Meaning of yet

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tulipflower

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Does yet show contrast in the following sentence extracted from Guardian news.
There can be no compromise between these two – no halfway point, no “moderate middle”, no “balance”. To come down squarely on the side of democracy is not to be “partisan”. It is to be patriotic.
Yet Democrats cannot and must not take on this battle alone. They must seek common ground with independents and whatever reasonable Republicans remain.
 
The contrast is that on the one hand, the Democrats should be determined, adamant, uncompromising, etc.; but on the other, they should be so only to a certain degree, and be careful and cautious enough not to fight the Republicans alone.
 
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