Coalition building: the art of bringing opposing groups together

[hedgehog]

to work for items they agree on for the common good.


Triangulation: the art of speaking to opposing groups in such a vague manner as to convince each group that you agree with their point of view.


Discuss.

[polichick]

1. There is no "coalition building" when it comes to this brand of Rep...

There's only caving on the Democratic side ~ that ain't working for America. What we need is some serious butt-kicking, beginning with impeachment and cutting the war funds.

[hedgehog]

2. Actually, I was thinking more of bringing various groups together under

the Democratic banner. We agree to disagree on "A" in order to work together on "B".

[polichick]

3. Oh, well that's great up to a point...

As long as we don't compromise so much that we abandon our foundational beliefs, and become Republican Lite.

[hedgehog]

4. It's not abandoning beliefs at all. It's saying I believe "A+" and you believe

"A-", but we both agree on "B", so we'll table our differences on "A" and work like hell on "B", then get back to "A".

That's as opposed to triagulation where a candidate makes such vague statement that one group hears "A+" and another hears "A-".