Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: (A bigger contribution may or may not mean, I really, really support Candidate X.) Freedom of association is an even bigger stretch--one that Justice Thomas would laugh out of court if some liberal proposed it. Hypothesis: A bigger contribution means to support candidate Y.
(A bigger contribution may or may not mean, I really, really support Candidate X.) Freedom of association is an even bigger stretch--one that Justice Thomas would laugh out of court if some liberal proposed it.###A bigger contribution means to support candidate Y.