Doing so would have confused and perhaps divided their own political coalition which had a strong status quo bias. (firstthings.com)
Even with ample money, it's difficult to build a successful political coalition without intensity. (grist.org)
Political scientists attribute the groups» state - level successes partly to a rearrangement of political coalitions around education in statehouses, and to a favorable policy climate created by the Obama administration. (b4njkids.org)