Coalitions can work for you or against you -- they can also shift. In Twelve Angry Men there were a few coalitions formed to try to persuade opposing jurors to make the right decisions. It obviously depends on what side of the coalition you're on as to whether it works for you or not. Some people are against a group of people, like Juror 8, at the beginning. He was alone and had no one to back him up and it started to backfire until he started to get another juror to support his beliefs. A coalition can also shift back and forth. Origionally the views were 1-11 guilty, but it ended up being not guilty through many people varying their views and switching sides. When a juror had someone to support their story or view of the crime, they were stronger and it was easier to express their view.
You're right when you say that they can work against you because for juror 3, it worked against him to the point where he lost his battle. When you're trying to get your point across, sometimes you have to make a coalition yourself just to prove something and that's exactly what some of the jurors did throughout the play.
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