Up is down, left is right, night is day. I have neither the time nor inclination to find how this guy fellated his numbers, or how the pollster he quotes massaged their questions.
They are stuck between a rock and a hard place. If they go left they lose the money, if they go right they lose the votes. I'm betting they stick nwith the money while attempting to lie about the positions they hold.
What an elegant metaphor, so meaningfully pregnant and repellent! Well done!