Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign with the voters

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Does " Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign with the voters" mean " Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign by hurting his voters"?

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For the record, i voted for Anderson, even though it was clear that he didn't have a chance. He was the only candidate whose program was in the realm of reality. He is the only Republican i have ever voted for for that office. (He was obliged to run as an independent after the convention.) Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign with the voters by refusing to attend debates if Mr. Anderson were present.

(Good Lord, I found it is a post by Setanta)

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

Does " Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign with the voters" mean " Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign by hurting his voters"?

No. It means he damaged his ability to convince people to vote for him.

No voters were hurt. They were just less likely to vote for him.

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@oralloy,

Cool.

I'm surprised that such a good answer would have been voted down by some members, who seem unhappy in their life so that they came to give vent to their negative emotions.

I hope that you will take it to your heart. It is just a hilarious moment, isn't it?

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@oristarA,

Typo: will not take it to...

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Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign (what kind of campaign?) with the voters by refusing to attend debates if Mr. Anderson were present.

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@PUNKEY,

PUNKEY wrote:

Jimmy Carter hurt his campaign (what kind of campaign?) with the voters by refusing to attend debates if Mr. Anderson were present.

Why not ask Setanta who wrote it?
His thread, click it:
ACRIMONY

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