make a difference

Even small touches of nature at home can make a difference, according to Willis.

If a politician unveils a bold new economic plan and no one’s there to hear it, does it make a difference?

Allowing for just one or two days a week of remote work can make a difference as to whether a person takes a job, he says.

“Many of the students are going to state and local governments, nonprofits, and think tanks, but increasingly don’t see the federal government as a place where they can make a difference or make a career.”

Prof Bale said there was "all sorts of research over time that, certainly in very close races, contact with the voters, whether that be face to face or just leafletting does seem to make a difference".