Building upon common ground.
Here’s the reality of policymaking: Priorities and principles remain platitudes if they fail to accept consensus as a prerequisite to progress.
Consensus Public Affairs was founded with this reality in mind and upon the bedrock notion that we all have more in common than we don’t — we just need the foresight and courage to step forward upon common ground to discover what’s possible once we do.
From coalition building, to state policy strategy, to campaign and issue management, let’s start a conversation about doing better at getting things done.
What we do, how we do it
U.S. Senator John McCain famously defends his opponent, telling a supporter how President Barack Obama “is a decent family man, citizen who I happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues,” after a derogative assertion from the supporter.
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Attracting others to your cause is a fundamental step in building the critical mass necessary to turn your principles into policy.
Consensus offers experience and relationships spanning both sides of the aisle among those who disagree on some things without being disagreeable, including stakeholders representing diverse industries and interests.
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Even the best ideas require a path to the finish line or they will remain as, well, just “ideas.” Navigating and negotiating a path for your policy priorities means an honest assessment of the field and the ability to strategize around the next corner.
Consensus has strategized creating — and stopping — laws and regulations across nearly a dozen states and two Canadian provinces.
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Arks are built before, not during storms. Offering decades of campaign experience and operations expertise beginning on flight decks of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, then managing protocol, logistics and media for 3 presidential candidates, Consensus brings an organized, detailed, leading by listening approach to managing your next issue or campaign.
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Has your team ever wanted to know how the opposition might respond before you have to react?
Policy teams consisting only of professionals who exist in a bubble — agreeing with each other and reading the same news — have already ceded ground to the opposition.
Effective teams require teammates who don’t always just say, yes — Consensus can offer an ethical, civil supplement to your team without sacrificing a winning campaign you can be proud of.