clause vs main clause

[antoni]

"They keep telling me 1,000 people a day move to Florida," she says. "I don't know where they're going. They're not buying." The house party had to end eventually, even if sellers refuse to believe it. Many remain defiant to the point of delusion, demanding one more drink at the housing bar Real estate bulls point out that the nation's median home price is still up 0.9% this year, to $231,000. But that stat is misleading. ....In this case, why "demanding one more drink at the housing bar" does not precede "Many remain defiant..........."
What's the difference?
In other words, When a clause should be put after the main clause?

[Rusty]

"They keep telling me 1,000 people a day move to Florida," she says. "I don't know where they're going. They're not buying." The house party had to end eventually, even if sellers refuse to believe it. Many remain defiant to the point of delusion, demanding one more drink at the housing bar Real estate bulls point out that the nation's median home price is still up 0.9% this year, to $231,000. But that stat is misleading. ....In this case, why "demanding one more drink at the housing bar" does not precede "Many remain defiant..........."
What's the difference?
In other words, When a clause should be put after the main clause? The clause could be in any of the following positions:
1) Many, demanding one more drink at the housing bar, remain defiant to the point of delusion.
2) Demanding one more drink at the housing bar, many remain defiant to the point of delusion.
3) Many remain defiant to the point of delusion, demanding one more drink at the housing bar.
The writer preferred 3), perhaps to give more weight (emphasize) the main point of the sentence.

[danmahaffey]

The clause could be in any of the following positions:
1) Many, demanding one more drink at the housing bar, remain defiant to the point of delusion.
2) Demanding one more drink at the housing bar, many remain defiant to the point of delusion.
3) Many remain defiant to the point of delusion, demanding one more drink at the housing bar.
The writer preferred 3), perhaps to give more weight (emphasize) the main point of the sentence.I agree, Rusty. And I think that the sentence has a sense of cause-and-effect, also. Because they remain defiant, they are demanding.