locus of all systemic change benefiting the majority.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beverly Bell: Amid Haitian Crisis, Opportunity] Reference

The modern-day Tea Party is described as a grassroots movement that supports limited government and opposes high government spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

So I think there's a great movement coming from the grassroots, which is probably more democratic than what we have right now anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2007] Reference

Tea-bagger groups claim to be grassroots, which is a lie, they have been exposed as being nothing more than a corporate sponsored fraud.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » SC Lt. Gov. compares people getting gov’t help to ‘stray animals’ who ‘breed’ because they don’t know better.] Reference

Both of them rose to popularity as a result of "grassroots" efforts via the internet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamie Frevele: I Have Figured Out the Tea Party] Reference