Which of the following statements best describes theodore roosevelt political style when dealing with controversial situations? a. he tried to get the upper hand. b. he tried to find a middle ground. c. he tried to avoid sudden compromise. d. he beat around the bush until he got the answer he wanted.

B.He tried to find a middle ground. 

For someone as bold and brash as Teddy Roosevelt was, it's good to remember his skills in getting people to work out a compromise.  A key example would be the case of the coal strike that occurred in 1902.  President Roosevelt called in representatives of management and labor and pleaded with them to find common ground.  He said to them, "With all the earnestness there is in me, I ask that there be an immediate resumption of operations in the coal mines."  He appealed to them to resolve their dispute for the good of the country, with each side making sacrifices to achieve a resolution to the conflict.