Middle ground?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> (<span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 15, 2017), <span word="please">please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>”:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>, <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="vehemently">vehemently</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="it">it</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> ‘<span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>?' <span word="And">And</span> ‘<span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>'”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="means">means</span> – <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offend">offend</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p>
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