Politics can be understood in a narrow sense (members of political parties performing kabuki dances suggesting a form of governance), or in a broader sense, as

Politics can be understood in a narrow sense (members of political parties performing kabuki dances suggesting a form of governance), or in a broader sense, as what happens when multiple humans try to make a decision. I tend to think of politics in the broader sense, and suspect that the author of the piece does as well. It's the process of negotiation between people with different spheres of influence, when a single decision has to be made. Client negotiations are absolutely political.