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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

You're making no sense. Protest no vote in spite of her moving a little bit left is an oxymoron. Unless you meant protest no vote to spite her. In which case it doesn't matter because of exactly what I'm saying, left voters don't show up. You'd be an absolute fool to court voters that never show up, (again when you walk before you run). So candidates go to the center to find voters that do show up.

[-] doughless@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Are you saying that if Hillary had rejected the map room proposal, then left wing voters would have turned out to vote for her?

That's ridiculous to think that moving further right would have got more left voters to turn out to vote.

Meaning the map room proposal had no effect on left wing voters, because it wasn't enough. It did not cause them to protest.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No I'm not. I think you don't know what "in spite of" means. The correct usage of that expression would be: "The far left wing wanted Hillary to move far left. But they voted for her anyway in spite of her only moving a little bit left."

This entire conversation has been you (intentionally or otherwise) misreading and/or misinterpreting and/or twisting words, so I'm leaving this conversation. I think I've explained things well enough.

[-] doughless@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/despite-in-spite-of/

I feel you are misinterpreting what I'm trying to say, this example would be more accurate:

"The far left wing wanted Hillary to move far left. But they protested anyway despite her moving a little bit left."

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