Common ground is a starting point, not a surrender
Cooperation begins with a shared problem. It does not require identical beliefs.
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Common Ground
Shared goals, honest differences and practical cooperation.
Bipartisan and nonpartisan: two different commitments
Working across parties and refusing party allegiance are related, but distinct.
Read the guide ↗Find the shared goal behind competing proposals
Separate the desired result from the method being offered.
Read the guide ↗What compromise can—and cannot—solve
A practical agreement needs boundaries as well as flexibility.
Read the guide ↗A fair way to compare two policy proposals
Use one set of questions, even when you prefer one answer.
Read the guide ↗Small local projects can create room for cooperation
Shared work can begin before agreement on national politics.
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