Clintonese, Clinton-speak and Clintonesque.
Three words that describe the art of political triangulation are back in the American lexicon, thanks to Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy.
"Triangulation," the brainchild of former Clinton strategist Dick Morris for Clinton-Gore '96, is a pejorative to some; it's double-talk, parsing and waffling at its worst. But for others, such as Democrat strategist Steve McMahon, that reputation is undeserved.
“What it really does is recognize that, in order to get things done, you have to sometimes satisfy competing factions,” he says.
So what is triangulation?
Not "splitting the difference," insists Morris. Rather, it's a strategy “to combine the best of the right and the best of the left and to merge them into a third alternative.”
Nonetheless, triangulation can still hurt the intelligent voter’s brain.
Take the issue of allowing illegal aliens to have driver's licenses. During the Democrats' last debate, no one was clear where Hillary Clinton stood. She gave a non-answer.
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