Much the same goes for politics. Imagine what an election campaign would be like if all the parties adopted a dialogue style rather than the current debate style. Well, we might want to listen to the political candidates for a start. The voters are much smarter than the politicians. They have moved on.
Voters already prefer a dialogue style of considering public affairs.
Political parties are built into our democratic system. The Conflict Resolution Network is not advocating their disappearance. Rather, The Network promotes creativity and diversity, and it supports a more productive and professional response to the electorates' issues. It is not so much a matter that a particular political party should win but that the democratic system itself is enhanced by the election process. Therefore, we need to move from the old-fashioned adversarial system of politics to a more productive system based on dialogue and creativity.