Legislators with the political acumen and creativity to set the agenda, manipulate dimensions, trade votes, and force their colleagues to vote strategically are the ones who facilitate action and change legislative inertialegislative inertia. Political entrepreneurs prioritize “the art of the possible” by searching for zones of possible agreement, “getting to yes” when the answer for so long has been “no.” In such circumstances, herestheticians select politically feasible solutions within the zone of possible agreement while navigating the political stream. The policies enacted are satisficing in the sense that they appear to be the best political solution possible at that moment, even though the alternative(s) selected are not the best policy solution for the problem. When a person is intensely driven by the motive to win, they typically make sacrifices because they are at least equally driven by their desire to not lose. Strategic actors make choices that have benefits and costs associated with them. Ignoring either the benefits or the costs of political strategies risks not understanding the costs often associated with winning in the political arena.