The term was first used by U.S. President Bill Clinton's former chief political advisor Dick Morris as a way to describe his strategy for getting Clinton reelected in the 1996 presidential election.
Begreppet triangulering myntades ursprungligen av Bill Clintons tidigare chefsrådgivare Dick Morris, som ett sätt att beskriva dennes strategi för att få Clinton återvald som USA:s president i 1996 års val.