StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Negotiations and the Divided Government
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
The second objective of all three parties was the avoidance of a credit rating downgrade. At the time (prior to the actual downgrade), the threat of a credit downgrade forced all three parties to the negotiating table. This made the Tea Party the most powerful, if not the smallest in number, negotiator at the table.
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