The Importance of Being Bipartisan

Why Durable Government Relationships Outlast Every Election

Many organizations that depend on public policy plan around a predicted election outcome. That is a bet. This white paper shows why relationships on both sides of the aisle protect an organization through every change in leadership, and how to test whether yours would.

Cover of the Shepherd Strategies white paper The Importance of Being Bipartisan: Why Durable Government Relationships Outlast Every Election

What’s inside

What actually changes in Washington when a chamber changes hands, from committee staff to the private sector
Why switching sides after an election rarely works, and what the public record shows
The bipartisanship paradox: what companies say about political neutrality versus what the giving data shows
Three lessons from Karl Rove on reading an election, including why all politics is local
How Shepherd Strategies practices bipartisanship, with examples from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and retirement savings legislation
A six-question readiness checklist to test your own position

$1Bin funding secured by the Shepherd team

3,500jobs among the Shepherd team’s results

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