Going low.
LBJ was able to pass the Great Society because he spent a decade bribing people in Congress...not because he asked them nicely
Reagan got his legislative agenda passed(Massive Tax Reform, Deregulation and Free Trade) by going high
and Bill Clinton went high rhetoric-wise and had lots of legislative successes too .
Reagan passed his tax cut because he got shot
Clinton on the other hand passed his lousy policies by sucking up to the GOP and passing everything they failed to pass during Reagan/Clinton yet they still voted to impeach him over bogus BJ charges