Both sides of the aisle?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span>”:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="crisscrossing">crisscrossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="hither">hither</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thither">thither</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> (<span word="policies">policies</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="separating">separating</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</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="hall">hall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="setup">setup</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="seating">seating</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="onlookers">onlookers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="foes">foes</span>.</p>
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